1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Female Athlete Project. My name is Chloe Dalton. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm an Olympic gold medalist in rugby sevens, and because 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: I have commitment issues, I've played two other sports at 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: professional level. Last two seasons, I've played for Carlton in 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: the AFLW and prior to that, played for the Sydney 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Uni Flames in the Women's National Basketball League. I'm currently 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: training full time with the Australian rugby sevens team in 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: preparation for the now Tokyo twenty twenty one Olympics. One 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: of my favorite things to do is to head down 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: to the beach, grab a coffee and the paper, click 11 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: to the back page and read about sport. I've had 12 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: enough of only reading stories about men's sport, so I 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: decided to do something about it. One day, female athletes 14 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: will be recognized by their achievements, not by their gender. 15 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: Until then, I'm going to chat to and share the 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: stories of epic Ossie female athletes. My first guest is 17 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: one of my current teammates, Eliah Green. Ellie and I 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: played alongside one another for the Ossie sevens at the 19 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: Rio twenty sixteen Olympics, where we took home Gold. Ellie 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: is known for lethal speed and strength on the field, 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: but off the field is one of the most kind, 22 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: loyal and loving people I've ever met. This episode is 23 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: all about the resilience Ellia has developed through the journey 24 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: and what now lies ahead, including a crack at the 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: NRLW with the New Zealand Warriors. 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: Welcome Eliah Green. 27 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 3: Hi Chloe. 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: I thought I'd kick us off with my very first 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: memory of you. So I was thinking back to when 30 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: I was going to a talent identification day out at 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: Campbelltown for rugby sevens, and we'd done all our skills 32 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: and drills and a couple of the Aussie seven's girls 33 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: had shown up to kind of inspire us and have 34 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: a bit of a chat. And halfway through those girls 35 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: having the chat, I hear someone's script skirt around the 36 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: corner and in a subaru impressor I think it was 37 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: someone comes flying over the hill and parks in the 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: middle of the ground and Elia Green helps out of 39 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: a car and comes looking over And I think your 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: punishment for arriving slightly late was that you had to 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: share with us your story about going to the talent 42 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: id day. 43 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 3: What an entrance look I'm known to make quite a 44 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: quite an entrance, I think I'm saying, especially with my 45 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: with my cars, that's definitely one thing that I that 46 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: I love, especially more time off. But yeah, my drifting 47 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:29,399 Speaker 3: wasn't very good back then, like like after the CIBRU, 48 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 3: I made some like very like big improvements, especially on 49 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: the handbrake. Oh yeah, I've been out, But yeah, that 50 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: must have been my early early days because yeah, that prayer, 51 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: I was still learning to drift at that stage. 52 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: What was it that you would have shared with us 53 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: about what that talent ID day was like for you 54 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: when you rocked up to your very first one. 55 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 3: I actually can't remember remember this. I was probably more 56 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 3: focused on my driving skills at that stage, but I 57 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: can remember, like, if I'm thinking a back to that stage, 58 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 3: I probably would have said something on the lines of that, like, 59 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 3: I know you're all probably very nervous, because I remember 60 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: my day in the Talent ID camp and like I 61 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 3: was absolutely like hitting myself, like to be honest, like 62 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 3: I was so nervous and I was completely out of 63 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: my depth in what I was doing, didn't know the 64 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 3: rules yet, And I think I probably would have talked 65 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 3: about that how coming from track and field, having no experience, 66 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: but just enjoying the moment, the now moment, and embracing 67 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 3: what amazing sport it is they about to take part in. 68 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: That's probably something that's pretty good. That's pretty good tell 69 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: us about track and field. So which event did you 70 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: used to run? 71 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: So? I used to run the one hundred meters and 72 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 3: two hundred meters, did a bit of long jump cheel 73 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,839 Speaker 3: jump like as you would probably know because you've seen 74 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: me jump in basketball and one hundred and two hundred 75 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: and jumping, but definitely my strong event was probably one 76 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 3: hundred meters. 77 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. Nice. 78 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: When was it that you first started getting into athletics. 