1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to the RAP, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news. Bez, 2 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: what have we got around the grounds this week? 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 2: The incredible final of the Austrainer in between Sablenka and Ribekeina, 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: Ozzie tes Cody became the first Australian woman to win 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: an X Game's medal in snowboard slope style and newcomers 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: Western United still sit on top of the table in 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: the A League Women. 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: It's a cool story. I'm loving watching them pretty cool. 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll discuss some of the big 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: money deals coming out of cricket and football at the moment. 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: My name is Chloe Dalton. I'm an Olympic gold medalist 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: in rugby sevens and I play AFLW for the GWS Giants. 13 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: Every week on the show, I'm joined by my co 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: host Bez, who looks after everything behind the scenes at 15 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: t fapp. Bez, You've had a big weekend in Munchie. 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: I did. 17 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: It was lovely wine drinking a bit. 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, a lot. That was beautiful. 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: I've never been to Mudgy Weirdly and I really enjoyed it. 20 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: Shout out to the people of Mudgey. Had an awesome time. 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: Nice lots of good food, good wine, good vibes. How 22 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 2: are the vibes at stadium? I was gonna say Astralia 23 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: definitely not Alli on stadium. 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: It was pretty cool. Went down for the Sydney Sevens. 25 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: Some mixed results obviously from the Aussies. That will get 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: into in a little bit more detail during around the grounds, 27 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: but the atmosphere in general was it was cool. It 28 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: was cool seeing people back there, thousands of Fijians as 29 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: there always is at sevens tournaments. But yeah, it was 30 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. This podcast drops every Tuesday morning 31 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: at six am. Make sure you hit subscribe so you 32 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: don't miss an episode, and you can also sign up 33 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: via the link in our show notes to the email 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: newsletter that our amazing team spends hours putting together for 35 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: you to read with your morning coffee. Let's take a 36 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: look around the grounds. 37 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 3: In tennis, what a final. 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: That was a great match. 39 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: It was awesome. 40 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: So final of the twenty twenty three Straight and Open 41 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: was honestly one of the best games I have seen 42 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: of women's tennis, no words, but not honestly. Obviously, my 43 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: wife is an next tenniser and she was froffing over it. 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: Froffen frofit with an F in the middle of the word. 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: World the froth was large. Could have been the wine 46 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: too that we've been on earlier that day. 47 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: But that could contribute to that frof. 48 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: So Arena, Sablenka went up against reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Robertina. 49 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: So Sablenka played exceptional tennis on Rod Laver Arena on 50 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: Saturday night and got the win. She went down the 51 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: first set for six, but won at the second two six, 52 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: three six. Fords qure what was her first Grand Slam. 53 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 2: She's twenty four years old, and I reckon there'll be 54 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: a lot more. 55 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: It's young, isn't it. 56 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: She played with a real lack. 57 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: Of fear against the big serving Rebecina, and it's an 58 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: amazing transformation given that the twenty four year old was 59 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: occasionally serving under at last year's Australian Open, just to 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: try and land something in the court. 61 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: And this is not a tactical underarm like we sometimes 62 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: see from Nick Kurios to kind of art smite his opponent. 63 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: Right, she had lost her lollies last year, like it 64 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: was terrible, Like it was a real unraveling of a technique. 65 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: That is something I'm sure she's been doing since she 66 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: was a child, and she just lost it. 67 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: It's it's pretty cool to think that that was only 68 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: last year. 69 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so she's clearly not only benefit from working with 70 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 2: a biomechanicist. Mechanicist that's a hard one. 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: Biomechanist, would you say, yep, by but it should be mechanic, 72 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: So mech. Why does it change from mec to mech? 73 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. 74 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: You're the physio who helped her fix her serve. But 75 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: she also admitted to a shift in her self belief 76 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: having a huge effect on her tennis. On Sunday afterwards, 77 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: when she did the little preso with her with her trophy, 78 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: she said, I just changed how I feel like. I 79 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: started to respect myself more. I started to understand that 80 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: actually I'm here because I work so hard and I'm 81 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: actually a good player. Just having this understanding that I'm 82 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: a good player means I can handle a lot of 83 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: emotions and a lot of things on court. 84 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: It's a really cool shift. 