1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wrap, weekly podcast covering women's sports news. Bears, 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: What have we got around the grounds? This week? 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: North Melbourne had become the first team to win back 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: to back flags in AFLW history, The Perth Thundersticks had 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: come from fourth place to win back to back Hockey 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 2: One premierships and Aussie BMX so weird. 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: Sorry because I forgot it was I remember we talked 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: about last week. It was two in the one weekend, 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: but I saw they won the seventy six. 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: The Sticks holy left the rest of the competition Thunderstruck. 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: I love that. 12 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: And Ozzie BMXA BMX Natalia dem has clinched bronze in 13 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: the final BMX World Cup event of the year. 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: For the key story, we discussed the proposed expansion of 15 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 1: the sun Corps supernet Ball, with Netball Australia's opening up 16 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: expression of interests to have two new teams by twenty 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: twenty seven. I'm here for it. Yeah. Hey, we are 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: home and exhausted and we had the best time ever 19 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: in our pub to us. Thank you so much to 20 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: everyone who came along. It was really lovely to meet 21 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: lots of new faces, some familiar faces that we've seen 22 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: in our sporting time and at different events and things. 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: But a lot of new faces, which is really lovely 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: to meet new people. Yeah. 25 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 3: I love getting out there and connecting with the people. 26 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 2: It was a great time and thank you to everyone 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 2: for their enthusiasm about the card game. 28 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: I agree it was great. And the teas we sold out. 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: Sorry if you missed out, we sold out on the tees. 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: We will be restocking though, so go jump on the 31 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: product page. So if well, pop it in the show notes. 32 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: Don't sleep on it. We might only restock it one 33 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: more time. 34 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: I like that. I like how you just whatever time. 35 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: You just decided they were limited edition and we hadn't 36 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:38,639 Speaker 1: even discussed whether they were. 37 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: Limited marketing one. 38 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: I wont choe they're being restocked. Can confirm. My name 39 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: is Chloe Dalton. I'm joined every week on the show 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: by my co host Bez, who makes impromptu decisions. Don't 41 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: we all though, don't we all? We're recording on gagle Land. 42 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: Let's take a look around the grounds in afl W. 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: North Melbourne has become the first AFLW team to win 44 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: back to back premierships after defeating the Brisbane Lions fifty 45 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: six to sixteen in the Big Dance. It was theirs 46 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: to lose, wasn't it? 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: It was? And it was quite comprehensive in the end. 48 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: It was very comprehensive. They just were the better team 49 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: all season, all season and all day really at. 50 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: Icon Park, wasn't it. 51 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: Despite the Rues having the homegrown advantage. It was the 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: lines who kicked the first major, but it was pretty 53 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: much North all day from there. Wasn't a bez. The 54 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Lines were kept scoreless in the second quarter, helping the 55 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: Ruse to a thirty to eight halftime advantage, and while 56 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: both sides could only manage one major each and the 57 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 1: third term as Ruse kicked home at three consecutive goals 58 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: in the last to seal back to back flags. 59 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 3: Now, I was pretty surprised that that's the first back 60 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 3: to back. 61 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. I remember we were discussing a post match and 62 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: I think we probably thought either the Lines or the 63 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Crows had done it, but I think both of them 64 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: were at the top and kind of the top. They 65 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: stole each other's thunder for a little while. Yeah. 66 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 3: Interesting, I love that. 67 00:02:58,600 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: It just well, I liked it. 68 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: How difficult back to back is? Yeah, it's same and 69 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: well done. To the Kangers. 70 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. 71 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: The premiership did cap off an unprecentate and undefeated season 72 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: for the Rus, recording an average winning margin of forty 73 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: five point eight points across their fifteen matches and taking 74 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 2: their overall record to twenty seven consecutive wins. 75 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: Good on them, How good? That's awesome. But as we 76 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: kind of need to discuss the icon Park situation. There 77 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: was a lot of conversation in the lead up to 78 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: the game, during the game, a little bit post game 79 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: as well. So there were twelve, seven hundred and forty 80 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: one fans. It was a sold out icon Park. It 81 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: was a funny experience watching it on Telly because we 82 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: could see empty sections because of icon Park is kind 83 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: of doing like a gradual renovation. 