1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wrap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news. 2 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Every week. I'm joined by my co host Bez Bez. 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: What have we got this week? 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: Taking a look around the ground, Ash Party is a 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: Queens stop, an ASHES test draw, and the Matilda's suffer 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 2: some serious heartbreak of the Asian Cup. 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: and the politics of team selections. 9 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 2: And in the ice Bath with Buddy Smuggler, we chat 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: to Paralympic rower Renee dom Chen's. 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: This is now also an email that you can get 12 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: the rap. 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There. 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 3: Eyes and ears, ohs and E's Now I've got both. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: Look, I'm going to be a bit slow today. I've 24 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: had the spicykov. We're doing this remotely. It could take 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: a turn for the worst, but we'll see how we go. 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: Let's take a look around the grounds in tennis. Ash party. 27 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: That's it. That's the tennis update. It's safe to say 28 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: that most of the entire country were glued to the 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: TV screens on Saturday night, hoping that Ash Barty could 30 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: become the first Aussie to claim the Australian Open Women's 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: Singles Championship in forty four years. Some really cool stats 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: to come out. You know we love stats here at 33 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: t FAP. The match smashed television ratings records with a 34 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: peak audience of four point two six one million and 35 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: an average audience of three point five seven seven million, 36 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: making it the most watched women's finals since the records 37 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: started being kept in nineteen ninety nine. 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 3: That is very cool, amazing. 39 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: I actually read also in addition to that that there 40 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: was two point eight million people I think nearly more 41 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: people than watched the AFL Grand Final last year watching 42 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: the trophy presentation alone. 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: I love that. I absolutely love to see that. 44 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: Let's be honest, the trophy presentation was next level. I 45 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: lost myself, Evon golign Cawley, and then when they shot 46 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: to Kathy Freeman taking photos in the crowd, that was it. 47 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: I was done. 48 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Kathy fangirling over Ash party and Evon was amazing. 49 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 3: Way too much, I guess. I guess. 50 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: Though, Let's talk a little bit about the tams preceding 51 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: that amazingness. 52 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we knew Ash going into the match, so 53 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: she hadn't dropped a single set in the lead up, right, 54 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: She had a really clinical tournament, twelve sets in a 55 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: row that she'd wind in. The lead up to the 56 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: final started in a pretty similar way, a really clinical 57 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: six to three win in the first set against the 58 00:02:55,480 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: American She broke Daniels in the sixth game to secure 59 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: it in thirty two minutes. The second set was a 60 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: pretty different story. I got nervous. 61 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 3: You got nervous, and Colin's got busy, you know. 62 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: And I think one of the things about tennis, for me, 63 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: obviously being a very team sport orientated person, something that 64 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: I'm always just so intrigued by is the way the 65 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: momentum swings in a game, in a matchup, in a 66 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: tennis match are just something else to behold and This 67 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 2: was a prime example of that Colin's you know, obviously 68 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 2: thought all right, I mean I'm on here, and just 69 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: really rode that wave of momentum and used the crowd 70 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: and fired herself up, and before she broke Ash twice. 71 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: So Ash hadn't been broken all tournament. She gets broken 72 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: twice in that second set, and Colins gets out to 73 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: a five to one lead, and the text messages coming 74 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: from covid Land from you start to get real worried. 75 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: I was stressed, and I'd love to know. We know 76 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: that Ash does a lot of work with Mojo Crow. 77 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: They call him a lot of work mentally. She then 78 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: came back from one to five down to win the match. 79 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: How do you get yourself out of that hole? It's 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: seriously impressive the way that she turned it around, And 81 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: I think there were parts of it that probably showed 82 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: a level of inexperience from the American Collins, the fact 83 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: that she hadn't been in that situation before. And I 84 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: think she really was writing the momentum when she was 85 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: playing well, but then when we saw things didn't start 86 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: to go her way. I think mentally you could really 87 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: see it in her body language, whereas I think throughout 88 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: the whole match, Ash's body language just didn't really change right. 