85 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 2: I love that self belief. The improvement in her service, 86 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: as we said, has been absolutely huge, so much so. 87 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: During the twenty twenty two season, Savalanka led the W 88 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: two a WTA Tour standings for most double faults with 89 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: a whopping at four hundred and twenty eight. 90 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: Do you know what second place was? 91 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: No, I don't like. 92 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: I imagine she was a fair. 93 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 3: Way ahead for one twenty eight. That's a lot. It's 94 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 3: a lot of free points of the opposite to your opponent. 95 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: On Saturday, in contrast, she smashed seventeen aces past Rabatina, 96 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 2: including five in the final set alone. As a result 97 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: of her win in Melbourne, Savallanka moves to number two 98 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: on the world rankings and now sits behind only Eger Shwontek, 99 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: who was at number one. 100 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: How cool. One of the highlights of the evening was 101 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: seeing Evan Gulagong and Billy Jean King. I two absolute idols. 102 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: Could you imagine meeting the two of them? 103 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: So pre match, they kind of focused in on them 104 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: and they were just sitting there like talking and pointing 105 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: things out in the crowd, and I was like, just 106 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 2: imagine being in the row behind, You'd be like that 107 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: weird person, just. 108 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Like just like leaning over and listening in, like sitting 109 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: in between. 110 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 3: Them, let's start offering you chips. You're like, oh thanks, Yeah. 111 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: So they were in the front row, cheering on the 112 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: new generation of tennis stars. They were joined in the 113 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: crowd by seven members of the original nine women who 114 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: transformed women's tennis and made a huge impact on women's 115 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: sport around the world when in nineteen seventy they made 116 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: a stand for equal rights and broke away from tennis's 117 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: governing body. They signed a symbolic one dollar contract formed 118 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: their own professional tour, and that led to increased prize 119 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: money for women's tennis and the eventual formation of what 120 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: we now know as the WTA Tour. I love this 121 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: story so much, and I love that they can be 122 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: at an event like this and actually be recognized as well. 123 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the footage it came out of the head 124 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 2: get together on Thursday, and they're obviously all there in 125 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: the crowd on the weekend, but they they're like best pals. 126 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: It's so cool and just as they would be though, right, 127 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: like just trailblazing. 128 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 3: Women who took a massive risk. So cool. 129 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: The seven pioneers who were in the crowd were Billy 130 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: Jean King, Australian, My grandmother Judy Dalton. She is definitely 131 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: not related to me, but I wish she was Kerrie 132 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: Melville read Americans, Rosie Cassles, Peaches Barkovich, Christie Pigeon, and 133 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: Valerie Esigenfass. Other members Julie Heldman and Nancy Ritchie were 134 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: unable to make the long trip to Australia but sent 135 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: their best wishes. Judy Dalton said it a function Judy Grammar. 136 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: Judy said at a function to celebrate the women on Thursday. 137 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: I feel very proud. We hoped that we would have 138 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: a terrific effect, but I'm not sure we realized it 139 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: would be as great as what it was. I think 140 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: we achieved that probably because of companionship and camaraderie helping 141 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: each other, because that's what we had to do. It 142 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: was the only way we could do it. It was 143 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: a hard ride, but it was a wonderful one. It 144 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: was a very worthwhile one. Oh like we could finish 145 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: with the episode here today. 146 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: I think I think we, you know, we've obvious had 147 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: a little bit of time off over Christmas and we 148 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: had a little bit of a t fat meeting get 149 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 2: together and we spoke about changing some things up or 150 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: you know, new. 151 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 3: Ideas or whatever. We spoke about maybe a new couple 152 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 3: of segments. I think. 153 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: I think I'm just putting my vote in right now 154 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,239 Speaker 2: for quotes that make Chloe cry. 155 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: That's a really good segment. I don't even know if 156 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: you need to make it a segment because it just 157 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: happens every week regardless. 158 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: Quotes that make my friend here up. 159 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: It's not hard to do. Apparently, I just love these 160 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: strong women. It's cool. It's so cool. 161 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 2: It is amazing in Winter Sports winter with the X Games, 162 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: well because it's the X Games with just an X Yeah. 163 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: True. 164 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 2: We're held in Aspen, Colorado, over the weekend, and Tess 165 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: Cody became the first woman to win an X Games 166 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: medal in snowboard slope style, finishing second behind New Zealand's 167 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: Olympic champion Zoe Sadowski Sinnet. 