79 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 3: I was in kindergarten when I started running. Basically, it 80 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 3: started at home and Mum was chasing me around the 81 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: house and I was trying to avoid the smack on 82 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 3: the bum So I just had to learn to get 83 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: that twenty meter kickstart really early on. 84 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: The quick acceleration. 85 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 3: It's always the first three steps you need to get away. 86 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 3: So yeah, that was the very beginning of it. And 87 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 3: then mum came to watch me at my first athletics 88 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: carnival at school, and yeah, I was in kindergarten and 89 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: I was still pretty new to Australia at this stage, 90 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 3: so I didn't have I was really shy of believe 91 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: it or not, didn't have a lot of confidence and 92 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: I was shy to make friends. But after I ran 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 3: my first race, that's when I found confidence myself, Like, 94 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: no joke, I found I think I found myself. That's 95 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 3: what I thought was really special about running, And now 96 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 3: I know it's just sport in general, like it you know, 97 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 3: really helps helps you unite, you know, it just as 98 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 3: a team, like make friends, it's good for your mental health. 99 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 3: I've totally gone off in a different run here, but 100 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 3: like what being involved in sport did for me, even 101 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: at a young age was pretty amazing. 102 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, that's awesome. 103 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: Out of my shell. 104 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, I reckon. 105 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: That's the biggest thing that I've loved as well about sport, 106 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: like the things that it's taught me away from the field, 107 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: and how much confidence it gives you when you go 108 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: and do other things as well. So you were saying 109 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: that you hadn't been in Australia for too long when 110 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: you'd started track and field. So you were born in Fiji, Yes, yep. 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 3: I was born in Suva and was lucky enough to 112 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: get adopted by my beautiful parents, Evan and Ulana Green, 113 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 3: And yeah, we ended up living there for about just 114 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 3: under four years in a beautiful place called Pacific Harbor. 115 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 3: And yeah, life was very chill there from what I've seen, 116 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 3: because a lot of the earliers of my brother and 117 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: I was actually on records. So my dad was a 118 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: journalist and he was competating for Channel seven and working 119 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: with TV so I was the same as mum. So 120 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 3: they made a huge effort to record all of our 121 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: upbringing in Fiji. So I have many memories of that 122 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 3: which I'm I was able to have been able to watch, 123 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 3: which is really special. So looking back on those, I 124 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: can see how chill and beautiful life was in Fiji. 125 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 3: And yeah, the only reason why we moved to Australia 126 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 3: is is because my dad got very unwell. But other 127 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 3: than that, yeah, I think well probably would have stayed 128 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 3: in Fiji for a while. 129 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: And we've had a couple of tours over there where 130 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: we've played at the Coral Coos Sevens and things like that, 131 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: and you've got to go back and and see some 132 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: different people locally and go and visit and take I 133 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: don't think I got to go on that tour, but 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: you got to take a couple of the girls. 135 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: Was that a few years ago? You got to take 136 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: a couple of the girls too? 137 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was I think, yeah, like late late last 138 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 3: year actually, okay, yeah, we were sorry. I took the 139 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: girls to my village, well where I grew up when 140 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: I was younger, which is called Naila, and it was 141 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 3: like the most beautiful experience that I was so proud 142 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: to share with with the team. And I don't think 143 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 3: they aren't. Yeah, they hadn't experienced coming to my village before. 144 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 3: I thought maybe maybe it was the second time, but yeah, 145 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 3: it was the first, and I think they were just 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: they we just couldn't believe how happy all the kids 147 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 3: were and how beautiful they were to like to play 148 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: with and just the giants smile on their faces, like 149 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 3: running around with nothing like they have like you know, 150 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: the oldest closed, no shoes and you know, not a lot. 151 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 3: But what they have is they're so rich in love 152 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 3: and happiness. And I think, you know, it was a 153 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 3: unforgettable experience for the girls to see and be a 154 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 3: part of. 155 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: That's really beautiful and I want to talk about your hair. 156 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: You're oh, you amazing hair because it's looking sick. 157 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 3: Thank you. 158 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: You've usually got your braids in there, so you've been 159 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: called storm similar to the Marvel comics, is it. Yeah, 160 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: you usually got your storm brains in there, the silver 161 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: kind of braids, and you've taken them out. 162 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's looking sick, and. 163 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 3: I'm back to the old earlier. 