1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wrap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news. 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 2: My name is Chloe Dalton. 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: I'm an Olympic gold medalist in rugby seven's and play 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: AFLW for the Gees Giants. Every week on the show, 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: I'm joined by rugby aficionado, chief researcher at TEFAP and 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Queen of Merchandise Bez. 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: How are you this week? 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 3: I'm good friend, How are you? 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: I'm good? Thank you for delicious TIChE deliveries this morning. 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 4: Ah, the old Kiche's got to keep it the variety 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 4: coming and I just provide the same thing all the time. 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: So Wen she was a o it was. 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 3: Let's take a look. 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 4: Around the ground, shall we mix and secure a Grand 15 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 4: final spot? The Blues back on top in state of 16 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 4: origin and the Matilda's in some real trouble against Spain. 17 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll discuss the return of the 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: basketball goat. Lauren Jackson has been named in the Opal 19 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: squad for the upcoming Basketball World Cup. About twenty years 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: is it after she made her debut? 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 3: Amazing? 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: No more than twenty five years. I think it is 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: because she's forty one. Yeah, she started when she was 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: like sixteen or something absolutely ridiculous. This podcast drops every 25 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: Tuesday morning at six am and you can subscribe to 26 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: get the podcast in your ears or the email newsletter 27 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: in your inbox to read with your morning coffee. The 28 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: link will be in the show notes. Let's take a 29 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: look around the grounds. 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: In netball. 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 4: The Melbourne Vixen's finished last in twenty twenty one, receiving 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 4: the old Wooden spoon past forty year and they're back 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 4: in the Grand Final after an epic preliminary final saw 34 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 4: the Vixens come from nine points down at three quarter 35 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 4: a time to win in the final seconds and earn 36 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 4: that GF appearance with a fifty five to fifty four victory. 37 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 4: Melbourne led early at a pack to John Can Arena. 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: It was loud, really loud. 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 4: Atmosphere was on point, but the Giants weren't going to 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 4: let them stroll into the side and went on a 41 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 4: stunning run at the end of the second quarter, draining 42 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 4: six supershots to outscore the home side twenty one eleven 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 4: for that term and lead twenty eight twenty six at halftime. 44 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 4: The Vixen's goal shooter and why Kumwenda was immense and 45 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 4: her accuracy scoring thirty six from thirty seven shots proved 46 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 4: the difference. 47 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 3: It was all tied up with a minute on the clock. 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 4: That was a very intense last sixty seconds, and Weender 49 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 4: appeared to hand the Giants an opportunity to claim victory 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 4: following a costly turnover, but Emily Mannix came through with 51 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 4: a match saving intercept and Kumwenda made amends with a 52 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 4: deciding goal in the dying seconds. The difference did prove 53 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 4: to be that accuracy from the shooting, with Vixen's goal 54 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 4: attack Rannie Samerson adding thirteen from fifteen plus three super shots, 55 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 4: which meant the Melbourne team shot at ninety one percent 56 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 4: accuracy for the entire match. Unfortunately, in comparison, the Giants 57 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 4: duo of Joe Harten and Sophie dwy missed ten regular 58 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: shots for an overall accuracy of eighty percent. It's right there, 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: the numbers. 60 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: It is, and it's an interesting game like that. I 61 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: feel like the numbers, the shooting percentage numbers. Often I don't. 62 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: I'm just going to stop talking because net full it's 63 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: not my game, but I feel like it makes sense. 64 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, weird. If you like shoot more than the other team, 65 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 3: then usually win. Not the same in ednie sport. If 66 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 3: you score more than the other team, you win. Oh 67 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 3: you're a Joe Yeah good, okay, ix a good. 68 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 4: Vixen star Liz Watson was again wonderfully candid post match 69 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 4: when she said, we got ourselves in that situation, so 70 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 4: to see that fire and hunger in the end, we 71 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 4: knew we were going to go all the way to 72 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 4: the end and I'm so bloody excited from that. 73 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: Eh. 74 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 4: Lover her. 75 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 3: She's my new fave. 76 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 4: Vixen's Gold offense Joe Weston was warded the player of 77 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 4: the match and she paid tribute to the home fans 78 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 4: when she said, we were very disappointed not to have 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 4: the opportunity to host the home final, but we lost 80 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 4: last week anyway, so we're just lucky to be back 81 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 4: playing in front of our own incredible home crowd. So 82 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 4: the Vixens will travel to Perth to face the West 83 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 4: Coast Fever in the Grand Final next week, where they'll 84 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 4: be looking for some revenge after an all new performance 85 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 4: in the semi final. 