168 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: I think it's Zoe, But every time I look at it, 169 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: I say Zoe in my head. 170 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: I think, like, if you're competing the X Games, it 171 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: should be Zoe, Zoe. 172 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: Zoe, because I feel like that would kind of be 173 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: the sound she would make with her snowboard. 174 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: You're right, it's definitely Zoe. Apologies, Zoe always learning. Godi 175 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: told media after the event that Zoe is one of 176 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: my best friends, so It's sick to be able to 177 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 2: shred with her. 178 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 3: We get so hyped for each other. 179 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 2: There is no one else I would rather have beat 180 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: me than Zoe or Zoe definitely Zoe. 181 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: Shred, sick and hyped. Is it a quote from a 182 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: snowboarder if it does not include those three words. Also 183 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,719 Speaker 1: wanted to add in that fourteen year old gay On 184 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: Choy broke Chloe Kim's X Game record as the youngest 185 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: half pipe winner by just a few months fourteen. Fourteen 186 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: years old. Insane impressive. 187 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 2: In cricket, it was a wet end to the Stray 188 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: and Pakistan cret series. On Sunday, the Skies just wouldn't 189 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: clear a Canbrismanica Oval and the final T twenty match 190 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 2: was abandoned without a ball being bold. The Aussies did 191 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 2: dominate the first two T twenties, winning both by eight wickets. 192 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: They got some valuable time in the middle and it 193 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 2: was great to see superstar Elise Perry score an unbeaten 194 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: fifty and quick Megan Shoot take a five wicket haul. 195 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 2: Leading into the World Cup, the Ossies will face New 196 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: Zealand in the first World Cup match in South Africa 197 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: on February twelve. That's really soon. February twelve, Yeah, so 198 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 2: I think tonight were recording this. On Monday they have 199 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 2: the Strain Cricket Awards, yep, and they get on a 200 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: plane and on Tuesday. 201 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: That's It's come up so quickly. As we talked about. 202 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: I think last week they have World Cups. It feels 203 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: like every six months sometimes. 204 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, a little bit of a negative to come out 205 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: of last week. Sprinkleer gate again. 206 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: I mean a couple lately, hasn't there a couple of 207 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: sprinkler issues. 208 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 2: Thursday, before the second T twenty match, the players are 209 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: about to take the field in Hobart when for some 210 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: reason the grounds spring were turned on. Ground stuff rush 211 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: to turn the water off, but the match was briefly 212 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 2: delayed to allow the field to dry. There's some warranted 213 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 2: chat on Twitter with and A Lanning, sister of Australian 214 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 2: captain Meg Lanning, writing the incident was absolutely disgraceful. Would 215 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: not happen at a men's international game. So similar thing 216 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: I think we shared it on our socials happened at 217 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 2: the end of last year after Sydney FC a League 218 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: women's match at Alliance Stadium when the sprinklers were turned 219 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: on only seconds after the full time whistle and while 220 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: the players were still on the ground. 221 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 3: Get a little early shower. 222 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's nice to get an early shower, but not 223 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: one that you don't know is coming. 224 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just we need to be a bit better there, guys. 225 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: What was quite interesting when we did share that on 226 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: our socials around the football match, lots of men in 227 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: the comments said, get over it. This is a standard 228 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: thing that happens. This happens to me at local hockey 229 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: all the time growing up when I played football, this 230 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: would always happen to me, like it's normal. Distinction to 231 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: make is exactly what Meg Glenning's sister said on Twitter 232 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,559 Speaker 1: is that it wouldn't happen at a men's international game, 233 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: which is where we're playing top tier sports here, and 234 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: it wouldn't happen in the equivalent of a men's top 235 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: tier sport, absolutely in soccer. Soccer that's also got an 236 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: a on the end. 237 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,359 Speaker 3: We decided to remove ours from the vacubruaries. 238 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: Western United might be the newest team in the A 239 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: League women's competition, but you sure wouldn't know it. I'm 240 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: loving I hope there's a Docco crew following them. Yeah, 241 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: because it's a cool story. After ten matches, they sit 242 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: five points clear on top of the ladder with nine 243 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: wins and only one loss. Melbourne City and Sydney FC 244 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: are chasing them hard and with eight rounds remaining, the 245 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: number one spot isn't quite in the bag for Western United, 246 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: but given the quality of soccer they're playing, it wouldn't 247 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: surprise anyone to see them on top in April. On Saturday, 248 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 1: the leaders showed no mercy in a five nil route 249 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: of Canberra. How you say that? 250 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? 