164 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 165 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 3: The wilderness, I mean, it's the wilderness is quite quite 166 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 3: tame right now. Actually, this is the only way to 167 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 3: just keep the frow off my face, because you see, 168 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 3: I did a performance the other night at karaoke and 169 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 3: I was Macy Gray. 170 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: I think you might be aware of I'm a big 171 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: Macy Gray fan. 172 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, well Macy was performing last week live in 173 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 3: Oxford Street. And yeah, since then, Macy Gray has just 174 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 3: put the mic down for a bit because I've got 175 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 3: to do some UNI work and just go back to 176 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 3: a normal life for a little bit and go back 177 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 3: to the stage. 178 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 2: All right, responsible Macy for a little bit. Yeah. Yeah. 179 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: So you are doing your international studies international security studies 180 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: at Mcorroy University. So just the other day we're at 181 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 1: training and I went upstairs into the team room and 182 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: Elliet was sitting very studiously at the at the desk 183 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: listening to her lecture, and I was impressed because we'd 184 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: had a big morning of training and she's sitting there 185 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: stating away and I had to go back downstairs and 186 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: see the physio and I came back about ten or 187 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes later to find Elliot snoring on the couch 188 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: and the lecture basting through the laptop. So besides having 189 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: naps sometimes during the online lectures, how would you say 190 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: you're going with UNI so far? 191 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 2: You would? 192 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 4: You would. 193 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 3: Look, I have definitely found myself being challenged trying towards 194 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 3: a lecture after our kind of training that we do. 195 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 3: That is definitely challenging on a Monday at one pm. However, 196 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 3: I am loving the course and it challenges me, like 197 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 3: it changed me a lot, because last time I studied 198 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 3: was when I was seventeen, when I was doing nursing. 199 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: So it's been a long time, almost twenty eight and 200 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 3: I feel like I've gone back to, you know, first 201 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: day back at school in primary school again almost because 202 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 3: it's just like it it's so exciting, but it's also 203 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 3: like really challenging me. And yeah, I'm just getting ready 204 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 3: for the next phase of life, you know, post rugby, 205 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: and it's something that mum and I want to achieve together, 206 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 3: which was to go back to uniche. I told her 207 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 3: always that I was going to get involved with the 208 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 3: United Nations hopefully after rugby, and this will definitely be 209 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: a very important stepping stone for me to getting into 210 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 3: the UN or whatever else might it might take me. 211 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you're currently an ambassador for the UN. 212 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: Yes, I was the UN Women in Australia. Yeah, which 213 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 3: is really special. That was something that came about in 214 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 3: twenty seventeen, I think, but yeah, it was that was 215 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 3: really special. And they contacted Rugby Australia and because they'd 216 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 3: heard me speak in interviews about how I really want 217 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 3: to work for the United Nations post rugby, and yeah, 218 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: when Rugby Australia told me that they were interested in me, 219 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 3: I was like, I couldn't believe it, you know, that 220 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 3: was like the most exciting moment for me. And I 221 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 3: can remember I can remember calling my mom straight away 222 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: and telling her and she just had that. I could 223 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 3: hear her smiling through the phone and yeah, So I'm 224 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 3: still doing work with them and helping them run certain 225 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: campaigns and stuff, and yeah, really really amazing people to 226 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: work with. 227 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's really cool, and it's it's amazing to see 228 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: you getting into your study as well and knowing how 229 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: passionate you are about about all of that work. So 230 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: it's really cool to see you getting into it and 231 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: getting started with UNI. 232 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: I can't wait to see where you go with it. 233 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 3: I'm just trying to be studious and good at everything 234 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 3: like you. But we can't be a Chloe Dalton and 235 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 3: went out. 236 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 2: I wanted to play a little clip for you. 237 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: Australians can sart celebrating Australia has won the gold medal 238 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: in the women's seven's rugby. They've beaten New Zealand. 239 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: The final score is inconsequential. 240 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: They're on their knees celebrating what a win for Australian 241 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: women's rugby. So that moment when we had beat New 242 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: Zealand in that gold medal match, what was that feeling like? 243 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 2: Unbelievable? 