1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Rap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: Bez, what have we got around the grounds this week? 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 3: The Tillies go six in r row, a new nine 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 3: hundred thousand dollars salary cap in NRLW is announced, and 5 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 3: Australia win bronze in the World Athletics Championships. 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 2: Real event or. 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: Our key story, We'll discuss Tiger Wood's stupid decision to 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: hand his playing partner at Tampon after out driving him. 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: My name is Chloe Dalton. I'm an Olympic gold medalist 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: in rugby sevens and I play AFOW for the GWS. 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 2: Giants at t FAT. 12 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: We've got an incredible team of people that bring you 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: this content, and one of those people is Bez, who 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: works very hard to do all the research and all 15 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: the merch and all the behind the scenes work to 16 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: pull this podcast together. 17 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: Bez, how are you today? I'm very well. How are you? 18 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: You are? Remote on location in the Hunter Pation. I've 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: had a lovely weekend in the Hunter. We actually came. 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: It was a family trip, but Dad booked months ago 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: to come and see Sting because we grew up listening 22 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: to Sting and James rain who were playing in the weekend, 23 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: and what seemed to be a cyclone hit halfway through 24 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: and they called the whole thing off. 25 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: Mother Nature had other plans. We had a great weekend. 26 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 3: Nonetheless, I hope there was some Spotify sting dancing at 27 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 3: home once you got home. Absolutely was. It was our 28 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 3: next best st option. Great, you had your own concert. 29 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 3: You got to design the set list as you would 30 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 3: have liked it. 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: I for yeah, that's so true. Got to buy all 32 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: the favorites. 33 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: These podcast drops every Tuesday morning at six am, and 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: you can also read it in an email newsletter format, 35 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: so the link is in the show notes so you 36 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: can subscribe to read it with your morning coffee. Let's 37 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: take a look around the grounds in athletics. 38 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: Over the weekend, the twenty twenty three World Athletics Championships 39 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: was held in Bathurst, with the runners starting the day 40 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 3: in scorching temperatures before ending it with a thunderstorm rolling 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: over Mount Panorama that obviously hit most of. 42 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: I think were they the sting concert while runing? 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 3: Potentially I also got moved inside the at the pub 44 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 3: because of said storm. A bit less dramatic, but it 45 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: affected us all. 46 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: In the mixed. 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: In the mixed four by two kilometer real event, Australia 48 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 3: had a hot team and that team of Oliver Hall, 49 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: Jessica Hull, Stewart McSwain and Abby Caldwell and delivered the 50 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: fourth some one bronze behind Kenya and Ethiopia, and in 51 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 3: the process cemented Australia's status as a heavyweight nation of 52 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 3: the distance running world. When you say distance running and 53 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: Kenya and Ethiopia, I think third. 54 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: Is very impressive. I agree the team. Yeah good. I'm 55 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: glad you do because I didn't give you time to 56 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: let the team out. 57 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: But it was Hull who made significant inroads on the 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: second legate to move Australia into the lead with a 59 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 3: twelve a second turnaround before McSwain and Caldwell anchored the 60 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 3: team to a twenty three minutes, twenty six sevens twenty 61 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 3: six seconds performance, five seconds behind silver which was Ethiopia, 62 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 3: and twelve seconds behind gold which was Kenya. 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 2: Can I jump in? Sorry? 64 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: This delay is really getting us. Oli Hall was the 65 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: one who won Colm Games Golden eight hundred meters, wasn't he? 66 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 3: He is? 67 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 2: All right, here's here's. 68 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: An Aussie icon, so it's pretty cool, like the team 69 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: that they put together was pretty impressive. 70 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, we seem to have a really impressive stock of 71 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 3: middle distance runners at the moment. Jess Hull, who we 72 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: spoke to in season one way back when of the podcast, 73 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 3: she was super stoked with her run and said afterwards 74 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: there is no pressure when you have three superstars with you. 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: You know that everyone is so professional that they will 76 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: do their jobs. I was just trying to stay patient 77 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 3: and not get too carried away because I've done that 78 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 3: plenty of times before. It was only the fourth metal 79 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: one by Australia in the fifty year history of the Championships. 80 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 2: Huge effort, very very cool. 81 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: In soccer Game one of the Cup of Nations on 82 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: Thursday night, it was a Samkurr halftime speech that ignited 83 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: the Matildas and the result was a four nil victory 84 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: over how do you say the new name Checkia? 85 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 2: Is that right? Yeah? 86 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 3: I was listening to it last night whilst watching and 87 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 3: I thought that's some good intel for tomorrow's wrap recording. 