89 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: She just looked like she was in the zone whether 90 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: or not it was going well or it wasn't going well. 91 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: Crawled away back into the match to take out the 92 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: second set and her first ever Australian Open. 93 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: Pretty it so after Ryan interrupted T twenty section of 94 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: the Asher series, we got into the Whites and test 95 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 2: match was held at Canberra's Oval over last week. Unfortunately 96 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: again that the Heavens opened on day three and given 97 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: the women only played four day Test matches, that lost 98 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: two sessions on day three really made an outright result unlikely. Nevertheless, 99 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: I think the Aussies went in with a really positive mindset. 100 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: Beth Mooney and Elise Perry really got the run rate 101 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 2: ticking over and in facts, Elise Perry so obviously suffered 102 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 2: that disappointment of being left out of the T twenty 103 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: team at the start of the series, but just showed 104 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: her full goat. 105 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: Status during that Test match. 106 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: During that Test match, she became the undisputed queen of 107 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: women's ashes cricket after going to the top of both 108 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 2: your time, run scoring and wicket taking charts. 109 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: She went past to former England. 110 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: Skipper Charlotte Edwards record of fifteen hundred and thirty four 111 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: runs in Ashes matches, and hours later took her sixty 112 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: eighth wicket in Ashes cricket to go one clear of 113 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: England veteran Catherine Brunt. So, as we said, the guys 114 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 2: lost a fair bit of time on day three, Meg 115 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: Lanning and the Aussies went in to day four knowing 116 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: that they were, you know, to get a result, they 117 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: were going to have to back quickly, set a good 118 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: target and hope that their bottles could get the job done. 119 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 2: And she called, She declared, leaving England a target of 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: two hundred and fifty seven runs from forty eight overs 121 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 2: for victory. So the Poms went hard at that, and 122 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: you know, credit to them. I think they treated a 123 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 2: bit like a one dayer and it would have been 124 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 2: they got real close to chasing down what would have 125 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: been the biggest fourth innings total in women's. 126 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 3: Test cricket history. 127 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, the final ten overs, that was really some really 128 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: exciting cricket. 129 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 3: How are you feeling watching it? 130 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: I was so stressed and then like a few wickets 131 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: started to drop and I was like, okay, we're on here. 132 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: And you know what, I'm going to take my hat 133 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: off to a line of King and Annabelle Sutherland, some 134 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: of the young kids coming into what has been one 135 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: of our best teams as a nation in history. Look 136 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: at the Australian women's cricket team coming in in a 137 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: time like that and some really solid to almost take 138 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: the win. 139 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: A lot of people would have said after the start 140 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 2: that the Poms had in that run chase, that there 141 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: were only two results possible, that it was going to 142 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 2: be a draw or an England win. The fact that, 143 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: you know, led by those youngsters with ball in hand, 144 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: that we got close to taking all ten wickets was huge. 145 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: In AFLW. We saw two top of the table battles 146 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: over the weekend and two pretty emphatic results. We saw 147 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: a few different shuffles of the fixtures because of the 148 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: ongoing COVID craziness. Collingwood and Fremantle played on Thursday night. 149 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: This one. I wasn't really sure. I tipped Freo, but 150 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure how it was going to go. We 151 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: know that I think last year Colin would probably were 152 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: the flag favorites. They've come in. They've had a couple 153 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: of injuries that have impacted them, obviously losing co captain 154 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: Breed Davy. We've seen Steph Kiocchi has been out with 155 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: an achilles injury. She made a return to the side. 156 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: Frio silence Pies. They held them to their lowest ever 157 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: score of seven points. It was pretty close throughout the match, 158 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: but we saw Frio kind of run away with it 159 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: in the final quarter. They kicked three goals to get 160 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: the win and remained undefeated. Jemma Housen kicked an incredible goal. 161 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: We saw Abane Antonio, who's been really strong throughout the season. 162 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: Frio really just stepped up and sealed the win there. 