84 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, that old part not safe, Yeah. 85 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: Not safe for people to sit in. There was a 86 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: lot of conversation around this idea of move it to Marvel. 87 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: Do you even move it to Marvel and keep the 88 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: bottom section of Marvel open, close off the top sections 89 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: while you allow more like allow twenty thousand fans, yes 90 00:03:59,040 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: to get in. 91 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: Yes, you do, And I think you would have got 92 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: that easily. 93 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: I saw Darren Crocker the North Melbourne head coach talked 94 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: about he thinks you should wait until you're able to 95 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: sell out Marvel altogether. I understand his point, but I 96 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: just don't think capping it what three or four years 97 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: in a row now at twelve thousand people for a 98 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: Grand Final, for a league that's desperately trying to grow. 99 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: It's the best game of the season. Why would you 100 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: why would you continue to cap it? 101 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 3: Okay? And also hypothetically if it had a chuck. 102 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: Down in Melbourne all day, you know, icons surface would 103 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: have suffered, the game would have suffered. We're talking about Marvel, 104 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: which is a world class venue. Close a roof, you 105 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: guarantee the surface is going to be in good nick 106 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: and then you just it's fan experience too. 107 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 3: I'm not sure. 108 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 2: I think tickets were around thirty five dollars per adul right, 109 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: you happily pay that at Marvel, but you have a 110 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: lot more food and beverage venues a lot more mam. Yeah, 111 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 2: it's a lot easier to access. You know, you're literally 112 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 2: getting off the train and walking to Marble Stadium. Like 113 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 2: for me, it's a world class venue and those kind 114 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: of games belong. 115 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 3: Look and I love Carlton. Don't get me wrong. I 116 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 3: love seeing the so you've seen in the background when 117 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 3: they're playing in Icon, but it's just as they weren't 118 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 3: in it. 119 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: And the reality is that that is a is a 120 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: suburban ground and a Grand Final should be played at Marvel. 121 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: I just do not agree with people that think that 122 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: it's not ready. 123 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: They are ready. 124 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: Put as many people as you can in there and 125 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 2: go from there because it's just a better day. It's 126 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: a better fan experience. 127 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is. And I read a Kelly Underwood article 128 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: and she talked about, you know, the definition of insanity 129 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: is doing the same thing over and over and expecting 130 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: different results. We saw the AFL come out earlier in 131 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: the year and kind of go public with this idea 132 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: of the league losing millions of dollars. So it's like, 133 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: you're willing to kind of throw these women under the bus. 134 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: But then when there is demand for the biggest game 135 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: of the year, you're capping it. And then you're saying 136 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: in other games, we're not filling seats. What about the 137 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: people who could come to the Grand Final potential as 138 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: their first ever footy experience, fall in love with the game, 139 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: or a team or a player, and then the next 140 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: season consistently be going to games. 141 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I totally agree. 142 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: Next in sevens, oh, the Ozzie women. Fred was awake 143 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: at three am or whatever time, and so I was like, 144 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, dudbye time. It's got a different lunas time. 145 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: I didn't get to watch it, but I saw the 146 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: school line and both the Ozzi men and women went 147 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: down to New Zealand in the final. All morning brutal 148 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: and I think the Black fans were pretty dominant in 149 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: the game. They got up twenty nine to fourteen over 150 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 1: the Aussi's after sweeping all the other pool games. Stacy 151 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: Walker kicked things off for the Olympic gold medalists before 152 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: Kelsey to Neetti and Georgia and Millie extended the lead, 153 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: giving New Zealand a seventeen nil lead at the break. 