244 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, unbelievable. I can remember in that exact moment, I 245 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 3: hadn't looked back at the scoreboard in probably since halftime, 246 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 3: or maybe even before that. I just don't like to 247 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 3: look at scoreboard because it stresses me out, gives me 248 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: all kinds of anxiety that I don't need on the field, 249 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 3: and it just felt like I don't know if I 250 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 3: felt the same a few but it just felt still, 251 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 3: Like the stadium felt really still, and the craziness of 252 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 3: everything around the Olympics for the first time felt like 253 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 3: still almost and it was like it was just. 254 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 2: Us on the field. 255 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: And then the next moment of looking at our parents 256 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 3: and our families, and it was it was the most 257 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 3: special moment I think I would I think it was 258 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 3: the most special moment that I have ever experienced, you know, 259 00:12:55,720 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 3: especially in my sporting career. And yeah, there's it's incredible. 260 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 3: It was absolutely incredible, especially when we linked hands and 261 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 3: ran together towards the barriers to go see our family 262 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 3: and friends. That was like, that was really special. But yeah, 263 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 3: definitely didn't know what the score was, So the shock 264 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 3: was definitely my first reaction, and then the stillness was 265 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 3: my next reaction. 266 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel like that I definitely relate to that stillness, 267 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: and I feel like the initial thing that I felt 268 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: was relief. It was almost like we went in as 269 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: the favorites and there was so much pressure on us 270 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: to win the gold and it was like as soon 271 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: as the siren went and I was like, we did it. 272 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: And I know for me, it was a dream that 273 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: I'd had to win a gold medal since I was 274 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: seven years old, after watching Kathy Freeman. 275 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: I think you were similar. 276 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: You watch Kathy Freeman win gold at Sydney and that 277 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: was one of your dreams as well. So it was 278 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: a pretty cool moment. It was almost like, this is 279 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: something that I dreamt of for so long, and as 280 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: a team, we'd then actually gone out and done it. 281 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 3: Something as a kid you may think may not ever happen. 282 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 3: Like you, you know, you spend time talking about it, 283 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 3: dreaming about it, thinking about it, but then the thought 284 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 3: of it actually coming a reality is almost so hard 285 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 3: to believe that when you say that, it's like it's true. 286 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 3: It's like I remember being in class coloring in the 287 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 3: Olympic rings on Olympic Day and picked writing your letters 288 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,319 Speaker 3: to your athletes. But then when we were actually in 289 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: the village, we got to get receive those letters in 290 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 3: that which I thought was like pretty incredible. To be 291 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 3: on the other side of it. 292 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was pretty insane. 293 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: I almost felt like those people that I used to 294 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: idolize as a kid, were in like this different realm. 295 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: It was kind of like they just something in touch 296 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: with them. Yeah, they were totally untouchable. And then we 297 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: won a gold medal and it was like like what 298 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: how did that? 299 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 2: How did that happen to us? Like it was a 300 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 2: pretty crazy moment. Yeah, it was so. 301 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was. 302 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: It's hard to believe. 303 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 3: Really, it was like that that we were actually actually 304 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 3: able to achieve that together. 305 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: And we were hoping to be in Tokyo a few 306 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: weeks ago to defend that gold medal at Tokyo twenty 307 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: twenty Olympics, hoping that's obviously been postponed due to COVID 308 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: and we're again hoping it goes ahead in twenty twenty one. 309 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: What has that been like kind of adjusting to that, 310 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: and we might talk after that about the chance to 311 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: go back and play local club. 312 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: Footy at the Rats together. 313 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 3: The Rats Rat the Rats obviously quite a massive shock 314 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 3: and actually I got a funny story about this. So 315 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: the announcement when you know, I know, can you remember, 316 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 3: Like it was very touch and go for a long time. 317 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 3: It was like is it going to happen? Like it 318 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 3: was very touch and go, not just for us obviously 319 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 3: the whole world. But I just remember in our program 320 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 3: we weren't sure, like remember John saying, look, we might 321 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 3: have trending next week, we might not. You know, we 322 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 3: just don't know. It's going to have to go at 323 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 3: the flow. So you can remember that stage. But a 324 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 3: very memorable day for me was the day that it 325 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 3: actually got announced in the news where they said that 326 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 3: the Olympics were canceled. Because I was really tired that 327 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 3: day and I fell asleep on the zoom call that 328 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 3: we had with Rugby, so. 329 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 2: You weren't too fazed by the announcement. 