163 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: In the other top of the table clash, the Melbourne 164 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: Demons traveled to Adelaide to take on the Crows. Aaron 165 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: Phillips another player that's come back from an af an AFL. 166 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 3: And reconstruction the old AFL. 167 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: Old AFL recod. She was outstanding. She kicked the first 168 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: three goals of the contest. Again Adelaide dismantled the Demons 169 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: to run out four eleven thirty five to three three 170 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: twenty one. The defensive pressure from the Crows was probably 171 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: the most impressive aspect of their game they held Melbourne 172 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: schooless entire quarters. I think the Demons again probably tipped 173 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: by many people to be flag favorites this year, and 174 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: I think they've been pretty inconsistent. We've seen probably them 175 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: have one quarter maybe two quarters per game where they've 176 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: really turned it on. But I think that's something they 177 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: really need to look to fix there. Finally, the Giants. 178 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: I was stuck at home watching on the couch with COVID. 179 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: It was devastating, but it was not devastating to see 180 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 1: my teammates get an exceptional win for the first game 181 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: at home. Nick Barr, who we interviewed on the Rap 182 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: last week, has played thirty three AFLW matches and has 183 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: not kicked a goal. On Friday, she kicked three. It 184 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: was exceptional. She was everywhere finished with some real composure 185 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: on those three goals. Even dropped an F bomb in 186 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: the postmatch interview. It was amazing. 187 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 3: Lom that love. 188 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: The authentic reaction to the first goal too. I'm not 189 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: sure if it was shock or just ecstasy. 190 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 3: Probably a little bit old. 191 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: I think a fair bit of shock there. She's been 192 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: waiting for that one for a very very long time. 193 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 3: All right, in soccer, big result on the weekend. 194 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: The Matilda's were stunned in the Asian Cup quarter final 195 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 2: on Sunday, when, despite really dominating the majority of the match, 196 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 2: they just couldn't find the back of the net. When 197 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 2: South Korea struck an amazing strike from outside the box 198 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: in the eighty seventh minute, the Matilda's Agent Cup dreams 199 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: were all but ended. Sam Kerr had a rare off 200 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: night and after a series of golden opportunities ill in 201 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 2: the match, she fluffed another chance at the death when 202 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 2: Australia needed a goal to send the match into extra time. Look, 203 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 2: it has to be said there were a number of 204 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: questionable refereeing and officiating decisions both from Ondfield and the 205 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: var throughout the game. But look, we all know that 206 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 2: these things happened. And after the Matilda's cruise through their 207 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: pool matches where they scored twenty four goals and conceided 208 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: just one, you've got to think that some better accuracy 209 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: in front of goal and this knockout match would have 210 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 2: negated any influence that the officials may or may not 211 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 2: have had on the outcome. The Matilda's obviously desperate to 212 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: reclaim the Agent Cup and we'll have plenty to reflect on. 213 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: As we get closer and closer to the time twenty 214 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: three World Cup on home soil, they'll no doubt be 215 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: saying it added pressure on Tony Gustafson, you know, and 216 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: some of the Matilda's players after this unexpected to feed 217 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 2: and gustaf And acknowledge that in his post match presser 218 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 2: where he said, you know, he was happy for the 219 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: media and the pandits to criticize him. He's happy to 220 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: take that on board. He believes that that's part of 221 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 2: his role. He also said he absolutely feels that he's 222 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 2: the right person to leave them to lead the Matilda's 223 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: over the next eighteen months leading into this amazing World 224 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 2: Cup we're going to have here at home. 225 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's going to be a big one heading into 226 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: those into the World Cup on home soil for sure. 227 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: In rugby sevens, the Aussie women have won a third 228 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: World Series sevens event. They took out gold in Spain 229 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: early on Monday morning. They bounce back from a tough 230 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: final pull match loss to France to crush Russia forty 231 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: one nil in the quarterfinal. The semi was against a 232 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: physical US team who pushed the Ossies all the way 233 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,839 Speaker 1: before a final against Ireland. This is Ireland's first ever 234 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: appearance at a World Series final, so those girls were 235 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: pretty excited to be out there. 236 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 2: The Irish team must have loved their twenty nine nil 237 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 2: semi final win over the English. 238 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: Loved that they came out firing. The Irish team started fast, 239 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: scoring two tries in the first four minutes to race 240 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: to a twelve mil lead early, but that was a 241 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: girl's fought back. Faith Nathan scored on the stroke of 242 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: halftime and dom Dety leveled the scores with two minutes 243 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: to play. In a supertense final minute, Thees maintained possession 244 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: before finding a hole for dom de Toy, who got 245 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: super close before getting tackled just before the try line. 246 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: A quick breakdown win and a pass to Faith Nathan 247 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: resulted in a cup winning try on the siren. Dom 248 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: de Toy was also named Impact Player of the Final. 