86 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: In Week one in rugby, the women's State of Origin 87 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: match was exceptional. 88 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: I loved it. 89 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: I'm going to just jump in here and share a 90 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 3: little story. 91 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 4: I was getting my coffee on Saturday morning and a 92 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 4: table of seven or eight men aged between fifty and 93 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 4: seventy waxing lyrical about the game. 94 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 2: That's good. 95 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: They were like, that was the best game of footy 96 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 3: I've seen in so long. It was awesome. 97 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: That's very cool. It was a great game. 98 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 4: I wanted to chime in, but I just sat there 99 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 4: and listened and smiled weirdly like a crazy person. 100 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: Comment comment to you. It was a pretty nailbuting match 101 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: as well. Really high scoring in particularly in the first half, 102 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: which was cool to see, like crossing for a few 103 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: tries which I think in previous years. Last year the 104 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: result was eight six or something, so a bit more 105 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 1: low scoring. 106 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 2: It was a real rollercoaster. 107 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: The match was played in front of a record women's 108 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: State of Origin crowd eleven three hundred and twenty one 109 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: fans in Canberra, and it was a late tried Isabel 110 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: Kelly that sealed the twenty to fourteen win for Kylie 111 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: Hilda's new South Wales team. Kelly went on to win 112 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: the Player of the Match award, the nearly Dougherty Medal, 113 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: for a recorded game high one hundred and eighty six 114 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: meters to go with her ten tackle breaks and match 115 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: to siding try. She's kind of one of those players, 116 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: Isabel Kelly. She was just carrying and making meters every 117 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: time she carried the ball, not necessarily the glory. I 118 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: mean it was nice for her to finish with that try, 119 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: not getting a lot of glory, but just getting the 120 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: hard work done. Along with Caitlin Johnson, she has. 121 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: To get a shout out. She was exceptional in mind. 122 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 4: Isabel Kelly's intensity is just from opening whistle to the 123 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 4: final like she Yeah, I wouldn't want to be playing 124 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 4: against her. 125 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: She's solid, isn't she. 126 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: It was the first win for New South Wales after 127 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: queenslande had won back to back origins before this season, 128 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: and you could see what it meant to the players 129 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: at full time. It was the first time in New 130 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: South Wales blue for seven's convert Emma Tonegado and her 131 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: performance was not surprisingly very impressive. She This try off 132 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: the boot of Keeley Davis was awesome, Keilly. They almost 133 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: did a dummy switch and then Keeley kicked it back 134 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: on the other angle and Emma ran and grounded it 135 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: just before the dead ballline. It was an epic try 136 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: called that kick I couldn't work it out or whether 137 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: she just reacted in time like it kind of looked 138 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: like maybe it was a bit of a set play 139 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: that they'd practiced, but the execution and the weight of 140 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: Kelley Davis's kick was perfect. Emma also chalked up one 141 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty three meters, three line breaks and a 142 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: couple of swear words in her halftime brescotference. 143 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 3: Color we call it color. 144 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: Sky Blues head coach Kylie Hilda heaped praise on player 145 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: of the match Isabelle Kelly in her post match conference 146 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: when she laughed. 147 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: She says to me, I didn't think I did anything. 148 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: Kelly gives her all and I'm just so lucky that 149 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: she gets to play on my side and I get 150 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: to coach her, and I'm so proud of her effort tonight. 