154 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 3: It's a tough, tough lead to come back from seventeen now. 155 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, brutal. Substitute Heidi Dennis did provide a bit of 156 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: spark for the Aussie she scored twice in the final, 157 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: but it wasn't enough to stop the defending champs, who 158 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: ended the OSSI's five year winning streak in. 159 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: Dubai Queens of the Desert no more ouch brutal. Good 160 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: to see it back though it's an interesting new format. 161 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 2: They're playing a lot less games over two days. 162 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I didn't, I must have. I didn't watch a 163 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 3: lot of it, I do. 164 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 2: I did see the mighty Australia a team one into 165 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: international women steet. 166 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, May Stewart, one of yours, one of your tars. 167 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,239 Speaker 2: Playing with a few less people on the field, should 168 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: be good at sevens I'd rate her. 169 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. In some Tillies news they put on an absolute clinic. 170 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: Yeah they did. 171 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: They beat the Kiwi's five nil. There you go to 172 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 3: New Zealand, thank you. 173 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: We needed to get back. 174 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: I didn't take off untill He's to find the breakthrough 175 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: with Amy Sayer scoring their first goal in the thirteenth minute. 176 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 2: The Tilly's doubled their lead in the twenty fourth minute 177 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: through Haley Rezzo, and it. 178 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: Took a little while. Then it kind of went a 179 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 3: bit flat. 180 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: Then Ellie Carpenter got on the score sheet in the 181 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: seventieth minute, and then from the kickoff the ballfield of 182 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 2: Kyak Cooney Cross, who in Kiak Cooney Cross things fashion, 183 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: decided to score another long range goal just straight over 184 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 2: saw the goalkeeper off her line and said, oh you're 185 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: going to pay for that? 186 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah you are. She's good at that, isn't she? 187 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: She is iconic? 188 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 2: Then who else but Mini to get on the score 189 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: sheet and leave that final score at five nil and 190 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: they play again this. 191 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: Week sometime this week. We'll tell you and what to 192 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: watch in Hockey one news. I love this story. I 193 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: just love an underdog. The Perth Understix are back to 194 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: back Hockey one champions after a thrilling four two victory 195 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: over Hockey Club Melbourne in this year's Grand Final. Hockey 196 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: Club Melbourne not a great name see cole things. That's why. 197 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: So after finishing fourth and just scraping into the finals 198 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: with a final round victory over the New South Wales Pride, 199 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: the Thundersticks came out and demolished First Blase Pride six 200 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: nil in their semi final. Let's see Pickering starred with 201 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: a hat trick supported by doubles from Nissap Flynn and 202 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: a goal from Courtney Chanelle as Perth attack fight on 203 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: all cylinders. Even sim Landers then came big Dance up 204 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: against Hockey Club Melbourne, who finished third. Begin either side 205 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: could break the deadlock was score saying nil all at 206 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: the first break, but it was Maddy Radcliffe, of course. 207 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: It was in the second quarter, with the Hockey Roos 208 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: scoring at the top of the circle before finishing the 209 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: conversion underneath the keeper to extend their lead to two 210 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: nil into halftime. The score remained two nil at the 211 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: end of the third quarter, but it was a drama 212 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: field final term to say the least. Melbourne clawed back 213 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: with five minutes remaining as ash Yu Tree found the 214 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 1: net to level a match two all after a scramble 215 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: in the circle. Were just two minutes remaining, Sarah Burns 216 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: made a run down the left side and the ball 217 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: eventually found Thundersticks captain Lenee Milan, who scored and converted, 218 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: putting Perth ahead three to two before a final conversion 219 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: gave them a four to victory as they successfully defended 220 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: their title. 221 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 2: How good finals footy or hockey as it maybe hockey 222 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 2: because once he gets the finals, anyone can win. 223 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 3: And I love that about finals. 224 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: I love that, which is why sometimes the whole first 225 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: past the post thing doesn't excite me as much. Oh yeah, yeah, nah, yeah, 226 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 2: you need a grand file, ye it's basketball news. 227 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: Can we talk about Hansu arriving? Yeah, she's a. 228 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 3: Unit in economy. 