249 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: Congrats Stinger, my good mate. Thoses have now won three 250 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: out of four events to sit on top of the 251 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: World Series ladder. Let's take a look at the key story. 252 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: It's time for the Winter Olympics. The week is finally here. 253 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: They officially kick off this Friday, the fourth but we're 254 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: going to see our Aussie curling pair Tyler Gill and 255 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: Dean Hewitt taking to the ice tomorrow Wednesday in one 256 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: of the first events of the Games. We're looking to 257 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: win our first gold medal in twelve years. There's been 258 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: a long drought, hasn't it. 259 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: It sure has. I think they're going to do what 260 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: I really do. The guys have been killing it in 261 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 2: the World Cup and yeah, I feel it. 262 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: Coming, so do I cool to see the stats coming 263 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: out of the final team announcement. So female athletes for 264 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: Australia are accounting for more than half of the forty 265 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: four Aussies competing in Beijing. The fifty two point three 266 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: percent mark represents the highest proportion of women on an 267 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: Australian Winter Olympics team. And we'll see Australia compete across 268 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: ten different disciplines this week. On Instagram, we're going to 269 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: give you a bit of a ones to watch some 270 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: of the athletes that we're most looking forward to seeing, 271 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: some athletes who had incredible lead ups in the respective 272 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: World Cups. Bear's interested to know in who you're most 273 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: looking forward to watching. 274 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, probably Jakara Anthony for me. I think, first 275 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 2: of all, moguls blows my mind. I just they're just 276 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: so strong, so fast, so much knee situation going on there. 277 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's you know, and she has absolutely been 278 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 2: killing it. She has had eight podium finishes this season 279 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 2: alone in the World Cup and Jakara finished fourth in 280 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 2: the twenty eighteen Olympics in moguls, which was our greatest, 281 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: our best result ever And definitely feeling like she's going 282 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: to go at least one, if not two or three 283 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: better this time. 284 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: And mine has got to be Laura Peel and the 285 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: aerial skiing. We'll have the two Aussies there, Laura Peel 286 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: and fellow Aussie Danielle Scott as well. But I just 287 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: think looking at the way that Laura has competed, particularly 288 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: in the last two World Cups. We know she took 289 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: out the Crystal Globe last year and she's had another 290 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: incredible performance in the lead up to Beijing, So I 291 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: cannot wait to see how she does another one. That 292 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: the knees are just they've got strong knees. 293 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. 294 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: Also, Laura Peel Denny Scott been doing jumps that no 295 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 2: one has ever done in competition before, Like just you know, 296 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 2: groundbreaking stuff. It's amazing to watch. 297 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: There's been a few, well, one in particular, a selection controversy, 298 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: we'll call it. We know CrossFit goat Tea Claire Toomey 299 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: had made a transition across to the bob sled in 300 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: an attempt to try and qualify for her first Winter Olympics. 301 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: We know that she's already competed in the Summer Olympics 302 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: in weightlifting. She was going to try and have a crack. 303 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: She's obviously very, very strong and powerful. She was competing 304 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: during qualifications alongside her driver, Ashley Werner, and they actually 305 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: achieved the qualifying requirements for the two person bob sled. 306 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: Ashley Werner took to Instagram at the end of January 307 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: to thank her supporters and celebrate their achievement. However, Olympic 308 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: rules state that only one driver must be used in 309 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: both the monobob and two person bobsled events. We've seen 310 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: bob sled Brie, as she calls herself, Brie Walker, who's 311 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: been setting the track a light in the monobop events 312 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: this season, which means that as a result, the Australian 313 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: Olympic team has opted for Walker and she is ranked 314 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: higher than Werner. 