330 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 4: I actually fell dead asleep, and then I got all 331 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 4: these messages from my brother and my godmother saying are 332 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 4: you okay. I'm like, look, I'm fining my what's the panic? 333 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: Like, They're like my brother, I missed like three facet 334 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 3: calls from him and my godma very concerned, and from 335 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 3: Melbourne as well. I had just a lot of messages, 336 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 3: and then I saw all our group messages on messenger, 337 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 3: you know, and so I was like, what is going on? 338 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 3: And then I called my brother back and I'm like, 339 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 3: why are you so worried about me, like, I literally 340 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 3: just woke up from an app and he said, you 341 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: might want to turn the news on. 342 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 2: The Olympics have been canceled, well postponed. 343 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was like a Tuesday or something, was it, 344 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 3: I think, So it's not like a Tuesday. Yeah, and yeah, 345 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,959 Speaker 3: by the time i'd woken up, I'd missed all of it. 346 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 3: So that's how I can remember, because I can just 347 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 3: remember my brother saying, you are unbelievable, like you've just missed, 348 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 3: you just missed a massive announcement and yeah, and the 349 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 3: zoom call. So after that zoom call, I guess like 350 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 3: the planning for me after that was actually a bit 351 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 3: of a relief because at this stage I just had 352 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 3: my surgery on my foot and it was already a 353 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 3: stressful time for me because I knew that it would 354 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 3: be cutting time pretty fine for me to get back 355 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 3: and the fittest form for the Olympics. So for me, 356 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 3: it was kind of like, gosh, thank god, I don't 357 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 3: have to rush my rehab. But for us as a team, 358 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 3: it was obviously extremely disheartening. I knew I could have 359 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 3: got my body back in time because I've done it. 360 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 3: I've done it many times before. As you know, with 361 00:17:55,280 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 3: my shoulder, my knees, everything had ordanes and toes. So 362 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 3: I knew that I, you know, I had I knew 363 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 3: that I had the you know, the heart and me 364 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 3: to be there for our team and that we would 365 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 3: get there. But unfortunately COVID had different plans for us 366 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 3: in the world. So yeah, I guess it's just a 367 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 3: time of resetting goals. And that's literally, yeah, the biggest thing. 368 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: One of the cool things that I've absolutely loved about 369 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: this time because it has been pretty strange and we've 370 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: still been training for sevens and things like that, but 371 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 1: it's meant that we've had a chance to go back 372 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: and play a bit of local club rugby for the 373 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: Worringer Rats. So you played your first season there in 374 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, would it have been Yeah, thirteen twenty thirteen 375 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: played a season with the Rats, and I got to 376 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: play the year after. We didn't get to play together 377 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: back then, so we had the chance over the past 378 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: few weeks to put the green and white jersey back 379 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: on again and go and play some local footy. And 380 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 1: I know, for me, I've absolutely loved it, Like it's 381 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: been so cool to just get back down to that 382 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: level to be able to have a bit of fun 383 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: and run around with the girls. And there's so many 384 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: young girls who are like seventeen eighteen coming through who 385 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: were awesome and who were learning so much about the game. 386 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: What have you enjoyed about being back down there and 387 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: playing with the Rights girls. 388 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 3: Well, as you said, first of all, playing with you 389 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 3: in a different jersey, how exciting. You look so good 390 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 3: in green and white. I mean it was gray, green 391 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 3: and yellow too, but green and white pretty damn cool. 392 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 3: But yeah, I can remember, like that day that we 393 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 3: ran out together not long ago, the smile on our 394 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 3: faces and Shiney Williams's face was pretty unbreakable. You couldn't 395 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 3: break that smile off our face the whole the whole game. 396 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 3: And I can remember us running out together in that 397 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,239 Speaker 3: Marenga Rats jersey like was the best feeling ever. And 398 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 3: I think sometimes we forget I think the just the 399 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 3: enjoyment of playing rugby sometimes because it's it is a 400 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 3: very high pressured job that we have and sport