229 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: Can't be. That has to be illegal. That must be 230 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: in every one of her basketball contracts to be it 231 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: must be. 232 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 3: How's all is she? 233 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: I actually don't know what is she? Like? Seven foot 234 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: is seven foot? 235 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 2: So the Perth links have down the camera capitals ninety 236 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 2: one to sixty seven with Chinese olympian Hanzu starring in 237 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 2: her WNBL debut. We won't say day, but it confuses 238 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 2: the people. 239 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: Oh, they did not. The Facebook people did not like that. 240 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 3: Joe as a joke. We just think we're funny. It's 241 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 3: a hard t despite having just three training sessions with 242 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 3: her new side. Oh, here we go. 243 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 2: The two hundred and eleven centimeter tall we could have 244 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: just read. I also don't know centimeters? 245 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 3: What is it? 246 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: What does that convert to? 247 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: Very tall? 248 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 2: She managed twenty two points, four rebounds and two blocks, 249 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 2: all with one hundred percent shooting act does not. 250 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: Miss I love that. I mean there's not a lot 251 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: of room between the top of the hands and the net. 252 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: I saw an interviewer. They asked how easily she can done, 253 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: and she was like, easily easily, easily. I'm not close. 254 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 2: The Chinese megastar and Links coach Ryan Patrick only met 255 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: in person on Tuesday last week, but they've been plotting 256 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 2: their partnership online for weeks. 257 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: Close six foot eleven, six. 258 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 3: Foot eleven, let's call it seven. 259 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: Every Thursday night, the center would log onto a team's call. 260 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: It would be around seven pm with no time difference. 261 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: They're paring China and Western Australia, and Patrick will put 262 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: his two young daughters to bed and then join. The 263 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 2: calls have been very helpful because I've had national games 264 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 2: before I came to Australia, but I'm also a Perth 265 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 2: Links player, so I need to learn the plays and 266 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: start learning before I came here. So I love that 267 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 2: coding in the work. Amy Atwell with twenty fio points 268 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 2: and alex Chia Battoni thank you sixteen points were also 269 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 2: typically busy as a Lynx bounce back from a big 270 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 2: Life to the Bendigo Spirit and improved their record to 271 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: six and three. In other WNBL results, the Sydney Flames 272 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: suffered their seventh defeat of the season, going down to 273 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 2: sixty four to eighty to the Spirit. 274 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 3: I saw. They've also parted ways with the coach or 275 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 3: they will at the end. 276 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: Of the year. Yeah, and he's moving into an advisory role. Yeah. 277 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 2: Interesting towns were fired down the south Side Flyers by 278 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: nineteen points and the Mendigo Spirit beat that lad Lightning 279 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 2: seventy one to sixty five. 280 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: In a bit of cricket in the WBBL, and Elise 281 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: Perry master classes catapulted the Sydney Sixers back into the 282 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: wbbl's top four with a crucial win over the Sydney Thunder. 283 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: After heather Night sixty five and Aneka leeroid forty three 284 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: rescued the Thunder from four for fifty eight at the 285 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: end of the tenth over to post six for one 286 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: seventy four. Perry carried her back to score an unbeaten 287 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: seventy seven and take the Sixers to victory with six 288 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: wickets and five balls to spare. Englishwoman Sophia Dunkley also 289 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: hit forty four. Up top for the Sixers, Lisa Healy 290 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: provided a quick fire thirty three before perishing late. Elsewhere, 291 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: the Adelaide Strikers beat the Brisbane Heat with just two 292 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: balls to spare. The Hurricanes continued their hot form defeating 293 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: the Scorches by seven wickets, and the Melbourne Stars beat 294 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 1: the Renegades by forty five runs in the Melbourne Derby. 295 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: Oh my, did you see the Thunder East Strikers game 296 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: being called off due to rain? Was there one ball remaining? 297 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: It was really weird and Phoebe Lichhou had a chance 298 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: to win the game, right, I think it was. 299 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 3: I just think a five over game is a bit like. 300 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: In it can you give context for the people in reflection? 301 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 2: So often when it rains they try and shorten the 302 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: game to get some sort of contest on the field. Now, 303 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: obviously WBBL is normally twenty overs. A five over game 304 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 2: thirty balls, it's very short, it's brutal. So I believe 305 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 2: the Strikers scored forty. 