1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: Welcome to the RAP, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news. 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: My name is Chloe Dalton. I'm an Olympic gold medalist 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: in rugby seven's and I play AFLW for the GWS Giants. 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Every week on the show, I'm joined by my co 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: host Bez, who's all across women's sport, women's rugby, chief 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: researcher of TEFAPP and Queen of Merchandise. Bez, thank you 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: for delicious bacon deliveries once again this morning. 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: I know my role al right. Taking a look around 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: the grounds. The Gliders, who are Australia's women's wheelchair basketball team, 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: have on gold at the Asia Oceana Championships. Sport Integrity 11 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: Australia releases an update on the least of Divana allegations 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: and Wimbledon rolls out of the dark ages to remove 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: maritual status prefix and husband's initials from the women's honor board. 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: Oh this one that I can't even believe that that's 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: the case. 16 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: It's actually mortifying. 17 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Well, look at least they're moving forward. 18 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: Hey, let's go with that. 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: Really. 20 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll discuss wheelchair athlete Sarah Clifton 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: Bly who successfully campaigned at the age of fifteen to 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: demand her results be included in the overall Champion school tally. 23 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: This podcast drops every Tuesday morning at six am, and 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: it also comes in newsletter format, so you can subscribe 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: to both of those things via the link in our 26 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: show notes. And we also I've started chatting to some 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: people who haven't realized that we don't just do the rap. 28 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: We've also done two seasons of athlete interviews, where I 29 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: sit down with some of the best athletes in the 30 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: world to chat about their stories in a long form interview. 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: So we've I think there's about twenty five episodes that 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: we've done so far across the two seasons. 33 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: Wow, pretty cool time when you're having fun. 34 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: Time flies. So we're currently getting prepped for season three. 35 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: But if you haven't listened, go and check them out. 36 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: There's some really choice chats on there. Let's take a 37 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: look around the grounds. In basketball, the Opals are preparing 38 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: for the up comming World Cup with a three game 39 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: series against Japan in Sydney. Actually got to go to 40 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: the pregame event for the first game on Friday night 41 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: and hosted a panel with some of the best Opals 42 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: of all time. 43 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: It was a pretty cool experience to stand and chat 44 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 3: to them, no. 45 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: Offense, but what were you doing on a panel with 46 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: the best Opals of all time. 47 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: They actually said, we need someone who was a bench 48 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: warmer in the WNBL to come and chat to these 49 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: people so that the crowd feel like they can relate 50 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: to them. 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: It's always about being relatable. 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: It's the only reason I was there. Back to the games, 53 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: thank you very much. It's an Opals team that's pretty 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: down on experience. We've got a fair better youth coming through, 55 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: which is great to see. With several of their best 56 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: and most experienced players unavailable due to overseas club commitments, 57 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: including head coach Sandy Broundello, who's with the New York 58 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: Liberty in the WNBA. 59 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: Bes's newly adopted team. 60 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: It sounds like, well until this morning's results, you had 61 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: a Storm wipe the floor with him. 62 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: This morning, so you've changed allegiances. 63 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: I told you were like both of those teams, strong, 64 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: strong Australian presence in both the Storm and the Liberty. 65 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: So fine, we can do that. 66 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: The Opal showed good depth against Japan, who were the 67 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: rain Olympic silver medalists in Game one, They outscored Japan 68 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: sixteen to five in the final quarter on Friday, overturning 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: a five point three quarter time deficit to win seventy 70 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: two to sixty six. Jade Melbourne, the nineteen year old rookie, 71 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: brought serious energy off the bench and her eleven points 72 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: proved crucial in the Opals victory. Captain and Senta Kayla 73 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: George on season one of the t FAT podcasts if 74 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: you haven't listened to that one, had ten points and 75 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: ten rebounds and six assists. She was immense and she 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: was supported well by guard Test Magen and forward Sarah blitzalvs. 