88 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: And the result was a four nil victory over check 89 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: yat on the Central Coast. The first half was a 90 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: pretty ordinary half of football. Matilda's were looking sluggish, and 91 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: struggling to penetrate their opposition's defense. However, the second half 92 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: was a completely different story, and after the match, They're 93 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: head coach Tony Gestavsen revealed that it was a Sam 94 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: kur chat at halftime that lit the fuse. He said 95 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: it was Kurr's halftime speech. What we actually said at 96 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: halftime was what if this was the opening game of 97 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: the World Cup with eighty thousand in the stands being frustrated, 98 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: If we let that thought come to us emotionally, we 99 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: probably don't see the second half. And Sam also spoke 100 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: about that, don't freak out, don't stress out, believe in 101 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: the plan, believe in the process, believe your teammates, but 102 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: we need to do it better. Oh imagine it's a 103 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: halftime pump up from Sam Ka. You'd be like, yes, 104 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: I'll do whatever you say. 105 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, your favorite halftime pump up. I don't know, to 106 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 2: be honest, like imagining being in front of eighty thousand fans, 107 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: I feel like that's a pretty good reminder. 108 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 3: What was what was your what was your halftime chat 109 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: at Adelaide Oval in front of fifty three thousand fans when. 110 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: We were getting absolutely smashed you're probably down by a 111 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: fair bit by that stage already. 112 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: Look, I'm kind of was hoping you weren't going to 113 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 2: ask me because I just am not very good at remembering. 114 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 1: The halftime chat take fair enough. I think that probably 115 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: means I'm not a very good athlete. I feel like 116 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: I'm president at the time, but looking back, there's so 117 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: many other things going on, but they're not they don't 118 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: stick with me. 119 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: Do you prefer a water bottle throwing, you know, lots 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 3: of astronics kind of chat, or a quiet you know 121 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 3: you could do better. 122 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed kind of chat. 123 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: I think it quiet you can do better for me, 124 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: Like throwing your water bottle does absolutely nothing for me, 125 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: Like it's not gonna it's not gonna get me all 126 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: fired up. And I think that's just a personality thing, right. 127 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure some people would get absolutely pumped up by that, 128 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: but for me, I'm. 129 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 2: Like, it's already a heightened state. Why would you come 130 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: in here and do that? Like people know when they're 131 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 2: playing poorly. 132 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: I agree, And I just think I think a lot 133 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: of the time, depending on the environment in terms of 134 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the level of professionalism, if you're in an elite environment, 135 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: the athletes know when they haven't performed and they come 136 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: in for the halftime chat. 137 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,799 Speaker 2: So it's working out how. 138 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,679 Speaker 1: Do I communicate with them in a way that allows 139 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: them to refocus, which is exactly what it sounds like. 140 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 2: Sam Kerr did absolutely. 141 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: Back to the game, two goals to Hailey Razzo, one 142 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: to Curb and a final fitting goal to record blake 143 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: breaker Blair Polkinhorn saw the Matilda's cruise to the win 144 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: and most importantly keep a clean sheet. Polkinhorn became Australia's 145 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: most capped player of all time in her one hundred 146 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: and fifty second appearance for her country, breaking the record 147 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: set by Cheryl Salisbury. I will also say broke the 148 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,679 Speaker 1: record for men and women's players. 149 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 3: On Sunday night, the Matilda's faced off against Spain. Now, 150 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: the Spanish squad in Australia is still missing those fifteen players, 151 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 3: including Ballan d'Or win our alexeiyaputeas after the group stood 152 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 3: themselves down in September last year. So we spoke about 153 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 3: that playload action at the time. That was in the 154 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 3: form of an email from the players that in parts 155 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 3: stated I inform you that the events that have occurred 156 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 3: in situation that has a risen in the Spanish national team, 157 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 3: a situation of which you are aware of, having an 158 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: important effect on my emotional state and by extension, my health. 159 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 3: As a result, I do not currently consider myself to 160 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 3: be in a condition to be chosen for the national team, 161 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: and I'm asked not to be called up until. 162 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: The situation is resolved. 163 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 3: So since then, there's been nothing from the players, the 164 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 3: head coach or a Wilder, or the Spanish or federation 165 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 3: to explain what happened to prompt the withdrawal of the players, 166 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 3: and the issues only seem to have groan between all 167 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 3: of the parties. There's been suggestions from parts of the 168 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 3: media that players have complained to Wilda being controlling and 169 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 3: creating an environment of anxiety and stress that has resulted 170 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 3: in some players leaving training in tears. In addition, there's 171 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 3: been criticism around player loads which have resulted in preventable injuries, 172 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: as well as questions around the style and coaching skills 173 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 3: of fielder. 174 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: So with all of that going on, the Spanish team 175 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: that did take the field was it wasn't going to 176 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: be an easy game for the Matildas regardless. Right, So 177 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: Spain has not lost since the Euros last year, and 178 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: that streak includes a one all draw with Olympic silver 179 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: medalist Sweden and a two nail win over reigning world 180 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: champs USA. This is hardly surprising given given that Spain 181 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: won both under seventeen and under twenty Women's World Cups 182 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: last year. So they have some seriously impressive pathways and 183 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: pipelines coming through to feed that national team, which is 184 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: pretty cool. The match on Sunday started fast and the 185 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: Matilda's found themselves in front when Courtney Vine drained a 186 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: shot in the top right corner after only eleven minutes. 