251 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: What does that mean? 252 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 3: Route? Like when you absolutely kick the you know what 253 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 3: out of someone? A route like you know you never 254 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 3: heard that before? No weird? Interesting, A flogging, a smashing, 255 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 3: a five nail walloping, logging, wallop. 256 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: Is a good word. 257 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 3: A walloping, a wallop. 258 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 2: We're removing ours and putting extra hs in things so 259 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 2: they but they don't. 260 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: Belong even they had that five nail win without the 261 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: Women's World Cup winning striker Jess McDonald, who's departed the 262 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: club at the conclusion of her guest contract to return 263 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: to parent club Racing Louisville in the NWSL. The US 264 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: women's domestic competition. I'm imagining they kind of wanted her 265 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: guest contract to be extended both he extended right, she 266 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: was epic. The match was played in canber on Saturday 267 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: and at three pm when the match kicked off, the 268 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: temperature was thirty five degrees. Two Western United players were 269 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: treated for potential heat stroke by medical staff after their win, 270 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: and although there were reports they were taken to hospital, 271 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: the club has denied that that was necessary. I feel 272 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: like I read a tweet from one of the players 273 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: saying they'd ended up in hospital. 274 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: So that's one of the players said again we've got 275 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 2: players in hospital due to heat stroke. But the clubs 276 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 2: that they didn't actually end up in hospital. They were 277 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 2: taken to medical space and. 278 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: Like a medical center, but not a hospital. Unsure unsure 279 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: reps from the Professional Footballers Australia PFA announced they wanted 280 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: to meet with the Australian Professional Leagues the APL so 281 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: the governing body, and asked to avoid afternoon kickoffs in 282 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: baking summer conditions. The issue has been ongoing this summer 283 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: and two weeks ago PFA CO chief executive Catherine Gill 284 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: said APL have been responsive on a number of occasions 285 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: rescheduling matches. However, the consistent feedback from the players is 286 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: that the three pm kickoffs in the summer months has 287 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: regularly posed a risk to their health and safety and 288 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: undermine the quality of the product. We will have further 289 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: discussions with apl during the week in the hope of 290 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: achieving an outcome that safeguards the well being of the 291 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: players and ensures the best possible product on the pitch 292 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: for fans. I think overall it sounds like a hopefully 293 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: they'll work towards a positive outcome in terms of changing it, 294 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: even to a five pm time slot would make a 295 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: bit of a difference, right when you get a bit 296 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: more of a cool change. But I think the biggest 297 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: things in these scenarios is ensuring that the leagues and 298 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: the organizations listen to the player feedback. 299 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I think, you know, I like what they 300 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 2: say there. It's not you know, the safety in the 301 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: well being of the players is paramount, but also understand 302 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 2: that it's actually affecting the quality of the product correct 303 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 2: Playing anything in thirty five degree heat. 304 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: Just sitting in thirty five degree heat is hard work. 305 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: My polo shirt from the weekend could tell you that. 306 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 2: Hope that's been burnt in stark. Contrast, the WSL in 307 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 2: England had a match postponed last week after five minutes 308 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 2: when they refree declared the pitch unplayable due to it 309 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 2: being frozen. 310 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: What would you prefer? What would you rather? Thirty five 311 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: degrees or a frozen pitch? 312 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 3: Look, I'm no good on ice, Like I'm not. I'm surprised. 313 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 3: I fall down a lot in winter conditions. 314 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 2: So never been a skier or a snower or a skater. 315 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 2: I think I'll go hot. We actually discussed this while 316 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 2: we're away on the weekend. It was really hot and mudgie, 317 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 2: where I was like god, and I was like yeah, 318 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 2: but you know, it's really hot. We're all sweating together. 319 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: It's like we're all in this together. Like it's when 320 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 2: you're the only person sweating, it gets weird. 321 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: Oh, don't be the only person sweating. That's what I'm 322 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: going to go frozen? What about your friend? Sorry, not frozen? Hot, 323 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: not frozen. I hate the cold. I'm gonna have to 324 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: go hot as well. 325 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 3: My question, well, apart from fat, your extremities go white. 326 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. I've self diagnosed that I've got rainuds. It's not 327 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: happening today because it's quite hot. Funny that when you 328 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: said when it was hot in mudgy, I thought you 329 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: were going to say it was hot and munkey, but. 330 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 3: Mispronounced to soft g mudgy. 331 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: Please continue. 