77 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Game two bit of a different story. It was a 78 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: defensive arm wrestle and although the Oples finished strongly, they 79 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: couldn't quite catch Japan, who snuck home fifty six to 80 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: fifty five to tie the series one game All Blitzavs 81 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: was again impressive and was the opens top score was 82 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: sixteen points to go with her twelve rebounds. A bit 83 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: of inaccuracy from long range hurt the Aussies. They only 84 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: shot at twenty percent from outside the three point line. 85 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: Japanese star Monica Akoye troubled the Opals with her inside 86 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: outside game, scoring a game high twenty points in just 87 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: under twenty four minutes. We're going to the decider game 88 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: three Tuesday in Newcastle tonight and raining WNBL MVP. Annelie 89 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: Mailey will make her Opal's debut after returning from the US, 90 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: where she had a brief stint with WNBA side Chicago 91 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: Sky in tennis. 92 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: So when you look at the honor roll boards at Wimbledon, 93 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: there's a bit of a difference between the men's and 94 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: the women's. Each female winner of Wimbledon has their name 95 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 2: on the board after their maritual status prefix, while male 96 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: players simply have been listed with their first initial and surname. 97 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: For example, last year, when our Ash won, she was 98 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: pictured in front of the board that listed her as 99 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: miss a Party. So since the tournament began in eighteen 100 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: seventy seven, the honorific denoting it maritual status has always 101 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: been given to women players, while men have been listed 102 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: on the boards with just their first initial d surname. 103 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: Meaning last year's men's singles winner Novak Djokovic is presented 104 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: as En Djokovic. 105 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 3: It gets worse, It does get worse. 106 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: It does get worse. So last week, finally Wimbledon confirmed 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: they will replace its honor roll boards before next month's 108 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: tournament and remove the mariatual titles missus and myths that 109 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 2: have been used in front of women's names to bring 110 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: them into line with the men's board. This will mean 111 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: this is oh, I feel your pain. It's a little 112 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: bit of lack of identity going on here. This will 113 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: mean that champions such as Grand Slam winner Chris Everett, 114 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: who was listed as Missus J. M. Lloyd when she 115 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 2: won the nineteen eighty one Wimbledon I mean that's not 116 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: the twenties. Wow, just got my anger in the middle 117 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,119 Speaker 2: of that sentence there. So will mean that Chris Everitt, 118 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 2: who was listed to Missus J. M. Lloyd when she 119 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: won the nineteen eighty one Wimbledon title after marrying John Lloyd, 120 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: will have her name reflected as C. M. Effett for 121 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: all three titles she won. 122 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 3: Because that's her name and she won the titles. 123 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, but she was married to John Lloyd and. 124 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: He enabled her. Oh goodness me, this makes me angry. 125 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 2: She's not alone. There's some other iconic Tennors players who 126 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: will receive a similar change. Billy Jean King, who remains 127 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 2: listed as Missus L. W. King, despite her divorce from 128 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 2: Larry King in nineteen eighty seven, will be correctly reflected 129 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: as will Evont Guligon Cawley, whose name reads Missus R. Cowley, 130 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 2: for her nineteen eighty victory dust frightening. 131 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: How has it taken so long to do this? 132 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 2: As we said, progress, but it's quite slow. It's not 133 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 2: the first time we would and has come under fire 134 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: for being stuck in the very, very very far away past. 135 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: In twenty eighteen, a New York Times article drew attention 136 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 2: to the standard practice of vampires identifying women players with 137 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: their natural prefixes while only calling out males players surnames 138 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 2: during matches. I remember listening to that and thinking, you know, game, 139 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 2: miss Ashbard. I was confused. Anyway, twenty nineteen, we wouldn't 140 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 2: instructed the umpires to drop the honorifix when calling the score. 141 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: No longer referring to the female players as a missile 142 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: misses when they want a point. Slow progress Wimbledon, but 143 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: progress nonetheless, you okay with it? 144 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: Question Mark? 145 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: You know what's kind of annoying because obviously there's all 146 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: of the saga happening with the points scandal at the 147 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: moment where Wimbledon has not allowed the Russian and Belarusian 148 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: players to play, and then the ATP and WTA have said, okay, fine, 149 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,679 Speaker 1: it's just going to be an exhibition tournament. The points 150 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: won't count for rankings. Is this Wimbledon's attempt to distract 151 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: from that and be like, hey, look at this good 152 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: thing that we're doing. 153 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's weird, it's very Tradition is a funny thing, 154 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: and people, I think probably use tradition sometimes as an 155 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: excuse for some pretty ordinary standards, like even the Wimbledon 156 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 2: thing about it. You have to wear white is weird. 157 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 3: It is weird. But as long as the men and 158 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 3: women do it the same, I'm fine with it. 159 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 2: I could never wear white. That's just not my color. 