187 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: Just five minutes later, Claire Polkinghorn made it two when 188 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: Spain failed to deal with a corner and the veteran 189 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: found the net in her one hundred and fifty third match, 190 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: And to round out an unbelievable half, Caitlin Ford converted 191 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: a perfect Steph Catley free kick when she headed the 192 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: ball in after forty one minutes. 193 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 2: The Steph Catley left food is just chef's kiss or 194 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 2: should we call it STEP's kiss? 195 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 3: Oh? 196 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 2: That's good. 197 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: We need to make other thing. I don't know what 198 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: the emoji is, but we're making it. 199 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 2: It's not really. Maybe it's a seven. 200 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 3: Well, maybe the hand is like a number seven because 201 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 3: she wears seven. Is that actually just Michael Cleanan, Layton 202 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: hewittt all of the above. 203 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: So three aur halftime and the materials were pushed in 204 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: the second half and did concede too late goals, but 205 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: they always seemed in control and the all round performance 206 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: was very promising. Only months out from the World Cup. 207 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: The win all but secures the Cup of Nations trophy 208 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: for Australia for the second year running, with one final 209 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: game left to play against Jamaica on Wednesday night. Pretty 210 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: cool for them to go six in a row in 211 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: the lead up to the World Cup. 212 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: Can the Tillies win the World Cup? One hundred percent? 213 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 2: They can. 214 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: If we're had to ask that same question twelve months ago, 215 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: I think you would have had a different answer. But 216 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: I think they are looking very informed this year. 217 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 3: I've always been a believer, solid eye roll, just on 218 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 3: the Spanish team and this ongoing saga. The reality is 219 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 3: that Spanish football is going to have to make some 220 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 3: serious decisions in the next few months. I mean they're 221 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 3: going to get home from this Cup of Nations. Alexia 222 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 3: Potais is about to potentially win a second ballandor in 223 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 3: a row, and they're really going to travel to the 224 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 3: World Cup without what most regard as the greatest footballer 225 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 3: on the planet. It's very very interesting times to Spanish football. 226 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I probably thought the threat of not having those 227 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: players would have caused greater action in the lead up 228 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: to this, but you kind of hope that the World 229 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: Cup being the pinnacle, that something happens by then. 230 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 2: I agree. 231 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 3: In cricket, the Aussi cricket team has secured its place 232 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 3: in the T twenty World Cup semi finals after beating 233 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 3: the host South Africa on Sunday morning. Alisa Heally was 234 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 3: ruled out before the game with quad soreness, but that 235 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 3: did not hamper the team restricted South Africa to just 236 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: six one hundred and twenty four off twenty overs with 237 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 3: some tight bowling. 238 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 2: Georgia Wareham took two for. 239 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 3: Eighteen to be the best of the bowlers, and after 240 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: a shaky started, was Tarlie McGrath who got the job 241 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 3: done with the bat. Alise Perry opened the batting in 242 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 3: Heally's absence, but was one of the early wickets that 243 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 3: saw her joined in the pavilion by Meg Lanning and 244 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 3: Beth Mooney. In the first seven overs. Australia was three 245 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 3: for forty when McGrath joined Ash Gardner at the crease, 246 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 3: and it was the pair's eighty one run partnership that 247 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 3: saw the Ossies home. McGrath she was super impressive. She 248 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 3: smashed ten scintillating fours, including a cracker through the covers, 249 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 3: to bring up her fifty off just twenty nine deliveries. 250 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 3: The result means that Australia has finished the group stage 251 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 3: with four wins from four matches. The second semi final 252 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 3: spot in Group one is between well. After this morning's result, 253 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 3: New Zealand absolutely batted Sri Lanka, so it's now between 254 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 3: South Africa and New Zealand. South Africa have to beat 255 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: Bangladesh on Wednesday morning to make the semifinals, which. 256 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 2: I think that New Zealand, having a good tournament, well 257 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 2: the n. 258 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 3: To miss out though I'm pretty sure South Africa will 259 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 3: get that job done. So unfortunately New Zealand left it 260 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: a little late and I think the staffers will get 261 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 3: through the semifinals. We played on Friday and Saturday Australian time, 262 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 3: with the Big Dance scheduled for midnight on Monday morning. 263 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: In rugby league, last week, a landmark agreement between the 264 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: NRL and the players Union was finally reached about the 265 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: women's game, when the NRL and RLPA released a joint 266 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: statement on Tuesday confirming a deal had been done for 267 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: female rugby league players, ending that was weeks and weeks 268 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: of back and forth, and a lot of it was 269 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: really public back and forth, which is not a common 270 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: part of that process. 271 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 2: I think we're seeing that more in this space. 