that 401 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 3: we play. So I think it's so I think, I 402 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 3: know it's so special for us to remember like where 403 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 3: it all started, and you know what brought us to 404 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 3: where we are today and how much fun it is 405 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 3: to play and the community, the community around us when 406 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 3: we get the community support and basically what builds our 407 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 3: game from the very beginning, the grassroots of it. 408 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, that's such a cool part of it 409 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: being able to go back and support at grassroots level, 410 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: and even for looking at the girls teams as well, 411 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: because a lot of the girls at our age wouldn't 412 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: have been able to play. Someone like Emily Robinson who's 413 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: played for the Rats her whole life, was told at 414 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 1: say under twelves, under fourteens, you're not allowed to keep 415 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: playing because you're not allowed to play with the boys. 416 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: How awesome it is that there's now these junior teams 417 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: playing Like I went down and there was all these 418 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: local clubs playing in the under twelves, under fourteens, under sixteens, 419 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: all the way through to see those pathways and so 420 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: the fact that we can go back at grassroots level 421 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: and support them, I think is pretty cool. So when 422 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: you are wearing the green and gold jersey, when you're 423 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: out of the green and white and you're wearing the 424 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: green and gold, you strap your. 425 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: Wrist and you're right, mum on there. 426 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: So it's been just over a couple of years since 427 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: we lost your beautiful mum, Rlanta. What does that mean 428 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: to you having her name written on your wrists when 429 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 1: you run. 430 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 3: Out bless her mom? Yeah, it gosh, I means so 431 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 3: many things. That's why I'm a bit lost for words. 432 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 3: But every time I write her name on my strapping tape, 433 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 3: and also my dad and Misty as well on my 434 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 3: strapping tape, I'm just reminding myself why I'm playing. You know, 435 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 3: my reason, Who's always been my why for rugby since 436 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: the beginning of life, really, and I always remember how 437 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 3: much she's done for me and our and my brother, 438 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 3: our family, because she's sacrificed so much of her love 439 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 3: and time to me, and all I can do is 440 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 3: be grateful and give back to Mom. And even when 441 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 3: I'm feeling so tired on the field and like, oh, 442 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 3: I've got an injury and my body's hurting, like I 443 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 3: literally look down at my wrists and I just remember, 444 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 3: like she's fought one hundred times worse battles than I 445 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 3: will ever face, so this can't be that bad, So 446 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 3: keep bloody going. So I, like she, I look at 447 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 3: my wrists and I find strength for myself. 448 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: So and she was such a massive part of the 449 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: family structure as well. I know she just her beautiful 450 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: smile and her eyes that would light up the whole room, 451 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: and she was just her personality so infectious. And I 452 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: feel like that's that's something that I always see through you, 453 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: Like whenever you walk into a room, you just have 454 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: the biggest, brighter smile, and it just everything shines through 455 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: you in the way that you are able to make 456 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: people feel loved and appreciated. I think I always that 457 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: always reminds me of beautiful Lanta. 458 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 2: That's very sweet. Thank you. 459 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 1: And another person who I know was a big, very 460 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: big fan of you and your beautiful mom is my 461 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: granny Christine. And we've actually we've got a question from Granny. 462 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 2: Hi, Elia, It's Chloe's granny. 463 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: When you get to my age? 464 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: What kind of person would you like to be described as? 465 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 2: Wow? 466 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 3: What a question. I expect nothing less from you, Granny, 467 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 3: always challenging the young ones, aren't you? What kind of 468 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 3: person would I like to be described as? I'd like 469 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 3: to be described as the kind, loving, open Elia that 470 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 3: would help anyone if they ever needed, or would give 471 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 3: anything of hers even if it meant left with nothing. Yeah, 472 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 3: just generous, just like my mom. I'd hope so people 473 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 3: would know me as that. 474 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: I think you are definitely known as that. I would 475 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: have to agree. So going to the other end of 476 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: the spectrum, I've got a recording now from five year 477 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 1: old Frieda who wanted to ask you a question. She's 478 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: a very big Elia Green fan. Hi Ellie, what do 479 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 1: you eat to make you run so fat? 480 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 4: Shends like she's just gone for a little sprint, doesn't she's. 481 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 3: Gorgeously What do I eat to make you run so fast? Well, 482 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 3: definitely Wiki wings make me run fast like a little 483 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: spicy one. Spicy Wiki wings definitely gets me on my bike. 484 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 3: That's a really good question because I pretty much eat 485 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 3: everything that's in front of me. I mean, you know, 486 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 3: like like we're pretty much snacking all day, eating all day. 487 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 3: But favorite food, Frida would definitely have to be chicken. 