160 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: Well, actually, look, we're going way too deep into this, 161 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: but there's been research we know that's come out of 162 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: Victoria around the fact that wearing white is sometimes a 163 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: barrier for girls and women participating in sport, whether it's 164 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: because they might be afraid about getting their period on white. 165 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 3: So, you know what, wimbled and I think you should 166 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 3: change the color. 167 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: Let's start, we need to go into the next Let's 168 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: write an article. 169 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: In soccer Sport Integrity Australia released an update last week 170 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: on the complaints process triggered by submissions last year by 171 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: Matilda's stalwart Lisa Devanna. Sports Integrity Australia was engaged by 172 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: Football Australia after Divaner went public in October last year 173 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: with claims that she had suffered harassment, bullying and abuse 174 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: during her time with the Matildas, who she played for 175 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty times before retiring from international football. 176 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: A total of twenty seven submissions were given to the watchdog, 177 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: with allegations stemming from the national to the community level. 178 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: Of the twenty seven submissions, nine complaints were from individuals 179 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: to directly impacted by the alleged abuse and eighteen allegations 180 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: from witnesses not directly impacted. Sports Integrity Australia have confirmed 181 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: they referred three cases to the police because they contained 182 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: information that could warrant criminal investigation. SIA investigating two complaints itself, 183 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: and the remaining complaints have been deemed to be outside 184 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: the scope of the process. SIA Chief Executive David Sharpe 185 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: said in a statement, although we received a number of 186 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: submissions which were out of scope, SIA evaluated each submission 187 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: and assisted those lodging complaints to connect them to alternate 188 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: options or contact the relevant body where possible who could 189 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: manage the complaint. Football Australia acknowledged sia's update in a 190 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: statement and said it remained committed to the process, but 191 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: offered no further comment. I think on this one, it 192 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like we've got a huge amount of information yet. 193 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: It's obviously still a work in progress, but I think 194 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: the most important thing is that it looks like Football 195 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: Australia have gone through the right channels to go to 196 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: an independent body to explore it further, and it looks 197 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: like they've referred on to police weren't necessary, so hopefully 198 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: the outcome. 199 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 3: It's a tricky situation. 200 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: It's not often a good outcome in these cases, but 201 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: you just hope that it's all referred through the right 202 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: channels and an outcome can be reached. 203 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 2: In netball, the sun Corp Super Netball comp is tight, 204 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: like so tight, and with only two rounds to play, 205 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 2: the top four and finals are genuine chance for all 206 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 2: eight teams. The Giants took a big step toward qualifying 207 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 2: for the semi finals after scoring a crucial fifty nine 208 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 2: to fifty win over at the Adelaide Thunderbirds and climbed 209 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: to third spot on the ladder. On Sunday, the winners 210 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 2: left them on twenty four points, one win in front 211 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 2: of the chasing pack, which includes the fire Birds, the Thunderbirds, 212 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: the Swifts and the Magpies. I feel like the Swiss 213 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 2: should be some kind of bird. The Swift, Birds and 214 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 2: the Magpies all on twenty points. Also on Sunday, the 215 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 2: mel Mixon's one again and are on track to complete 216 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 2: a stunning rise from wooden spooners to minor premiers Huge. 217 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 2: They held off a strong challenge from the Sunshine Coast Lightning, 218 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: who I actually was within the lounge, the Virgin Lounge 219 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 2: last night in Melbourne and. 220 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,239 Speaker 3: They didn't say hello to you, which you were really disappointed. 221 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 2: So I had some te fat merch on. I was 222 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 2: hoping for a shout out, but look, we're all pretty 223 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,199 Speaker 2: angry because there was a lot of delays going out 224 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 2: in Melbourne last night. A play on. They held off 225 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: a strong challenge from Sunshine Coast Lightning in a sixty 226 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: four to sixty victory and sit two clear wins on 227 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: top with forty points. The twenty twenty one season was 228 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 2: one to forget, as they registered just two wins, but 229 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: this was their fifth victory on the trot and their 230 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: two game lead over West Coast Fever should be enough 231 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 2: to see them finish Minor Premiers. Viction's Emily Mannix said 232 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: after the match, obviously to be great to finish my Premiers. 233 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 2: We spoke about it before the game today. There's nothing 234 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 2: better than finishing on top. So hopefully we'll keep it 235 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: winning and see how we go. Securing top spot will 236 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 2: also meet a home court advantage throughout the final series, 237 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: which given the evenerness of the competition, could prove invaluable 238 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 2: in the big games to come. 239 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: Pretty impressive for them to turn that season around, and 240 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: probably says a lot about Liz Watson, who was out 241 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: with injury last season. 