272 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 3: Do you think, like in regards to female athletes actually 273 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 3: taking to social media and saying this is not on. 274 00:13:55,280 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: I think it's It's quite a tricky one because sometimes 275 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: it can work in the player's favor if they speak 276 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: out publicly to garner public support and almost use it 277 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: as a bit of a leverage against the organization. But 278 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: then at the same time, I think when players speak 279 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: out too early in the piece, it can impact the 280 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: negotiations that occur. So I think it's probably a case 281 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: by case, but I think in the situation with rugby league, 282 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: it got to a point where the players had to 283 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: speak out. I don't I think it wasn't it wasn't 284 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: really working the way they were going about it, and 285 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: it seems like they've got a good result off. 286 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: The back of it. 287 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a very delicate balance and I think if 288 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: you get to the point where you feel it discussions 289 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 3: there's no traction at all, then perhaps you do have 290 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: to go public. 291 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: So some of the key financial details include there's some 292 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: really good inclusions here, So a policy relating to pregnancy 293 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: and parental agreements. Support will be provided to pregnant players, 294 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: and parental leave will be available for primary carriers of 295 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: infants up to twenty four months. A nine hundred thousand 296 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: dollars salary cap in twenty twenty three, which will see 297 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: incremental increases over the next five years to one point 298 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: five one eight million in twenty twenty seven. So what 299 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: that means is the twenty twenty three minimum wage will 300 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: be thirty thousand dollars. By twenty twenty seven, the minimum 301 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: wage will rise to fifty thousand, six hundred dollars. There's 302 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: going to be an increase in the number of teams 303 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: to a maximum of twelve during the CBA cycle which 304 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: ends in twenty twenty seven. There's going to be a 305 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: significant rise in workload. With a twenty week season slated 306 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four, expanding to 307 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: twenty three weeks by twenty twenty five. That's a it's 308 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: a big jump compared to what they've been doing. 309 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think though when we talk about season, they're 310 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 3: actually talking about preseason included in that. 311 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: So they're talking about a seven weeks three season, So 312 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 2: they will play one team once rather than twice, right, 313 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 2: I believe so yet to be confirmed, but that is 314 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: my understanding. 315 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: Enter Our Chief executive Andrew Abdo said head office had 316 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: worked extremely hard on a range of player benefits and 317 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: other progressive aspects of the agreement, including an allowance for 318 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: private health insurance along with twelve month contracts and the 319 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: opportunity for players to sign multi year contracts from twenty 320 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: twenty three. 321 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: Just a note on that private health one. 322 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: I think it's really important that they've incorporated that into 323 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: their deal because if you think about private health as 324 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: an athlete a lot of time, it's part of your 325 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: contract that you actually have top tier private health insurance 326 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: to cover you if you have an injury that requires surgery, ziopo, dietary. 327 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: Or anything like that that could impact your body. 328 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: It's a solid monthly payment if you're an athlete that's 329 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: on minimum wage. 330 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's an and it is. 331 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 3: It's something that, as you said, as an elite athlete, 332 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 3: you really should have private health cover. And if then 333 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 3: ERLW is going to pick that up for the players, 334 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 3: I think that's a wonderful step forward. 335 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: Oh, here's the numbers about the length of the season 336 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: that you have, of course included in your research. The 337 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: new NRALW season will include seven weeks of preseason, two 338 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: weeks of leave, nine rounds of regular season, semi finals, 339 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: and the Grand Final. The race is now on for 340 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: clubs to sign the game's elite women, with the documentation 341 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: indicating the clubs have a deadline until May twenty four 342 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: to reach their roster quota. 343 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 2: Ex signing times. 344 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 3: In some more soccer, so last week we discussed the 345 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 3: Canadian women's soccer teams fight for equal rights and their 346 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 3: dispute with Canada Soccer. On Friday, they played their opening 347 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 3: match of the She Believes Cup against the US WNT 348 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 3: and prior to the match, to two teams put aside 349 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 3: their ferocious rivalry and acted like colleagues all for the 350 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 3: good of the sport. Players from both teams gathered in 351 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 3: the middle of the field, linked arms, stood shoulder to 352 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 3: shoulder with their opponents, and they joined together in their 353 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 3: efforts to be heard. The Canadians wore purple shirts with 354 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 3: the words enough is Enough handwritten on them and explained 355 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 3: on their Players Union Twitter account that purple has historically 356 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 3: been associated with efforts to achieve gender equality. The Canadian 357 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 3: Players Union said the team would continue to wear purple 358 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 3: until its federation has standards in place that ensure equal 359 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 3: treatment and opportunity. The Americans and the Canadians wrap purple 360 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 3: tape on their wrists, and skipper Christine Sinclair said after 361 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 3: the match, obviously where FIZ competitors on the pitch, but 362 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 3: the world of women's football is very small and ultimately 363 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 3: we support each other. Their support has been amazing. They've 364 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 3: really helped amplify the message and get it going worldwide. 