488 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 3: Any type of chicken cooked any type of way chicken 489 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 3: gets me running fast. 490 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: I've actually got something prepared for us to have a 491 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: bit of a snack. 492 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 3: Got too much? I love this, Chloe. 493 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: So I promised you that I'd feed you if you 494 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: came to do the podcast. I've brought us a sausage 495 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: roll each from our cafe that we usually go to 496 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: on a Friday AVO. I guess the biggest question I 497 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: have for you is why barbecue over tomato sauce. 498 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 3: Tomato is just dust, doesn't do the job. I don't know, 499 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 3: it's very how can I say, just very rookie. I 500 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 3: feel like barbecue is the noon improved, like you can't 501 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 3: really go wrong. I think if you were to do 502 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 3: a hands up like around Australia, I think that you 503 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 3: would get definitely more barbecue. Depends what generation you're talking to, 504 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: I guess. 505 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have to have a break from getting 506 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: Friday sausage rolls for a little while because you're not 507 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: in it training at the moment. You're looking at going 508 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: and playing in the NRLW with the New Zealand Warriors. 509 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: What are you looking forward to about doing that? And 510 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: how did that come about? 511 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,679 Speaker 3: So it is a very exciting time and in a 512 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 3: time where you know, competition is very limited for us, 513 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 3: and I guess I've never had this kind of breathing, 514 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 3: breathing time from seven ever in the whole time I've 515 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 3: been playing since twenty and thirteen. Yeah, term thirteen. So 516 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 3: it's actually a really exciting time to you know, to 517 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 3: try something different, and an exciting opportunity that has come 518 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 3: up is to give league shot And you know, I 519 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 3: do wish I had been able to have more league 520 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 3: experience previously, but the fact that they're willing to take 521 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 3: some of US seven's players on is a really exciting opportunity. 522 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 3: And as you know, I do love the contact. I 523 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 3: do love running it straight. 524 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 2: I know, I know too well. 525 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: I've been bumped too many times a training by Elliot. 526 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 3: Agree, nothing but love for your client. It's old cuddles, 527 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 3: It's all love. But yeah, it's definitely I think that 528 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 3: will be something that I really enjoy playing league. Just 529 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: the contact and you know, the front on collisions is 530 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 3: something that I love. So I'm really excited. I'm really 531 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 3: been excited just for something new and doing the code switch. 532 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 1: As you know all so well about to go. I 533 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:17,199 Speaker 1: do know about the code switch. I found it really refreshing. 534 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: I think that's the thing, and I think that's why 535 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: it's going to be awesome for you to go and play. 536 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: Because I've been in the SEVENS program for a couple 537 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: of years before I went over and played AFIW with Carlton, 538 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,719 Speaker 1: and I've found coming back now to SEVENS, I'm so 539 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: refreshed and I'm enjoying it so much more because it's 540 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: it is Sevens is a It's a super intense game 541 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: and training. The intensity of training is really high all 542 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: the time, and it's pretty exhausting. So I think, yeah, 543 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: I can't wait to watch you play bit at NLW 544 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: and run it straight. There's been a few comments in 545 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: the media and on social media around some of the 546 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: SEVENS girls coming across and the fact that you might 547 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 1: be taking other girls spots who've been playing since they 548 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: were little kids, and I think my take on it 549 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: is that I'm totally I love that there's pathways in 550 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: place for girls that are coming through, and I think 551 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 1: that they definitely deserve their opportunity. I would hope that 552 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: comes selection day, that you're only going to get picked 553 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: to play if you're good enough when you go and 554 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: play for the Warriors, I hope that would be the case. 555 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 2: Oh definitely. 