332 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, So the FA are under intense pressure to place 333 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: more importance on the women's game and provide undersoil heating 334 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 2: after Liverpool's clash with Chelsea in London was postponed. That's 335 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 2: what they do to the men's pictures over. 336 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: There is that standard behavior for the men's pictures. 337 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 3: Wow, well, it gets so cold. 338 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 2: So the field was worked on all morning before the 339 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 2: twelve thirty pm local time kickoff, with most of the 340 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 2: field being placed under heat tents that thaw the picture 341 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: enough for the game to start, but after only five 342 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 2: minutes the ground became dangerous, with players from both sides 343 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 2: slipping over all over the field and many throwing their 344 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 2: hands up in frustration whenever they fell. And obviously there 345 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 2: was I saw some footage of them just being like 346 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 2: hesitant to go into tackles and stuff because. 347 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 3: They were just sliding all over the joint. 348 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: Wow. 349 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: Chelsea boss Emma Hayes was stunned. The game even began 350 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 2: in the first place and called on the FAI to 351 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: take women's football seriously in the wake of the fastical 352 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 2: scenes past of the BBC. You could see from the 353 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: opening minutes that it was like an ice rink down 354 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 2: the sides. It's not for managers to decide if it's on. 355 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 2: It's up to the FA and officials. We have to 356 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: say to ourselves to ourselves that it's time for undersoil heating. 357 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: We've got to take our game seriously. It was, Yeah, 358 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 2: it's interesting. Apparently there was five matches it was freezing 359 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 2: that weekend in the UK. Five matches were actually canceled before, 360 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 2: like earlier that morning or like the night before they 361 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 2: knew it was coming. One of the biggest kind of 362 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 2: criticisms about this is that Liverpool had actually traveled down 363 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 2: to Chelsea, got there and then got canceled after five 364 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 2: minutes kind of thing. So that was also the timing 365 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: of it was pretty unprofessional. While we're still on soccer. 366 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 2: Last Tuesday, we spent a really awesome morning witnessing a 367 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: four meter ball land on the headland at Bondi. 368 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: That blew my mind. That was really cool. We knew 369 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: that it was coming in a helicopter, but I was 370 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: expecting a normal sized soccer ball to be maybe carried 371 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: out of the helicopter, but it was like Miley Cyrus 372 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: wrecking ball style swinging from this helicopter. It was huge, 373 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: four meters in diameter and it was quite funny on 374 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: the Northern Beaches pages that I follow, like people taking 375 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: photos being like what is this? What is going on? 376 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: It was the football all the Women's World Cup and 377 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: it was very cool and we going to chat to 378 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: some bloody legends, some of our favorites at defap Jess Fox, 379 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,719 Speaker 1: Ellie Cole and New Zealand women sevens captain Sarah Goss 380 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: will Sarah hid any now. But it was just a 381 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: fun day, awesome day, besides the sunburn that lasted three days. 382 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 2: And yeah, only could have been better if samco had 383 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 2: been riding the ball. Oh, I would have loved if 384 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: she was there, probably not conduceive to her health and safety. 385 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: Correct In rugby union, it was a huge weekend at 386 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: the Sydney Sevens, with over sixty thousand people packing into 387 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: Alion Stadium. Unfortunately for the Aussie seven I was pretty 388 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: heartbroken for the Ossie girls they lost to France in 389 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: the quarterfinals. It just was a really slow game. I 390 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: think in part based on the referee, some of the 391 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: referees decision making, but also by the French probably a 392 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: tactical decision to slow the game down because they teams 393 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: know that the Aussie women are quick and they want 394 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: to play fast and that's one of their points. There 395 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: was a very contentious call that I also tweeted about 396 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: where Charlotte has got a yellow card for a high. 397 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 2: Tacticle, high tickle. Hi, you've been hanging out with too 398 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 2: many kiwi's. 399 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: It's rubbing off on me. A high tackle when the 400 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: French player actually dropped her head and body. Anyway, I'm 401 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: not going to go into it. It made me angry. 402 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 2: But your tweet got quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald. 403 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: Did it? 404 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 3: Yeah? 405 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: Wow, there you go. Did they credit me? 406 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: They said here Chloe Dotton X seven's Olympic gold medalist, No, 407 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 2: you didn't wear a gold medal to the stadium. 408 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 1: I should have. 409 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 3: Against all advice from her friend. 410 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: Charlotte went into the sinbin and seconds later the French 411 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: finally broke through the defensive all of the Aussies and 412 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: went to halftime five mil up. 413 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 2: It was a massive defensive effort from Australia literally defended 414 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 2: for six minutes straight, which for those of you that 415 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 2: don't know seven is absolutely taxing, like exhausting. So to 416 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 2: go in five nil down, I thought, okay, it's not insurmountable. 