365 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 3: Americans went on to win the game to nil, and 366 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 3: Sinclair admitted that the labor dispute had made it a 367 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 3: particular tough week for the Canadian women. US WNT striker 368 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 3: Alex Morgan sympathized with her opponent's opponents, having experienced a 369 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 3: similar situation when the US was in its equal pay 370 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 3: fight with its own federation. Augus said before the match, 371 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 3: Canada is just getting started. They know the long road 372 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 3: ahead of them because we just went through that, and 373 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 3: I hope it's a shorter road for them. Will do 374 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 3: anything to publicize what they're fighting for and why they 375 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 3: should achieve that. It's just I think it's so important 376 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 3: that soccer fans, soccer players, sponsors all get involved in 377 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 3: sharing this message, applying the pressure on the federation, you know, 378 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 3: to make the changes that the players they're asking for. 379 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 3: And it was super I just thought it was really 380 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 3: really encouraging to see the America and Canada come together 381 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 3: like that. It's kind of like US hugging the kiwis 382 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 3: before a game. 383 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: It's a bit odd, Yeah, it's I thought it was 384 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: quite incredible. Obviously, the support from the US WNT and 385 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: the way they all joined in a circle, I thought 386 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: that was quite a powerful stance. But yeah, because the 387 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: US have been through a similar process, they have a 388 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: very deep level of understanding of what it feels like 389 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: to be representing your country and trying to push for 390 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: better conditions. So I think it's really cool that they 391 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: were able to put that aside and support them quite 392 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: outwardly in that approach. Yeah, I agree in more and 393 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: more soccer, so much soccer. There's a lot of soccer, 394 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: so much soccer. And what I kind of like, is 395 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: it a World Cup year? Well that makes a lot 396 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: of sense, doesn't it. But what I do like is 397 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: I kind of, again in line with this story about 398 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: Canada and the US, is even if you're not a 399 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: huge soccer fan, you've got to be a Matilda's fan 400 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: because they're bloody amazing. But I think soccer in a 401 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: lot of allmats is leading the way in a lot 402 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: of equal pay, crusades, a lot of player protection, player welfare. 403 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: It's I think globally it's probably at the forefront at 404 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: the moment, I would say, I don't know if you 405 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: agree Bears in leading the way for a lot of 406 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: women's sports. 407 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I absolutely agree, And it is you know that 408 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 3: they do call it the world game. It is a 409 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 3: global game, and it's we're seeing little for one of 410 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 3: a better word, spotfyers coming up everywhere all over the 411 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 3: globe and women getting together and fighting them. 412 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 2: It's amazing. 413 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: So a report in the Fairfax Media last week shared 414 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: the results of a survey carried out by an independent 415 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 1: market research firm, Futures Sport and Entertainment. I like that 416 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: we went to a We went to Bonniever on Friday night, bears, 417 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: and rather than sitting and having a beer and just 418 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: enjoying the sunshine, we were actually looking through and discussing 419 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: this article with statistics about Sam Kerr and how good 420 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: the Matildas are. 421 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 3: I think we were waiting for people to come back 422 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 3: from the bathroom whilst that was happening. But yes, we 423 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 3: do discuss slightly. We discussed women's sports news at all 424 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 3: times possible. It never never sleeped. 425 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: So what Futures Sport and Entertainment found was their monthly 426 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: market landscape tracker showed that the Matildas have surpassed the 427 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: Wallabies to become Australia's fourth most popular national sporting team. 428 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 2: So that top. I'm so torn. I'm so torn. I 429 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 2: don't think you should be. 430 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: We will always love the Wallabies, but we love women more. 431 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 2: Okay, play on continue. 432 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: So the team that tops the list remains in the 433 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: Australian men's Test cricket team at twenty five point seven percent. 434 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: They've held that mantle for five years. They are followed 435 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: at the moment by the Soccaroos at seventeen point four 436 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: percent and the Rugby League Kangaroos at nine point five percent. 437 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: The Matildas at six point four percent have edged in 438 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: front of the Wallabies who are at five percent, and 439 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: it's the largest gap between the pair and the last 440 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: five years. The Tillies are expected to break into the 441 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: top three and the lead up to their home FIFA 442 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 1: Women's World Cup in July and August. Can I say, like, 443 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: I know there was a Rugby League World Cup, and 444 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: I know we have a huge amount of rugby league 445 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: fans in this country. But they've got to be able 446 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: to overtake the Kangaroos come on. 447 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 3: Surely, Oh, without a doubt. It's a matter of when 448 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 3: not if. I in my humble opinion, so. 449 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: Simon Wardle, the president of Future Sport and Entertainment, said 450 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: soccer was benefiting from the double whammy of the Sokkaro's 451 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: round of sixteen berth in Qatar and the anticipation for 452 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: the Women's World Cup. Wardle also cites the curve factor 453 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: as a reason behind the popularity of the team. This 454 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: is a pretty cool one that we chatted. I kind 455 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: of maybe it. 456 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 2: Was it before we even got to the pub. 457 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: As we've spoken about a lot on the podcast, Sam 458 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: Kerr is pretty much winning everything that you can win. 459 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: She's scoring goals on and off the pitch in all 460 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: aspects of sport and business. Her profile has become so 461 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: large that she's now the perfect example of how younger 462 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: fans tend to demonstrate more loyalty towards individual athletes over teams. 