242 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: I agree, and also such an exciting competition. 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They also went 266 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: undefeated throughout the entire tournament, which was very impressive. Amba 267 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: Merritt scored a sublime forty points in the final. 268 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 2: Forty out of fifty four. 269 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 3: How Good Get at the ball. 270 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: Wow and was named the Championships Most Valuable Player. Australia, 271 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: Japan and Iran have qualified for the women's competition at 272 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: the IWBF World Championships, due to be held in Dubai 273 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: in November. 274 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 2: Awesome in AFLW, so it's nice to have something to 275 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: chat about that isn't related to uncertainty of season start dates, 276 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 2: cbas and all that other fun stuff. The four expansion 277 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 2: teams have been super busy in the active in the 278 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: player signing space in the last week, and it's excellent 279 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 2: to note that after every AFLW club was coached by 280 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: a man last season, three of the four expansion teams 281 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 2: have appointed women to lead the clubs on the field. 282 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 2: Laura Arnell will make history as the first retired AFLW 283 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 2: play to time take the range as a head coach 284 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: at Port Adelaide, and she'll be joined by Natalie Wood 285 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 2: at Essendon and Bet Goddard at Hawthorne. 286 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: What I love about this situation is because it's four 287 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: new teams coming into the competition. It's like these three 288 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: clubs have acknowledged we have the ability here to create change. 289 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: We're starting something from the beginning. We've got an ability 290 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: to create our own culture. Obviously they carry on the 291 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: culture of the men's team in the clubs that have 292 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: been around for such a long period of time, but 293 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: they actually have the ability to create change from the 294 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: very beginning, which is pretty cool. Losael was Carlton's inaugural 295 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: captain before she called time on her thirty six game 296 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: playing career in twenty twenty one when she won a 297 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: premiership with Brisbane, and she's really pumped to see the increase, 298 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: she said, in the space of the last few months. 299 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: To go from zero to three is a significant leap. 300 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: There have been some wonderful coaches across the male cohort, 301 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: but I don't think any sensible person in the football 302 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: industry could tell you that there's not another woman in 303 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: the country that could do that job. 304 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 3: She made note of the. 305 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: Fact that her recent experience will allow her to relate 306 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: to the players, noting I think it'll be much easier 307 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: for me to be able to relate with my players 308 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: and understand their day to day having just come out 309 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: of it. I think that's a really good point because 310 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: we've seen some really successful male players transitioned to make 311 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: really good coaches. But I think it provides a really 312 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: unique insight to this semi professional nature of women's sport. 313 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: You're going to have a deeper understanding if you've experienced 314 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: it yourself, the fact that you have to balance a 315 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: whole range of things, the different mental health challenges, the 316 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: emotional challenges on top of the physical challenges. I think 317 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: it's a really good point there by our now that 318 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: she'll have a different perspective on that. And there are 319 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: plenty of other current players who are in the coaching 320 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: ranks already and hopefully could potentially be AFLW coaches or 321 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: AFL coaches in the future. Melbourne captain, we know Daisy Pierce, 322 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: who was on the last episode of the season two 323 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: teefat podcast Go check that one out. Gabby Newton at 324 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: the Western Bulldogs, Sarah Perkins at Hawthorne, and my captain 325 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: at the Giants at Leisha Eva all taking on coaching 326 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: roles while still playing. 327 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: I think importantly when you said that the relatability from 328 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: a player that's come straight out of the program or 329 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 2: a program is important. Also, one of the things that 330 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: I know I see in a number of women's sports 331 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 2: is oftentimes we get males coming into coach using the 332 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 2: women's program as a stepping stone. 333 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: Oh, don't get me started on the stepping stone conversation. 334 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: I'm angry this morning around. 335 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 2: I love the fact that these female players are coming 336 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 2: in and their own goal is to coach AFLW. Yeah, 337 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 2: it's no stepping stone, it's where they want to be, 338 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 2: So I think that aspect of it is awesome. AFL 339 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: Coaching Development and Education Manager Julia Lawrence said the AFL 340 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 2: was committed to investing in the female coaching pathway and 341 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 2: has released an action plan to ensure women hold at 342 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: least half of the AFLW senior coaching positions by twenty thirty. 