417 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: We're on here, yeap. 418 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: But French scored first again in the second half, and 419 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: then the Aussie scored with about two minutes ago, but 420 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: just wasn't enough. They had one chance right towards the 421 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: end of the game where a knock on was called 422 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: just by the sideline, so it meant they then ended 423 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: up playing off a fifth, which they managed to do 424 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: on the third and final day of the tournament, winning 425 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: against Fiji, while New Zealand went undefeated over the weekend 426 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: and defeated France thirty five nil in the final, so 427 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: pretty impressive showing by the kiwis. 428 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: Also nice little piece on the weekends, the IRA got 429 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 2: all of the ex Ossie seven's women together, gave you 430 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: a little bit of a presentation, a little bit of reunion. 431 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 3: How was that? 432 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: It was really cool. I think one of my favorite 433 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 1: parts of it was being able to meet some of 434 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: the players from the two thousand and nine World Cup, 435 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: which for the Australian women's sevens program was a defining 436 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: moment in allowing funds and opportunities to come in for 437 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: a lot of those players. So it's thanks to a 438 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: lot of the women in that team that actually allowed 439 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: me to become a full time sevens player and to 440 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: have the chance to go to the Olympics. So it 441 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: was really special to meet them and to just catch 442 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 1: up with lots of people that I've played with over 443 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: my career. Probably one strange part is that it was 444 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: a past players function and I haven't really retired. I 445 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: don't feel like I've called heard it here first. I 446 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: don't feel like I've called time. I'm not saying I'm 447 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: going back to sevens anytime soon, but that part of 448 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: it was a little bit strange. 449 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 3: Interesting. Well, Paris at twenty twenty four. 450 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 2: As a friend that tends to travel to you when 451 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 2: you go to nice places, I can put my hand 452 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 2: in and say we will go to Paris. 453 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: Every second person is reminding me of the fact that 454 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: they'd like to go to Paris. 455 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 2: In netball, the Diamonds continued their winning streak, taking home 456 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 2: at the Cause Series with a fifty six to fifty 457 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 2: win in the final over New Zealand. 458 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 3: They kept off a pretty unbelievable year for the Aussies 459 00:21:59,000 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 3: which started. 460 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 2: Twelve months ago when they won the Quad Series in London, 461 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 2: and they followed that up with wins a the comm 462 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 2: Games Consolation Cup and a series victory victory over the 463 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 2: England Roses. The Diamonds were down by four goals just 464 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 2: before halftime, but closed within a single goal ahead of 465 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 2: the main break and started a third term with an 466 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 2: explosive ten to three run that the Steeler Ferns had 467 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 2: never recovered from. Skipper Liz Watson was pleased with the 468 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 2: team's effort, especially against the Ferns zone defense, and said 469 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 2: it would bolster her team's belief ahead of the World Cup, 470 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 2: which will also be held in Cape Town in six 471 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 2: months time. Goal attack Steph Would won Player of the 472 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 2: Match honors and said after the game it was a 473 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 2: really tough match out there, a quality one and every 474 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 2: time we come up against the Ferns they're just getting 475 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 2: better and better. 476 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 3: It was a great game and I'm proud of our group. 477 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 2: We're slowly putting four quarters together, so important the old 478 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 2: play four quarters in basketball. 479 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: On Sunday night, Lauren sheeff played her two hundredth WNBL match. 480 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,439 Speaker 1: When she took the court for the Perth Links, her 481 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: teammates made sure the Melbourne Boomers didn't spoil the party, 482 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: getting the win ninety one to eighty two. The wind 483 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: took the Lynx's winning streak to seven and made the 484 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: battle for top places even tighter. Perth's Amy Atwell scored 485 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: twenty seven points, including seven three pointers her release. She's 486 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: got such a quick release, it was. It was very 487 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: cool to watch seven three pointers to help the Links 488 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: to the victory, and Melbourne's second successive defeat caused them 489 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: to lose top spot to south Side after the Flyers 490 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: edged past Adelaide Lightnings seventy three seventy two on Saturday night. 491 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: The Links will be looking to make it eight in 492 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: a row when they take on third place Townsville in 493 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: Wednesday night. On Wednesday night, some would say in Perth 494 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: and what will be a huge game. 495 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 3: It's so tighted it tops. 496 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 2: There's five teams and they're all within like mere points 497 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 2: of each other. 