463 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: Wardell notes that athletes like Kur now connect with fans 464 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: differently through social media and a more direct, celebrity esque way. 465 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: Ordor stated, it goes to demonstrate the power of having 466 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: that person who really embodies and personifies the national team. 467 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: We saw the same thing with Lionel Messi winning the 468 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: World Cup. It wasn't arj Tina winning it. The story 469 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: was Messy winning it. What we're seeing from a lot 470 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: of the research that Futures does is that hero worship 471 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: to that star player is becoming more and more of 472 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: an important factor for fans engaging with sports. A lot 473 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: of that has been driven by the fact that, especially 474 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 1: when you look at those younger fans, the gen Z fans. 475 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: More of their consumption is through non traditional media, social 476 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: and digital. They're engaging with the players ahead of or 477 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: as well as the teams. Because we've chatted in the 478 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: past about some of the research by I think it's 479 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: by the Fan Project, and they talk about the fact 480 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: that because women's sport, fans of women's sport have had 481 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: limited access to the news and information and about athletes 482 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: for such a long time, that they. 483 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 2: Are fluid fans and they're. 484 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: So good at consuming the digital information and engaging on 485 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: social media. So I think Sam Kerr is the perfect 486 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: example of that. Other research provided by Futures to Football 487 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: Australia as part of a brand health report prepared for 488 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: the federation shows that for is by far the most 489 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: popular sport, sitting at twenty percent of people surveyed between 490 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: the ages of fourteen to twenty four, the highest rate 491 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: ever recorded by any sport for that age group. It 492 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: is further proof that engaging content is a key driver 493 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: for the younger generation, and Wardle said, these new fans, 494 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: especially when you're talking about these fourteen to twenty four 495 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: year olds, it is a different relationship that they're having 496 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 1: to the sport different ways in which they're consuming content 497 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,360 Speaker 1: and feeding their passion for a sport that they clearly 498 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: have a high predisposition towards. It's a case of speaking 499 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 1: to those fans on those terms. Yeah, it is super 500 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: interesting research. 501 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 3: And we've spoken about before how female athletes have kind 502 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 3: of led the way in that social media space out 503 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 3: of necessity really because they have been ignored and it 504 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 3: continued to be ignored by the mainstream media. So they've 505 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 3: found other ways and those avenues are actually now starting 506 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 3: to pay off. 507 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: It's awesome. 508 00:25:56,440 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 3: In basketball, the Towns will Fire leapt up the ladders, 509 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: sit in first place. On the weekend, they put on 510 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 3: a defensive master class, keeping the Bendigo Spirit to a 511 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 3: season low score in their eighty eight to sixty two 512 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 3: win during wnbl's Indigenous Round. There were some awesome basketball 513 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 3: jerseys over the weekend. Loved seeing them, very cool desires. 514 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 3: Sharla Hel scored eight points in the match amidst a 515 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 3: fair bit of media attention surrounding her exit from the 516 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 3: Flames and her father's potential termination from the club. Shane 517 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 3: Hill has filed federal court proceedings against the Flames, seeking 518 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 3: penalties and orders preventing his termination. The club launched an 519 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 3: investigation after multiple players approached the club with bullying complaints 520 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 3: against Hill in early January. Hill was subsequently suspended from 521 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 3: coaching and Shyla left for Townsville. So the Australian Basketball 522 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 3: Players Association has provided counseling to Flames players, and last 523 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 3: week the Flames made their first comment by way of 524 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 3: a statement that said multiple Sydney Flames players separately approached 525 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: club officials with allegations of bullying. After consideration of the 526 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 3: allegations and the risk to the health and safety of 527 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 3: players and the club's obligations under the Work Health and 528 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 3: Safety Act twenty eleven, as well as the obligations we 529 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 3: have under the Basketball Australian Member Protection Policy, it was 530 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 3: determined by the Sydney Flames to carry out an independent 531 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 3: factual investigation of the allegations made and that Shane he 532 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 3: will be suspended while the investigation took place. So Ill 533 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 3: and response released his own statement, saying he was disappointed 534 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 3: that they made the statement without any consultation or notice. 