151 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: There were some really impressive performances in both teams, and 152 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: Jilleruse coach Brad McDonald, along with his World Cup selectors, 153 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: have plenty of options to fill their squad for England 154 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: in October. 155 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: After the game, there was more chart. 156 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: Around the decision to make season series only two matches 157 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: and there are plenty in the media, calling for that 158 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: to be up to three games asap. Well. 159 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 4: There was some international rugby league played on the weekend, 160 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 4: with an absolute bus load of NMLW stars in action 161 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 4: for both the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns and Marte Martonga 162 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 4: at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday. The game was a 163 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 4: double header with the New Zealand and Tongan men's match 164 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 4: following the women and there was a huge crowd in attendance, 165 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 4: with the sold out sign going up the day before 166 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 4: the match. 167 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 2: The day before, Yeah, sold out, that's cool. 168 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 4: The Kiwi Ferns proved to be a class above and 169 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 4: Tonga just had no answers for the fire power the 170 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 4: Kiwis possessed. Wingers Madison Bartlett and Caitlin Vaha Occolo spearheaded 171 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: the Kiwi Ferns to a fifty to twelve domination which 172 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 4: included eleven tries. Paige mcgrea scored on her New Zealand 173 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 4: debut after just five minutes and the tries continued at 174 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 4: regular intervals throughout. 175 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 3: There was playing to light for the. 176 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 4: Kiwis, including New Newcastle fullback Stevens Daily, who was dynamic 177 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 4: with one hundred and fifty seven run meters, two line 178 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 4: breaks and five tackle breaks, while Georgia. 179 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: Hale run for a huge one hundred and eighty one 180 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: meters BI. 181 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 4: You get shout out to Amy Turner, the Aussie seven's 182 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 4: limit gold medalist who at the youthful age of thirty eight, 183 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 4: and she is a youthful thirty eight. 184 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 2: She's a very youthful thirty eight. 185 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 4: Her Rugby League Test debut for the kiwis so good 186 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 4: and love you a way. 187 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: Love you way and the cutest picture with her two 188 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: daughters by her side, with her in New Jersey. 189 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: It was awesome. 190 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 4: An amazing athlete and human And just because I can't 191 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 4: let a rap go past without a little Jess Fox update. 192 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 4: She you know, just continued to dominate on the icfour 193 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 4: Cup circuit. Took a third consecutive K one crown on 194 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 4: the weekend in Slovenia. She'd been feeling sick before the race, 195 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 4: apparently riding the porcelain bus the whole kittenkerboodle. Oohday's been 196 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 4: a bit emotional because it's been a real mental battle. 197 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 4: I was feeling really ill this morning and vomiting, so 198 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 4: to actually make the final and then it out in 199 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 4: the file and keep pushing to the finish. I'm so 200 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 4: proud of that run. I can't believe I won today. Well, weekend, Jess, 201 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 4: You're a freak. 202 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: The paddle goat is a freak in soccer. It was 203 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: a long early morning on Sunday for Matilda's fans. 204 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 3: Did you get up? 205 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 2: I was waiting for that question. 206 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: No, because I had to run a time trial on Saturday. 207 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: We trained for about three hours on Saturday morning. 208 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: I was cooked. 209 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 4: I obviously have some inside information here. How long did 210 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 4: you nap for on Saturday afternoon? 211 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: One to two hours? So did you get up to 212 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 2: watch the game? No? 213 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 3: Okay, carry on? Did you no? But I didn't say 214 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: I was going to promise over delivers a. 215 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: Much better way to go through life. The team was 216 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: young and inexperience, with almost the entire regular starting eleven 217 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: missing due to injury, all being rested. Six of the 218 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: players called into the squad were uncapped and nine more 219 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: had ten appearances, all less at this level. They came 220 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: up against a very good Spanish side that ranked seventh 221 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: in the world and a ten days away from kicking 222 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: off a European Championship campaign that they are considered one 223 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: of the favorites to win. The Matildas went close to 224 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: opening the scoring midway through the first half when Katrina 225 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: Gury She's had a great comeback actually into Matilda squad. 