498 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, even the ladders like that. It's cool. 499 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 3: It's exciting. In America. The US basketball legend BROWNA Stewart, 500 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 3: I've just taken this off. 501 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,959 Speaker 1: Here, go for it. You run the show here anyway. 502 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 3: But you obviously saw this. So she's a free agent 503 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 3: at the moment. 504 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,959 Speaker 2: This obviously one of the best basketballs on the planet, 505 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 2: and there's a lot of clubs pursuing her. So she 506 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 2: thought she'd use that her moment, one of her very 507 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:25,239 Speaker 2: many moments in the limelight, to tweet I would love 508 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 2: to be part of a deal that helps subsidize charter 509 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:28,959 Speaker 2: travel for the entire WNBA. 510 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 3: Why not? Why not get it done? 511 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 2: So she was indicating her willingness to put her own 512 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 2: sponsorship money towards a deal that provides that for all players. 513 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 2: Other WNBA players and NBA players have jumped online to 514 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 2: support Stuart's calls. And I love this NBA legend. Kareem, 515 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 2: I'll leave this with you. 516 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: Go. Oh, it's so cool. Kareem abdul Jabba, doctor g. 517 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: He brought the conversation to the forefront. He tweeted, today's 518 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: NBA players never had to deal with the effects of 519 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: commercial travel on their body. I'm all for WNBA players 520 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 1: getting equal rights. Congrats Brianna for raising this issue that 521 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: I've said it before and I'll say it again. Male athletes. 522 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: Speaking up about issues that impact female athletes carry so 523 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: much power because people who look up to them see 524 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: them speaking out on these issues and they have to 525 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: stop and take notice. Whether or not they make a 526 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: decision to agree with him or not, they have to 527 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: stop and take notice of him saying something like that. 528 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,239 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I don't think the importance of l ship can 529 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 2: be underrated. 530 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at the key story. Big deals, 531 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: Big deals. 532 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 2: So there's been some serious business being done this week 533 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 2: with cricket and American soccer announcing some huge, very exciting deals. 534 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 1: Deal. 535 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 3: How many times can we say deals? 536 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: Is this a new segment? 537 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 2: I feel like we're selling cars. Come in and get 538 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 2: a big deal. 539 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 3: Actually, if there's anyone out there that has a car, 540 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 3: brand new one looking. 541 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: For a sponsorship, yeah, send it our way. 542 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, like not even joking. Yeah, okay. So in cricket, 543 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 2: the inaugural women's IPL teams were confirmed. When the five 544 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 2: are winning bids were announced, this number blow my mind. 545 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: I love it. 546 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 2: It also looks or epic in rupees because it's even 547 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: more it's a lot of not so many numbers, but 548 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 2: we're talking in at au just to make it a 549 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 2: little bit easier. India's Cricket Board announced the teams had 550 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 2: a bid total of AU eight hundred and six million. 551 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: Dollars invest in women's sport people and. 552 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 2: J Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket 553 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 2: in India, the b c c I, tweeted on Wednesday, 554 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 2: today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding 555 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 2: for teams of inaugural WPL broke the records of the 556 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 2: inaugural men's IPL in two thousand and eight. This marks 557 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 2: the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves 558 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 2: the way for a transformative journey ahead, not only for 559 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 2: our women cricketers, but for the entire sports fraternity. 560 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: There is so much value in women's sport. 561 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 2: The announcement comes days after the bc CI announced a 562 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: winfall of one hundred and sixty four million after Viacom 563 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 2: eighteen won the media rights for the first five seasons 564 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 2: of the new league. There's been plenty of excitement on 565 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 2: social media channels, and former England star and commentator Eachha 566 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 2: Gua described the deal as a landmark day for the 567 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 2: women's game. Aussie Bola Megan Shoot tweeted, incredibly exciting this 568 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 2: marks the start of an era great for female cricketers, 569 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 2: but also great for female sports across the globe. Investment 570 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 2: equals opportunity. 571 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: Oh, she said it way better than I did. That's good. 572 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 2: A player auction will be held next month and each 573 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 2: team can sign up to seven overseas players. A salary 574 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 2: cap of around two million dollars we imposed for what 575 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 2: is expected to be a four to five week competition, 576 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 2: and there are a number of Australian stars that will 577 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 2: absolutely nominate for that auction. 