535 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 3: I have been employed as the head coach of the 536 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 3: Sydney Flames since March twenty twenty one. I've worked closely 537 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 3: with the team, coaching staff and management without any issues 538 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 3: or concerns being raised. During late twenty twenty two, I 539 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: raised various concerns affecting my ability to coach the team. 540 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 3: I then raised concern on the seventh of January twenty 541 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 3: twenty three about the manner in which I'd been treated 542 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 3: by senior member of Sydney Flames management soon after I 543 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 3: was suspended, that I have at any stage acted in 544 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 3: a manner to risk the health and safety of any 545 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 3: person or player. So his daughter, Sharli Hill, has waded 546 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 3: into the mess on social media last week, retweeting a 547 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 3: statement made by Terry Barker, who on his Twitter profile 548 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 3: says he's an author, form basketball coach and referee. Barker wrote, 549 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: now that Sydney have released a statement about the worst 550 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 3: kept secret in Australian basketball, will we get to know 551 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 3: which players consider that they were being bullied. If you 552 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 3: want to play at the highest level and you have 553 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 3: thin skin, why are you there? So that retweet? So 554 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 3: Charli Hill just retweeted that with any comment. That retweet 555 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 3: since been deleted, but she has left a tweet up 556 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 3: there sharing her father's statement with the words can't hide 557 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 3: the truth forever, so that still remains on her profile. 558 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 3: I guess my question around this, and obviously we don't 559 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 3: know what's going on behind closed doors, but it's interesting 560 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 3: that the tweet that she initially reshared and then deleted 561 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 3: that whole concept of if you want to play at 562 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 3: the highest level and you have thin skin, there's it's 563 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 3: something that you know. I think we've all experienced difficult 564 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 3: coaching throughout our sporting careers, but the reality is that 565 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 3: if there's multiple players coming to you saying they're being bullied, 566 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 3: then there's a problem. 567 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 2: Agree. 568 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: Yes, I think that tweet from oldmate Terriers are very 569 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: because he's completely missed the mark on that one. Having 570 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: the thickness of your skin has absolutely nothing to do 571 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: with your ability to perform in elite sports. I'm not 572 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: saying that you don't need to develop resilience and have 573 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,479 Speaker 1: a range of mental health skills and things like that, 574 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: but if there's allegations of bullying, that has absolutely nothing 575 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: to do with the type of player that's in that environment. 576 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I completely agree. 577 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: In surfing early Monday morning, we'll see a sunset winner. 578 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: So at the time of recording, Tyler Wright and Young 579 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: Ossie gun Molly picklem A facing off in the semifinals. 580 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool. 581 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: Where's that. 582 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: We're going to be guaranteed and Ossie finalists this morning, 583 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: Monday morning? 584 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 2: So by it is? Is it on right now? Yeah, 585 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 2: Tyler's losing? 586 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, wow, oh my, oh yeah dominating at the moment. 587 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Tyler didn't catch a wave. Not that I've not 588 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 3: been engaging our podcast, but I just have the entire episode, 589 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 3: kept an eye on the old surfing. But yeah, she 590 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 3: literally didn't catch a wave until about twenty minutes into 591 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 3: the Oh, she's just fallen off too, it's all over. 592 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 3: She didn't catch a wave until very late into the 593 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 3: semi finals. So Molly kept busy and looks like she 594 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 3: will be heading into her first WOSLF final. 595 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: Huge for the rookie. That's pretty cool. That's really cool. 596 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: So by the time it gets a Tuesday morning, check 597 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: out our socials. I'm sure we'll have a result up 598 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 1: there for you. Let's take a look at the key 599 00:30:55,040 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: story in golf. Tiger Woods returned to a competition for 600 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: the first time in seven months over the weekend and 601 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: caused quite a buzz in the opening round for all 602 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: the wrong reasons. He was playing alongside Justin Thomas at 603 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: the PGA Genesis Invitational when he whacked a drive from 604 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: the tee an impressive three hundred and twenty three yards. 605 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: That shot was ten yards longer than Thomas's and the 606 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: players left the tee to walk up the fairway to 607 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: their respective balls. Woods discreetly put something in Thomas's hand. 608 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: Thomas tossed it to the ground when he realized what 609 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: it was, a tampon. We can only guess that the 610 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: prank was intended to remind Thomas the Woods hit it 611 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: further and imply that his younger competitor was hitting it 612 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: like a girl. The moment was captured by the myriad 613 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: of surrounding cameras and their reaction was swift. Woods address 614 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: the media after his round and offered, can we even 615 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: call it an apology? 616 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 2: I'm not sure, he said. 617 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: It was supposed to be all fun and games, and 618 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: obviously it hasn't turned out that way. If I offended 619 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: anybody in any way, shape or form, I'm sorry. It 620 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: was not intended to be that way. It was just 621 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: we played pranks on one another all the time, and virally. 622 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: I think this did not come across that way. 623 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 3: I think I can tell from your face, friend, but 624 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 3: any I think we agree that any apology that contains 625 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 3: the phrase if I offended anybody in any way is 626 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 3: instantly a flawed apology and really completely insincere. It's like, well, look, 627 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 3: I still meant it, but I'm sorry if I offended you. 628 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 2: I'm sorry that you got offended. 