315 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and Walker's obviously been competing in the two person 316 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 2: sled as well, and she's been her pusher. That's genuinely 317 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,239 Speaker 2: the proper name for it, the pusher. Her and Kiara 318 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 2: will also take that spot in the two person sled, 319 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 2: and there is only one spot for the Aussies. Therefore, 320 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: unfortunately t clare Toomey and Ashwerner miss out this time 321 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 2: after you know, what was a very successful World Cup 322 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 2: season for them. 323 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. Interesting one And I'm sure you see this across 324 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: a lot of sports because I was kind of looking 325 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: at this. I saw the Instagram post from Ashwerner who 326 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: just was absolutely devastated with the fact that she's tried 327 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: again to qualify and be selected for the Olympics and 328 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: felt as if she did deserve to go. It's such 329 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: a tricky one when you're considered a whole Australian team 330 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: that needs to classify, qualify certain spots, but then come 331 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: selection day, even if you're the ones who actually qualify, 332 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: you might not get to be the ones who represent 333 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: your country at the Olympics. It's really tough. Now it's 334 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: time for the budget smuggler Ice. 335 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 2: Bath Renee Donchenz is an Australian at rowing coxswain and coach. 336 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 3: She was the coxwain in at the. 337 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 2: PR three Mix four plus at the twenty twenty Tokyo Paralympics. 338 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 2: Rene has recently been selected as part of the AOS 339 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 2: Accelerate program, which is a program designed to support women 340 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 2: athletes who are pursuing career options for their transition into 341 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 2: the sport sector workforce. CLO caught up with Renee earlier 342 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 2: this week. 343 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: Renee, thank you so much for coming on and having 344 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: a chat to us. To start us off, can you 345 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: tell us a bit about how you first got into rowing. 346 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, actually it's kind of a funny story of 347 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 4: how I got into rowing. So obviously I'm from Australia, 348 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 4: but I moved to the UK to do my PhD 349 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 4: at Cambridge University and I moved into a house of 350 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 4: three boys, I mean lucky, and they all happened to 351 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 4: be boat club captains around the conning And I'm quite little, 352 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 4: and so I'm a Cox and on the rowing team. 353 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 4: Who you know, they're quite small and they're kind of 354 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 4: hard to come by in the community, so they kind 355 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 4: of just took one look at me and they were like, oh, 356 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 4: you know, have you tried rowing before? And I didn't 357 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 4: know anyone when I moved to the UK apart from 358 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 4: my housemates, and so I was like, no, let's you know, 359 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 4: let's go give it a try. And so we went 360 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 4: down to the river, we got kind of got in 361 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 4: the boat, kind of got hooked from there, and like 362 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 4: within four weeks I was at my first Henry whil regatta, 363 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 4: you know, and we came runners up. So from that 364 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 4: point I was kind of hooked on kind of being 365 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 4: the little bossy one in the boat. I kind of 366 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 4: lead the team, you know, and achieved great things. I'm 367 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 4: just a big thinker and you know, coxing is about 368 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 4: thinking all the time, you know, on the spot during 369 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 4: the race as well as during training. A bit of 370 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 4: a problem solver. So that's that's my funny story how 371 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 4: I got into rowing. 372 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: That's a great story for those who don't know a 373 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: lot about rowing. Can you just explain what the role 374 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: of a cox is? 375 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 4: Well, it depends who you listen to. A lot of 376 00:18:58,320 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 4: people would tell you the role of the cox is, 377 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 4: you know, the bossy person with the loud voice at 378 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 4: the front or the back of the boat. But we're 379 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 4: actually much more important than that. So our job is mainly, 380 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 4: you know, to execute the plan, to keep the rhythm 381 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 4: and the timing. In the crew, you're kind of the 382 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 4: brains of the crew, so you're aware of what's happening 383 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 4: in the race and you're driving them from the start 384 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 4: line to the finish line. And if you're in an 385 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 4: eight or in a four, which I was in the Paralympics, 386 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 4: you know, you need your team members to be rowing 387 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 4: in time and doing the same things at the same time. 388 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 4: So you're kind of a mini coach in the back 389 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 4: or the front of the boat being able to execute 390 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 4: the race. 391 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: And you made your debut at the Tokyo Paralympics. How 392 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: was it for you heading over and competing and representing Australia. 393 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 4: Look, it's an honor to represent your country, as you 394 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 4: would know, Chloe, and to wear the green and gold, 395 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 4: which you know a lot of us back home kind 396 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 4: of sometimes think, oh green and gold, but you know, 397 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 4: as I'm sure you're also wear overseas, everyone wants a 398 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 4: piece of the green and gold uniform and kit when 399 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: you get over there, So I want an honor to 400 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 4: represent the country. 