578 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: It's not a bad salary cap for a four to 579 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: five week commitment. 580 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,879 Speaker 2: T twenties, they tend to play every two to three days, 581 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 2: so the smash out maybe a home and away the 582 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 2: five teams at this point, so I'm guessing they'll be 583 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 2: a home and away matches and then some finals. 584 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 3: Pretty good coin. 585 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 2: And not only that, Like I think again, we speak 586 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 2: about visibility playing cricket in India in front of a 587 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 2: billion cricket mad humans. 588 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 3: Opportunity everywhere. 589 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: In some American soccer news where we're talking more big deals, 590 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: the National Women's Soccer League is set to expand by 591 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: three teams in Boston, Utah and the San Francisco Bay area. 592 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: The groups in Boston and the Bay Area have agreed 593 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: to pay approximately US fifty million dollars each in franchise fees, 594 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: which is the most of any previous payments required to 595 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: enter the NWSL. The last teams to be added to 596 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: the league with the Los Angeles Angels City FC and 597 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: San Diego Wave FC, only a few years ago, and 598 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: it's reported that these teams paid between US two million 599 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 1: and five million dollars. 600 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 3: That is some jump. 601 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: It's a big jump. This big jump indicates big deals 602 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: and big jumps. Big deals and big jumps at willingness 603 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: from outside parties to invest in the league's value, especially 604 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: its media rights. There is a new broadcast deal due 605 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three, and it's expected to dwarf the 606 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: previous deal, which these matches played on Paramount Plus and 607 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: feature games on CBS Sports Network at all CBS. The 608 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: deal was approximately US four point five million over three 609 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: years and was signed in twenty twenty. That is, that 610 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: deal is going to go through the roof huge. It 611 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: has to. 612 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: I love also one of the things that I think 613 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 2: NWSL probably doing better than a lot of the other 614 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 2: leagues across the world. 615 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 3: The ex players are all getting involved. 616 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I think Brandie Chasin's involved in the San 617 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 2: Francisco Bay team. Like they're all like reinvesting. 618 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: And so they should like that. They carry so much 619 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: weight with their profile, right, They make a big impart. 620 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 3: Profile and also just impact on the on the group. 621 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 2: Yes, you know, like I'm sure the players of Los 622 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 2: Angeles Angel CITYFC love having Abbey one bike coming to 623 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 2: training every now. 624 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: And then she come hang out with us at tea 625 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: fapp being. 626 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 3: In and around. 627 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at what to watch. 628 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 2: The World Surf Leagu's back twenty twenty three season is 629 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 2: here and the Billbong Pipeline Masters is currently on hold 630 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 2: with an expected start soon. The waiting period began Monday morning, 631 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 2: Australia time, and the best surface in the world are 632 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 2: expected to face some pumping pipe in the coming weeks. 633 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 2: You can watch all the action live on the WSL website, 634 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 2: Foxtel and the Seven Network. 635 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: In the A League Women's Competition second place third on Saturday, 636 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: when Sydney FC hosts Melbourne City. The match will be 637 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: held at Alion Stadium and kicks off at two twenty pm. 638 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: You can watch live in person or on Paramount Plus 639 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: and the ten. 640 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 3: Network Great Stadium to get out there. 641 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: Love it. 642 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 2: Massive WNBL match between the Melbourne Boomers who are second 643 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: in the Bendigo Spirit who were fourth. This Sunday afternoon 644 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 2: tip off at the Melbourne Sports Center in part will 645 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 2: is three pm and you can watch live and free 646 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 2: on nine Now. 647 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: If you're looking for a football dot co to get 648 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: you excited for the World Cup, make sure you tune 649 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: into Equals. It's a six part documentary available now on 650 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: UEFA dot tv u e FA dot tv that examines 651 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: the rapid rise of women's football against the backdrop of 652 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: a record breaking UEFA Women's UO twenty twenty two. I'm 653 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: really excited. 654 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 3: To have you watched it. I watch the first episode. 655 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 3: It's man yeah cool, yeh sick. That's the wrap, wrapped 656 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 3: it up, wrapped it good. The big rap today. 657 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: I'm hungry. Thank you so much for listening these podcast 658 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: jobs every Tuesday morning at six am. We'd really appreciate 659 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: if you could give us a quick review if you 660 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: haven't already, we'd really really appreciate it, and it helps 661 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: us just to keep increasing our audience and listener base. 662 00:31:52,600 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: See you next week, next week, friend by you you