1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Isaac fines Lela Wissa, Good morning, Welcome to the studio, Welcome. 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: To the show, Good morning, thanks for having me. 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: The Western Force take on the Melbourne Rebels at HbF 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: Park this Saturday. You can get tickets through Ticketmaster. Are 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: you excited for the season to get underway? 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 2: Very excited? More excited to see the back end of 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: the preseason, but I'm more excited to see round one 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: around the corner, so it should be good. 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Where do his preseason start? When was that? Mate? 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 3: It was a lot of gut running to start off. 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, October right last yea, yeah, big couple months likeily, 12 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: it hasn't been so hot this yeah, ye last been 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: the hottest the last couple of days. Actually it has. 14 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: It totally has now. There doesn't seem to be many, 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: if any international players and decide this season, is that true? 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: No, we've got a couple, You got a couple front 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: rollers actually yeah, full full front rows international so all right, 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: yeah and then yeah, no, I still got three or 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: four which is good. Hopefully can add some more by 20 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: the end of the year. Yeah. 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 3: Having an experienced skipper that you can all look up 22 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 3: to is important, and Michael Wells has been he's been around, Yeah, 23 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 3: and great to have that kind of leadership. 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, he's he's straight to the point, which which 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: you all love, and that will be definitely a good 26 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: leader for the Western Force this year. 27 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: But did he used to be the leader of the rebels? Yeah, 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: so that makes it interesting because they are the sort 29 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: of your main rival, are they not as a rivalry 30 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: there and now you've got their captain. Yeah, so that 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: I guess that could go both ways. 32 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely a bit when we go up to Neil 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: on the weekend exactly. No, Yeah, it's good. It's good. 34 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: He's obviously a great leader and speaks well and just yeah, 35 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: it leads by example. 36 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, you've also got a new coach. How's that working out? 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's very good as well. Like it's been a 38 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: massive change with standards mindset. So I guess just putting 39 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: it all together this year and seeing how we go, 40 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: because yeah, we've definitely got the coaching staff to go forward. 41 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, but it's sports that you're relying for your income 42 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 3: and your career on your body at this point of 43 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: your life. But it's always injuries early in the season. 44 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 3: Another Isaac and Isaac Rodger is going to be out 45 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: for a while. 46 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, devastating there. He's huge for our forward 47 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: pack just for experience and just you know, our lineouts, 48 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: which is probably one of the main parts of the 49 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 2: game these days. So it's going to be a big miss, 50 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 2: but hopefully wishing him a speedy recovery and he's back 51 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 2: out there soon with us. 52 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 3: Ye, get him out of rehab soon. 53 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: So you're a scrum half full disclosure, I don't know 54 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: a huge amount about the game. Is that one of 55 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: the areas that is that are you one of the 56 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: positions that really takes the hard knocks? 57 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: Um nah, it's probably the one that takes the least 58 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 2: knocks unless you run a bit. So it's obviously just 59 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: like passing and controlling the game and stuff. 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: So controlling the game. 61 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: Compared to some of them forwards, I'm quite lucky. 62 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 3: I've been lucky enough to see Blake's like Campeazy and 63 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 3: George Gregan and these blokes play you. Who are your 64 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 3: heroes when you're. 65 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: Going Definitely Georgie Greagan, love love watching him, and obviously 66 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: willgana as well. So to two greater Straine halfbacks that 67 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: I've sort of watched over the years and really try 68 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: to bow my game around. 69 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, you've played the games for the Wallabies at Zuper 70 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 3: Echo Oval and sometimes the atmosphere especially, you know when 71 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 3: you've got a winger running run, running down the flak, 72 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: that's just incredible. 73 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 2: It was awesome, awesome watching the Wallabies back then. 74 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, quite a team. 75 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: So the good news is Isaac's going to be a 76 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: bit of a regular feature across the season when there's 77 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: the games are in town. So getting to know you 78 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: a bit, tell us a bit about yourself or a 79 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: music station of course? What music do you like. 80 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: A bit of a mix? Actually yeah, but R and 81 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: B just depends what I'm feeling. I love a bit 82 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: of country as well, so yeah, I've got a bit 83 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: of a bit of a variety. So a bit of 84 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: bit of house music as well. 85 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: Yeah it's good. And what other sports are you do you? 86 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: I try to play golf, right, but I do love it. Yeah. 87 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: I think a few of us obviously on our day 88 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: off try to try to get around him. But it's 89 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: definitely something I need to keep working on. 90 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 3: And you love golf, of you really if you make 91 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: a million? So you love to hate gold? 92 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's definitely. 93 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: Seems to be the universal sport of choice for all 94 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: sports codes you know in their downtime. Is that because 95 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: it's it gives you a chance to have a bit 96 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: of a social sporting experience. 97 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, like it's easy to and yeah you've got 98 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,239 Speaker 2: that nineteenth hole at the end, so of course. 99 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: No. 100 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's definitely a social thing as well. Like you know, 101 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: you've got a few good, really good players in rugby 102 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: teams normally, but yeah, and then you've got a few 103 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: of us battlers that try. 104 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: To hit the ball, and like so many sports, half 105 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: the people in the teams could have gone one of 106 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: two ways quite often when they were choosing. The sporty 107 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: people are just sporty people. Did you have another sport 108 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: that you might have gone down the track of? 109 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 2: Not really like tennis. It's always sort of been rugby, 110 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 2: like I paid league back in the day, but now 111 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 2: it's always been a bit rugby union. 112 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, I could see you on a half 113 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 3: forward playing a helm mate. 114 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, speed a bit short, I think, right, And if 115 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 4: you're out playing golf for the signment, the coach just says, 116 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 4: just don't get injured, have fun, don't get injured. 117 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, you try to sort of keep well. 118 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: Bad back I suppost and the beauty. Saturday's game is 119 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: it's a double heater c well because the women's team playing. 120 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, it should be awesome. So it's a double header 121 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: for the girls. They play the Rebels girls as well, 122 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 2: and then we're on after him. So hopefully you can 123 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 2: see a lot of people down there for the first game. 124 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: Great to meet you, mate, Great to meet you. 125 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 2: Thanks for having me. 126 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 3: Great season.