401 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:58,719 Speaker 1: Certainly difficult for US. 402 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 4: So our Power Rowing pro GM is a camp based system, 403 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 4: so we're all from different states and we all work 404 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 4: or study, which is a real privilege, and then we 405 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 4: get together for camp. So you can understand what twenty 406 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 4: twenty was like in regards to the borders being closed. 407 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 4: So we actually went to the Tokyo Olympics. We got 408 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 4: on the plane with only four days four or five 409 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 4: days rowing together last year. 410 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:18,199 Speaker 1: Wow. 411 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 4: So you know, we do have to train in our 412 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 4: home environments and we've done that, but to be able 413 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 4: to get together was just unfortunate. It's just the way 414 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 4: it is. But we're a bit of a battler's our 415 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 4: Aussie battlers. So yeah, getting to Tokyo and not really 416 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 4: having trained or raced together for a whole year was 417 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 4: certainly an experience. But we just took that on board 418 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:38,239 Speaker 4: and I guess my role becomes a little bit more 419 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 4: enhanced because I'm the one, you know, with the microphone 420 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 4: in the boat, and you know, I really took it 421 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 4: upon myself as the oldest in the crew and perhaps 422 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 4: the most experience of Okay, how do I get my 423 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 4: crew together in the next five days before the heat 424 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 4: of our first race? 425 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: But we made the most of it. Yeah, it's really special. 426 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: We saw across the board in both the Olympics and 427 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: the Paralympics some amazing performances by the Aussie so I 428 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: think it would have been very special to be over there. 429 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: You hinted earlier around the fact that you traveled over 430 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: to the UK to complete your PhD. You've since had 431 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: a bit of a career change, but can you tell 432 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: us a bit about what that involved and where you're 433 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 1: now where you're now working at the moment too. Yeah. 434 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 4: Absolutely, So I've got five degrees, I think on my 435 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 4: cving just for a bit of fun I've had. I've 436 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 4: had the privilege of being able to, you know, undergo education. 437 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 4: I'm a pretty curious mind at the same time as 438 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 4: kind of do sport, and to this day, I really 439 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 4: wanted to run those side by side so that when 440 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 4: I kind of come out of being an athlete or 441 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 4: want a job transition, I can pull them all together 442 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 4: and hopefully achieve great things. So, yeah, I went to 443 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 4: the UK to do my PhD in cancer research. So 444 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 4: a few of my family members, my grandfather passed away 445 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 4: when I was eleven of cancer, and I decided I 446 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 4: was going to cure cancer, as you do when you're 447 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 4: eleven years old, and I wanted to be the best 448 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 4: place of the world to do that, and at the 449 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 4: time it was at Cambridge. So I applied for a 450 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 4: scholarship which was amazing, went over to Cambridge to do 451 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 4: my PhD there in cancer research. Really enjoyed my time 452 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 4: there and I thought, if I could do that, be 453 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 4: the best place in the world and then bring that 454 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 4: knowledge back to Australia, hopefully I could be at the 455 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 4: top of the pack in regards to employment to be 456 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 4: able to grow even further. So I spend a lot 457 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 4: of my time in that space in cancer research until 458 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,439 Speaker 4: the end of twenty twenty. Last year, I wanted to 459 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 4: just take a little break from academia, kind of enjoy 460 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 4: the run into Tokyo and destroy something a little bit different. 461 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 4: So I actually was the sports director of a private 462 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 4: girl school here in Camera got to kind of encourage 463 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 4: and motivate young girls in sport as well as stem Often. 464 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 4: You know, often girls see us or see women like 465 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 4: yourselves compete in sport and be inspired by that. But 466 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 4: I think we can go a little bit further and 467 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,959 Speaker 4: you know, not just inspire these girls to watch us 468 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 4: play sport, but be involved themselves, but also use their 469 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 4: education plus their sport to do some great things. So 470 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 4: that was really good. 471 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: And I'm glad you're working your way and kind of 472 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: finding your niche and making the most out of your many, 473 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: many years of study. Can you tell us a bit 474 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: more about this AIS Accelerate program that you have the 475 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: chance to be a part of. 476 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's this wonderful program that the AIS has offered 477 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 4: as part of the supported by the Australian Government Office 478 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 4: for Women in Sport, and it's basically providing the opportunity 479 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 4: for athletes like myself and yourself, Chloe, hopefully in the future, 480 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 4: to leverage our talents and our experience in high performance 481 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 4: sport and how we can then contribute to the wider 482 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 4: part of sports. So I feel that, you know, leadership 483 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 4: skills are really kind of a golden ticket these days, 484 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 4: but they're often not taught or kind of had the 485 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 4: opportunity for girls or men even to kind of learn 486 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 4: those skills, and so to be able to tap into 487 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 4: our elite athletes who already have a lot of these skills. 