306 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 3: Six runs in their five overs. 307 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 2: And it had been raining all match like it wasn't 308 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: as if it were the sun had come out like 309 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 2: it had been drizzling all match, And yeah, the thunder 310 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 2: were about to they were about to win. I guess 311 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 2: they were none for forty three in the third over. 312 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: Oh sorry, they're in the third I don't know. I 313 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: was almost thinking it was like the last ball they 314 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: were going to win the game. 315 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: They were going to win, yeah, and the umpires got 316 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: together and said, oh no, it's raining too much now. 317 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,479 Speaker 3: All of a sudden, it was really strange. 318 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's very bizarre. 319 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: So basically, like I said, it'd been drizzling all match, 320 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: but then they only need three more runs to win 321 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 2: with two overs, and they decided that it was too heavy. 322 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: And brutal when Thunders pretty much almost ruled out. 323 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, they needed the finals. 324 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: Now, so both teams were awarded a point following the 325 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: drawn contest, which left the Thunder sitting its seventh and 326 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 2: basically basically ending their hopes of making the finals. 327 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 3: Yeah brutal, Yeah, hush. 328 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: In some Brex news, I was the Olympic medalist and 329 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: Tylia Dean has clinched bronze at the final BMX Freestyle 330 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: World Cup event for the year. After previous eleventh and 331 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: eighth place finishes this year, this weekend's podium finish in 332 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: Japan sees her seat finish the season overall in third position. 333 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: How good bronzecause she got bronze at the Olympics, right. 334 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, nice one. 335 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: In some A League news, Melbourne victory of Cruise to 336 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: US three, Neil win of a Perth Glory in the 337 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 2: only game of the Women's A League this week. First 338 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 2: half golf from Kennedy White, Sofia so Carlos and Rihanna 339 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 2: Paulachina guided Victory to a seventh consecutive match without defeat 340 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 2: against the Glory and sees the Melbourne side move top 341 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: of the table. 342 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: Cool Let's take a look at the key story. Netball 343 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: Australia has opened up expressions of interest for two new 344 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: team licenses in the sun Corps Supernetball Big News massive. 345 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: The timing aligns with Netball Australia's ten year strategy Made 346 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: in Netball, which aims to strengthen the reach, sustainability and 347 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: commercial success of netball in Australia. Netble Australia CEO Stacey 348 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: West says the EOI process reflects the ambition and momentum 349 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: of this The sun Corp Supernevle League has never been stronger, 350 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: she said. The twenty twenty five season reached new heights 351 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: with a record three hundred and eighty eighty four hundred 352 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: and fifty five at ten d's throughout the season, including 353 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: a sold out and record Grand Final crowd of fifteen 354 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: thy thirteen at Rod Laver Arena. Maybe they should play 355 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: the footy at Rod Laver Arena. While the season was 356 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: also the second highest streamed of all time across the 357 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: Foxdale group with the twenty three percent increase in viewership 358 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: across the Drama Field Finals series. 359 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 2: So the vision for sun Court supernet Bawl is to 360 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: be the world's premier female sports league, a competition built 361 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 2: around fan experience, innovation and world class netballers whose skill, 362 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: personality and cultural impact drive at the sport forward. It 363 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 2: comes to the Melbourne Mavericks weresn's most recent new team, 364 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 2: replacing Collingwood for the twenty twenty four season I, meaning 365 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: the competition remained at eight teams, while that number has 366 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: remained static since sun Corps Super nevols inaugural season in 367 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 2: twenty seventeen. After this disbanding of the Autra New Zealand 368 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 2: A and Z Championship, the league has attracted the world's 369 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 2: top netball talent to Australia. 370 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: And in probably some good news for the SSN, New 371 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: Zealand have kind of gone a bit more lax on 372 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: their rules around international eligibility, so there's probably going to 373 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: be more talent coming across from New Zealand, which really 374 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: helps two new teams in saying that, though I feel 375 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: like we always discuss this with sun Corp Supernetball. Obviously 376 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: it's amazing quality, but it's also really cutthroat, like the 377 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: lack of court time available when there is only eight 378 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: team so I think I imagine there's going to be 379 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: plenty of talent to fill those spots. 