343 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 2: The AFL has developed three programs to improve coaching pathways 344 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: for women and girls across AUSTRAIGHTA, including the Chicin Coach program, 345 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 2: which was pioneered by Arnell and Lawrence vouch for the 346 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: program's success, with Lawrence noting the majority of the eighty 347 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 2: nine coaches who transition through the She Can Coach program 348 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 2: have gone on to complete high industry accreditation and coach 349 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 2: in their talent pathway, State Leagues or AFLW. So the 350 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: current numbers of females in the coaching space INAFLW on 351 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 2: the rise. There are currently thirty two female coaches in 352 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 2: the AFLW setup, up from twenty seven in twenty twenty one, 353 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: and on top of that, seven of the twelve senior 354 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 2: coaches in the twenty twenty two VFLWS season are women. 355 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: That is making some serious progress, Like if we looked 356 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: at those numbers a few years ago, I think it 357 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: would have been much. 358 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 3: Less than that. 359 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: Absolutely, back to Laura and Arnew, she said there were 360 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: still some barriers to overcome to ensure adequate representation of 361 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: women in the coaching ranks into the future, including the 362 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: gender pay gap and the requirement to juggle part time 363 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: work due to a shorter season than the men. She 364 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: also highlighted the real issue that many women have when 365 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: it comes to self belief. It's a stereotypical female trait 366 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: that when you apply for jobs, you feel you need 367 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: to more than tick every key selection criteria. Many members 368 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: of the opposite gender would not do that. They'd probably 369 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: take a leaf of faith on themselves when they tick 370 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: a portion of those key selection criteria and just go 371 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: for the job anyway. 372 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,919 Speaker 3: Preach that is a great quote. She's nailed that. 373 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: She, however, knows that the future of women's football is 374 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: super bright and went on to say to all the 375 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: spiring coaches, my other advice is to back yourself in 376 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 1: and put yourself in situations where you're uncomfortable. 377 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 3: Some great She's nailed that. All of those things. 378 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: I love it. You'll am it in rugby league. 379 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: To finish us off, New South Wales have announced their 380 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: squad for the State of Origin matchup against Queensland in 381 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: Canberra on Friday, the twenty fourth of June. We might 382 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: just have a giveaway coming up very soon on our socials. 383 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: To make sure you're following us on Instagram At the 384 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: female athlete projects you don't miss out. 385 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: Don't miss out. 386 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 3: Let's take a look at the key story. 387 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 2: Wheelchair athlete Sarah Clifton Bly was fifteen in twenty eighteen 388 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: when she discovered a district athletics carnival ran separate points 389 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: tallies for able body athletes and athletes with disabilities. She 390 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 2: wrote to all of the school principles and the Independent 391 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: Girls Schools Association and demanded her results be included in 392 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 2: the overall champion school tally. Four years later, she dates 393 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 2: as success in multiple ways. Firstly, when Sydney's private girls' 394 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 2: schools voted unanimously in favor of making their sports Cannibals 395 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 2: more inclusive, and then when she became one of the 396 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 2: first athletes named in Australian com Wealth Game squad traveling 397 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: to Birmingham in July. 398 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: One of the really cool things about the Commonwealth Games 399 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: is that it incorporates all athletes in a combined schedule 400 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: rather than a standalone event such as the Paralympics. It'll 401 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 1: be on that stage the eighteen year old will make 402 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 1: her international debut. Clifton Blyi spoke about how wheelchair athletics 403 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: gave her a sense of belonging. She said, athletics took 404 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 1: me in with open arms and brought that sense of 405 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: community and understanding as well that we've been there, we've 406 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: done that sort of thing. She's going to travel to 407 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: Birmingham under the guide of nine time Paralympic gold medalist 408 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: and Sydney Olympic torch bearer Louise Savage, iconic Australian. 