488 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 4: You know, we've already trained pretty hard, We've been pretty disciplined. 489 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 4: We've had a lot of leadership and sportsmanship and team 490 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 4: work within our sports, and so what an opportunity to 491 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 4: get us together and kind of top that up if 492 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 4: you like. And I think the networking is going to 493 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 4: be the best part about having some athletes you know, 494 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 4: still in their sport of just coming out of their sport, 495 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 4: and how we can learn from each other. I think we'll, 496 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 4: I've got a lot more in common than we think, 497 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 4: and just to be able to top up these skills or 498 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 4: give confidence and add to that toolkit so that we 499 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 4: can get some of these women into our sporting positions 500 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 4: at a higher level, because you know, our participation is 501 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 4: definitely getting better for women in sport as you know, 502 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 4: but women in those leadership roles to be able to 503 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 4: make the big decisions up at the higher levels, we're certainly, 504 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 4: you know, quite far behind, can I say. And so 505 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 4: I'm hoping that my experience on this course, topping up 506 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 4: with my education and my new job, you know, in 507 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 4: five years or less to come than you know, hopefully 508 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 4: I'll be able to put myself in that position to 509 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 4: be able to do that. 510 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you've nailed it there with the fact 511 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: that we've seen coverage, we've seen participation, we've seen success 512 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: in women's sport, and I think that next step is 513 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: absolutely going to see seeing more women in leadership roles, 514 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 1: coaching roles, development roles, all those kind of things. And 515 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: I think it's incredible what the Aies are doing, but 516 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: seeing people like you at the forefront of that. So 517 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: really looking forward to seeing what you can do in 518 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: that space. And thank you so much for coming on 519 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: and having a chat about your incredible journey so far. 520 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: Thanks very much, Chloe. Let's take a look at what 521 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: to watch. As we said, the Winter Olympics start this 522 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: week and Channel seven will be showing plenty of winter 523 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: sport action on the Seven network for the next two weeks. 524 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: Our Aussie team will be looking to bring home plenty 525 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: of medals and fingers crossed for our first gold in 526 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: twelve years. 527 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 2: And the Ashes comes to a climax with three One 528 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 2: Day Internationals this week. 529 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 3: England must win all three. 530 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 2: ODI's to avoid Australia taking home that earned for a 531 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,239 Speaker 2: fourth straight series. Make sure if you're in Canberra you 532 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: get to Monica Oval on Thursday afternoon. Match starts at 533 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 2: two ten pm. It will also be live on the 534 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 2: seven network in Foxtel. 535 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: In What to Listen to this Thursday morning six am. 536 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: New episode is dropping with snowboarder Bell Brockoff. So Belle 537 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: is currently preparing for her third Winter Olympics. I got 538 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: to sit down and chat with her last week. You 539 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: guys are going to absolutely love this episode. It was 540 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: really cool to obviously be getting excited to watch the 541 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: Winter Olympics and just hearing more of Belle's story. She's 542 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: incredibly candid and she was really easy to talk to. 543 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: She's just very open and honest about what she's been through, 544 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: and she shared her experience in the lead up to 545 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: the twenty eighteen Winter Olympics where she did her ACL 546 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: twice and still managed to compete wearing a knee brace 547 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: on her knee. Her resilience is absolutely incredible and I 548 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: got a huge amount out of sitting down and chatting 549 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,719 Speaker 1: with Belle. So I think you guys are really going 550 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: to love this one. To make sure you click subscribe 551 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: to wherever you listen to our podcast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, 552 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: wherever you do it to make sure you don't miss out. 553 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: And that's the wrap. 554 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 3: Excellent Chuckle Block this week there's a. 555 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,679 Speaker 1: Lot happening, isn't there. We love it. We love women's sport. 556 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: Oh good, see you next week. 557 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 3: I see you next week, Klo. 558 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: Bye.