629 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's pretty clear that Wood's the fifteen time 630 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 3: major champion father of a fifteen year old girl, was 631 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 3: implying that he's more of a man than his opponent 632 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 3: because he was the bigger hitter. And it is this 633 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 3: type of joke that reinforces stereotypes around menstrual cycles, which, 634 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 3: as Sports Illustrated journalist Forrell Evans rightly noted, have long 635 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,479 Speaker 3: been a source of shame and discrimination for women in 636 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 3: the workplace. That Sports Illustrated article is. 637 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 2: So on the money. It was just it was a 638 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 2: really very written piece. It really was. 639 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 3: USA Today columnist Christine Brennan wrote in her column, Really, 640 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 3: Tiger Woods's message to Thomas was obvious. It has been 641 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 3: the go to line of silly, often insecure boys for generations. 642 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 3: You play like a girl, So Brandon pretty much sums 643 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 3: it up when she writes that type of insult Woods 644 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 3: used is the preferred to all of an insecure and 645 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 3: immature male, and given Woods statue in the game, it's 646 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 3: immensely disappointing to see him sync to that level. Is 647 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 3: one of the greatest athletes so what has ever seen, 648 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 3: and he's also a black athlete in a very white 649 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 3: dominated sport. Woods more than most should understand how people 650 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 3: can form opinions about him that are mostly based on 651 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 3: stereotypes and racism. To think that he can be excused 652 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 3: for this type of behavior and get away with himself 653 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 3: excusing it as just a bit of fun is really 654 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 3: just mind boggling. Generations of women and who have fought 655 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 3: and continue to fight for equal rights in golf and 656 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 3: all sports just deserves so much better. 657 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: It was quite interesting when I first saw that it happened. 658 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: I was reading through so many different comments on Twitter, 659 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: and a lot of people there was strangely some a 660 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: certain volume of women who are almost wanting to tweet 661 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 1: I'm a woman who plays golf and I'm not offended, 662 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: which I was a little bit shocked by. But I 663 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: think and maybe there's a real sense of internalized misogyny 664 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: happening there. But I think how else could that joke 665 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 1: be taken? What else could Tiger have possibly been saying 666 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: by handing him a tampon. There's no other alternative than 667 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: to say that your drive was weaker, and I'm going 668 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: to insinuate that you're a woman. 669 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 2: Here's your tampon. And it was a physical representation of that. 670 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 3: You hit like a girl, you play like a girl, 671 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 3: you tackle like a girl, you run like a girl, 672 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 3: all of those things that we've heard forever and ever 673 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 3: and ever, and it's just it's not appropriate anymore. It's incorrect. 674 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 3: You know, I think it's awesome to run like a 675 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 3: girl and tackle like a girl and hit like a girl, 676 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 3: to be honest, but it's just there's no place for it, 677 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 3: and you know, he's I think the thing for me 678 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 3: that was most frustrating was that apology. It was he 679 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 3: didn't actually address agender. 680 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 2: Issues in there. 681 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 3: He just kind of said, look, I'm sorry if I 682 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 3: offended someone. I mean, it was just a joke. It's just, 683 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 3: you know, his daughter deserves better. 684 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: And I think, to wrap it uply, we shared it 685 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: on our social media and there was not a single 686 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:44,760 Speaker 1: person who defended Tiger. Everyone was appalled at his behavior 687 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: and probably not surprised by his behavior. But the two 688 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: key messages that people shared with us in the question 689 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 1: box in our stories was the fact that it was 690 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,720 Speaker 1: premeditated in a way, that he had it in his pocket, 691 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 1: he was ready for that. And the second one was 692 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 1: imagine the locker room talk that's not on a global 693 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: stage with TV cameras and thousands and thousands of people 694 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: watching him. The fact that he felt comfortable to do 695 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,439 Speaker 1: that environment is a little bit scary to think about 696 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,800 Speaker 1: some of the conversations that would happen behind closed doors. 697 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at what to watch in soccer. 698 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: The Tillies look to make it three from three on 699 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: Wednesday night when they take on Jamaica. The final matches 700 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 1: and the Cup of Nations will be played at Newcastle 701 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: International Sports Center and kickoff for the Matildas is seven 702 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,719 Speaker 1: to ten pm. You can watch live on the Ten Network. 703 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 3: In a cricket, the Aussies march on at the t 704 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 3: Turny World Cup and they'll play their semi final on 705 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 3: It's always a hard one when it kickoff kicks off 706 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 3: at midnight, because is it Thursday night? 707 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 2: Or is it Friday morning? I guess Friday morning. It's 708 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 2: Thursday night. 709 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 3: Technically it is Friday morning, but. 710 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 2: It's still staying awake from the night before. Yes, thank you. 711 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 3: So anyway, after that debate, twelve midnight on Friday morning, 712 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,279 Speaker 3: so you can see the Aussies on by tuning in 713 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 3: live on Foxtel and KO Freebies. 714 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: On Sunday in the WNBL there'll be plenty of tension 715 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,440 Speaker 1: on the court between the towns Will Fire and the 716 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:14,080 Speaker 1: Sydney Flames given the recent Shane and Shylie Hills situation. 717 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: Tip Off is three pm at the Townsville Entertainment Center 718 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,520 Speaker 1: and you can watch live and free on nine Now. 719 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 2: And that's the Rat. That is the Rat, Live from Hunter, 720 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:25,439 Speaker 2: Live from the Hunter. 721 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 1: We've got to wrap it up because I've got to 722 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 1: get in the car and get back on the road. 723 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 2: Safe travels friend, see you next week. Why