409 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 2: Athletes has been there, has done that. 410 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: Yes she has many times. She's had a hand in 411 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: Clifton Bly's development since she took up wheelchair athletics as 412 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: a ten year old after major surgery to her legs. 413 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: Savage isn't getting any metal expectations for Clifton Bly, who 414 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: will complete above her classification in Birmingham, but says it 415 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: ought to be a chance to take her incredible progress 416 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: on the domestic circuit to a higher level. Clifton Bly 417 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: set her sights on qualifying for the twenty twenty four 418 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: Paris and twenty thirty two Brisbane Paralympics, and off the 419 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: track pretty cool. She wants to establish her own business, 420 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: consulting counsels and developers on how to make buildings more 421 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: accessible for all, but she's not going to lose sight 422 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 1: of what makes her race anytime soon, saying I want 423 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: to have fun and I want to just enjoy racing. 424 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: Racing is just so fun and for me it gave 425 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: me a sense of freedom. 426 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 3: You can just ignore everything else. 427 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 2: How good is fun? 428 00:20:59,040 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: Fine? 429 00:20:59,359 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: We love fun. 430 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 2: Fun is great. So the next edition of the Come 431 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 2: Off Games is set to have the largest integrated parasport 432 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: program in history. So that's the powersport program. Obviously we've 433 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: still got the athletics in the swimming part of as well, 434 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: but those eight sports include para athletics, paracycling, parapower lifting, 435 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 2: para swimming, para table tennis, paratrathlon and wheelchair basketball three 436 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 2: on three alongside para lawn bowls. We're got to be 437 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 2: a gold chance in that, don't we. 438 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 3: Surely Australians love lawn bowls. 439 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 2: We're very good at it. Oh good, that's because it's 440 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 2: a schooner at each end. It will also feature more 441 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 2: para athletics and para swimming events than any other comm Games. 442 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 2: Birmingham twenty twenty two will make global sport history by 443 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 2: becoming the first ever major multi sport event to award 444 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 2: more medals to women than men. 445 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 3: We love to see that. 446 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 2: The metal event program confirms there will be one hundred 447 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 2: and thirty six medal events for women and one hundred 448 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 2: and thirty four for men. This will see Birmingham twenty 449 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 2: twenty two go one step further than the Gold Coast 450 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 2: comm Games in twenty eighteen, when there were an equal 451 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 2: number of medals for men and women. Louise Martin, president 452 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: of the Komwealth Games Federation, said, it is very special 453 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 2: that the Koonworth Games were the first major multi sporting 454 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: event in history with more medals for women than men. 455 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: It will also be the largest ever integrated parasport program 456 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 2: which will ensure that Birmingham twenty twenty two will be 457 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 2: a truly historic, inclusive and unforgettable eleven days of sport. 458 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 3: Cannot wait for that one soon. 459 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at what to watch in basketball. 460 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: Game three of the Opals Verse Japan series is tonight. 461 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: Tip Off is seven thirty pm at the Newcastle Entertainment Center. 462 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: You can watch the decider on ESPN, Fox Sports and 463 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: KO and the FEBA YouTube live stream. 464 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 2: Australia's best divers will be looking to make minimal splash 465 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: as they target the Birmiam twenty twenty two Colm Games. 466 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 3: One of your best tricks. 467 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 2: I told you shouldn't let me read my own jokes, 468 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 2: Oh dear. The twenty twenty two Australian Diving Championships will 469 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 2: double as a selection trials follow Bermia in twenty twenty 470 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 2: two Conwealth Games and the twenty twenty two FEMA World Championship. 471 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 2: The competition starts tomorrow Wednesday, finishing up on Saturday, and 472 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 2: the four day event will be held at Maroonda Leisure 473 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: Center in Melbourne. The event is open to the public 474 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: and you can watch the final day of the Championships 475 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 2: on Saturday live on seven Plus. 476 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: In netball, the second last round of the competition, the 477 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: third verse fourth in the comp could not be tighter. 478 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: The Queens and Firebirds host the Giants on Saturday night 479 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: at Nisson Arena. 480 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 3: The match will be a crackup. 481 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: It starts at five pm and if you can't get 482 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: out there, you can watch live on KO and Fox Sports. 483 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 2: And in rugby Union, the Walleroo's head across the Ditch 484 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 2: to continue their World Cup build up. They take on 485 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 2: the Black Ferns of New Zealand on Monday, the sixth 486 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 2: of June, before facing USA and Canada over the next 487 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: two weeks. You can watch live on Stands Sport. 488 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 3: Go the Wallaroos and that's the wrap. 489 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 2: See you next week. Friend. 490 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 3: That was fun. I had a good time. 491 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: Thanks for coming, even though you're full of rage for 492 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: most of it. 493 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: Yeah I was, but I've finished smiling, and that's the 494 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 1: most important. 495 00:23:58,440 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: Part because it's all about fun. 496 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 3: We love fun. Goodbye, see you next week. 497 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 2: Goodbye.