380 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 3: Absolutely. 381 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: Interestingly, to the recent success of SSN has seen Netball 382 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: Australia on the trajectory to turn it's once financial woes around. 383 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: This is some positive news for netball, isn't it. In 384 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: September twenty twenty two, Netball Australia reported being around four 385 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: million dollars in debt, having lost seven million in two 386 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: years of pandemic disruption. But in April this year, the 387 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: organization recorded an operating surplus of about six hundred and 388 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: fifty k for the year while continuing to reduce its 389 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: debt over the twelve months by one point two million, 390 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: and it's on track to clear the debt by twenty 391 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: twenty seven. I respect that that's a that's not an 392 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: easy task, no, and there's a lot of people I 393 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: respect the. 394 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 3: Not only the fact that they have been able to 395 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 3: clear the debt. 396 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 2: There's a lot of organizations to just kind of say, 397 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 2: well that's the debt and we'll just leave that there totally. 398 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 3: The fact that they're paying it down yeah impressive. 399 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: I agree. 400 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 2: Chair of Netball Australia Is Ellis told Code Sports we 401 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 2: know that we've got to invest in resources in order 402 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 2: to grow. Netball has always been a sport that has 403 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 2: big sport aspirations and a medium sized support budget. 404 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: I love that she's greatly this isn't she Let's say, 405 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: look at what to watch the Tillies. 406 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 2: Are we looking to build on their big victory over 407 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: New Zealand when they come up against the Football Ferns again, 408 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 2: this time in Adelaide. The match begins this Tuesday, so 409 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: tonight at eight thirty pm ADT, and you can watch 410 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 2: it live and free on the network ten in WBBL. 411 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: Just like that, the final week is here and it's 412 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: going to be an epic one, with all top four 413 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: sides set to play each other in the space of 414 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: a week. The second place Melbourne Stars will be looking 415 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: to lock in a top two position when they take 416 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: on the third place Sydney Six's on Wednesday night. The 417 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: match begins at three forty you can watch live on 418 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: KOs Sports. 419 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 2: In WNBL, the third placed Birth Links come up against 420 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 2: the fourth place South Side Flies on Friday night. Match 421 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 2: begins at nine to thirty pm ad T and you 422 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: can watch it live and free on the nine Network. 423 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: In a bit of sevens, Ossie Women are back in 424 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: action this week and when they head to Cape Town 425 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: hoping to enact revenge on the Ferns. The Cape Town 426 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: Sevens begin on Saturday. You can watch it live on 427 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 1: stan Sport. 428 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 2: In some A League news, the Central chast marinasill be 429 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 2: looking to end their three game losing streak when they 430 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 2: host the inform Newcastle Jets for the first of the 431 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 2: f three derbies of the season. The match begins Saturday 432 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 2: five pm ad ET and you can watch it live 433 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 2: and free on ten. 434 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: The FIFA Futsal World Cup Final is this I think 435 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: this is the first time the women have done this. 436 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: FIFA's Futsal World Cup is currently underway in the Philippines 437 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: and Argentina. Columbia, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Japan were 438 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: the eight teams who qualified through to the final eight. 439 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: The final is set to be played on Sunday night 440 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: at ten thirty pm ae d T. You can watch 441 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: it live and free on Network ten. And in some 442 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: she doesn't have her phone on. Silent. We almost made 443 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: it right, How is that silent? 444 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 2: In some bob sled news that Aussie Bob said, as 445 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 2: we're back in action at the World Cup circuit this 446 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 2: week in lily Hammer. The event begins Monday and runs 447 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 2: until Sunday, and you can watch it live and free 448 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 2: on the IBSF YouTube channel. 449 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: And that's the wrap. 450 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 3: See you next week, see you next week. 451 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: Bye.