556 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I'm very well aware that I'm like the 557 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 3: new kid on the block coming into their sport, and yeah, 558 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 3: I'm just super grateful that they want to take me 559 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 3: on board. But I can definitely understand where, you know, 560 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 3: there might be some players that aren't overly stoked for 561 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,479 Speaker 3: us to be involved in it, because, as you said before, 562 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 3: maybe they're like not, maybe they have been playing it 563 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 3: for a much longer time and we've probably just come 564 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 3: in and look like we're playing. 565 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 2: But I don't. 566 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 3: Hopefully they're not seeing it as that, Like hopefully're seeing 567 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 3: it as you know, us growing the game together as 568 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 3: a whole, combining two different sports, like seeing the positives 569 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 3: more so, you know, combining rugby seven's rugby union with 570 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 3: rugby league as an opportunity where you know, sport is 571 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 3: so broken at the moment with COVID and everything, so 572 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 3: it is a very unique time in the world and 573 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 3: using this as a unique time in sport to unite 574 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 3: as well, not seeing it as oh, she's taking my spot, 575 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 3: she's doing this, she's doing that, more so as a 576 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 3: uniting opportunity, And yeah, I'm hoping that's the case, because 577 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 3: I know when I came into seven it was a 578 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 3: similar kind of situation in the fact that, like I knew, 579 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 3: players in the team at the time weren't happy to 580 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 3: me to be there, so quickly, because you know they're saying, hey, 581 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,959 Speaker 3: wait a minute, it's the girls and the even played rugby. 582 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 3: She's came from sprinting, and that's the thing. People aren't 583 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 3: going to like you in life. But if you can 584 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 3: show that you you have the heart and the will 585 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 3: to work to where you want to be, and I 586 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 3: think then that's the point. The point is different. 587 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I think of anyone I would I would 588 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,719 Speaker 1: always pick you on my team. I reckon being how 589 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: to throw the ball out there to you for. 590 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 2: You to go and have a run. I'd back you 591 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 2: in any day. So I think there. 592 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 3: Until I need a ub. Then you're like, who clicked 593 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 3: the bloody Fiji? And take her off? For God's sake, 594 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 3: she's done, bloody one, bump off, it's going to try 595 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 3: and now she's dead. Take her off. 596 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: She's done at one effort for the day. Give her 597 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: a sub and then she'll come back on and do 598 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: it again. So I thought i'd finish off with a 599 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: bit of a would you rather segment? 600 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 2: So I've got three would you rather? Questions for you? 601 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: The first one, would you rather forget your boots or 602 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: your mouthguard? 603 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 2: When you rock up for a tournament? 604 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 3: Mouthguard never wore one, I will, that's easy, all right. 605 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: Would you rather lose in the gold medal match by 606 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: one point or get smashed by forty? 607 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 3: I'd almost say smashed by forty because it's like, well, 608 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 3: you can't really get much worse than this. The heartbreak 609 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 3: would be maybe a little bit less. 610 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 611 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: Sometimes I find that one hard, but I think when 612 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: you lose by one, it's almost harder because you're like 613 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: if I just. 614 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 3: Did that, Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a very good one. 615 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 2: Thanks. All right. 616 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: My third and final, would you rather? Would you rather 617 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 1: have spaghetti spaghetti for hair or sweat out mayonnaise? 618 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 3: I knew it was gonna be some wild question. You're 619 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 3: already smoking before you even said it, so he sweat 620 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 3: is mayonnaise? Oh, spaghetti's hair. I pretty much do have spaghetti, 621 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 3: so I might try something different mayonnaise. 622 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: Sweat off the skin and you're good to go. 623 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 3: I was just thinking what gonna dip in it? 624 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 2: Like so amazing? 625 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: And just before we go, what can people look forward 626 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: to and where can they find you on socials? 627 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 3: Well, you can definitely look forward to the crazy hair 628 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 3: and the outrageous smile and laugh that you will hear 629 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 3: before you see me, and you can find me on Instagram. 630 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 2: Elliot Green, thank you so much for coming on. 631 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: That was really fun and thanks so much for having 632 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: a chat about and everything that you've been through and 633 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: everything that you're looking forward to. It was really awesome 634 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: and I enjoyed. 635 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 2: It a lot so today. 636 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me. 637 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: Claire, thanks so much for listening. We'll catch you on 638 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: the next episode. You can find us on Instagram at 639 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: the FEMA Athlete Project.