226 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: She hit the crossbar from twenty meters out. But it 227 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: was the Spanish who finally put the ball in the 228 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: back of the net in the forty fourth minute when 229 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Ititana Benmardi scored to give her team a one nil 230 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: lead at halftime. Unfortunately, the second half went downhill quickly 231 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: for Australia, with Spain scoring three goals in twelve minutes 232 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: and after a dominant display, they really finished the job 233 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: in the final ten minutes when Lucia Garcia grabbed her 234 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: second in the eighty first minute and Irene Guerrero slotted 235 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: two more to secure spain as seven nil thrashing. The 236 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: result was the biggest losing margin since the US handed 237 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: Australia nine to one loss in nineteen ninety seven, and 238 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: equal to seven zerol route at the hands of China 239 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty eight. Bes I want to talk about 240 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: this one because we know Tony Gustafsen is probably already 241 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: under a little bit of pressure following his time so 242 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: far at the helm of the Matilda's team. 243 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 3: It is an interesting one. 244 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 4: He's either very brave or has received some form of 245 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 4: guarantee or assurance from Soccer Australia to say Football Australia 246 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 4: sorry to say, we understand what's happening here. Your job 247 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 4: is safe because you know, as you said before, this 248 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 4: is a Spanish team gearing up for a major competition 249 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 4: in ten days. They had every single star out there, 250 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 4: they had the ballon d'Or winner out there. They were 251 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 4: ready to go, and we kind of threw the kids 252 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 4: to the wolves. 253 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's probably different factors that you have 254 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: to consider around season timings. We know so many of 255 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: the Matilda's play overseas in the europe US and in Europe, 256 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: but if you could coordinate it, why would you not 257 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: get these younger girls to play more against New Zealand 258 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: and those home friendlies rather than playing against one of 259 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: the best teams in the world. And maybe that's a 260 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: timing thing, or maybe against New Zealand they wanted to 261 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 1: actually build some confidence. But like you say, throwing the 262 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: kids to the wolves, they're not going to build any 263 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: confidence playing against a team like Spain. 264 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 4: And the thing was there was moments in that match, 265 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 4: not moment longer than moments, so there were time to 266 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 4: that match. Whether they looked good, yes, they probably parked 267 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 4: the bus. There was not a lot of attacking going on, 268 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 4: and that a lot of that might be down to 269 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 4: the fact that we seem to have become so heavily 270 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: reliant on Sam Kerr. 271 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 3: They defended well for a large portion of that match. 272 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 4: But you've got it, as we discussed in it, well, 273 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 4: you've actually got to score more than the other team 274 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 4: to win. 275 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for saying that again. Gustafson use the opportunity 276 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: to call on further investment and depth in the group. 277 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: He said, I want to be clear now, this is 278 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: not about blaming individual players for this loss. These players 279 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: are more representing a situation we're in right now. We 280 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: finished the game with four place playing in the NPL 281 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: and one player playing in college and to expect those 282 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: players to match up to Spain is not fair on 283 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: the individuals. But I'm ready to take that hit As 284 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: a coach. I've said that from day one. We need 285 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: answers and we need investment in our program. 286 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 3: So interesting is he actually having a dig at Football Australia. 287 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 2: That's a little bit what it sounds like. 288 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 4: Wow, very interesting next couple of months I think for 289 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 4: the Matilda's. 290 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really will be. 291 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 3: In swimming. 292 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 4: The swimming World Champs wound up in Budapest and moll 293 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 4: O'Callahan has absolutely announced herself on the world stage. She'll 294 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 4: be taking home six medals. A little bit of clinking 295 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 4: going on, Oh good, including i. 296 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 3: Think, including a silver. 297 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 4: From Saturday's four x one hundred medley relay. O'Callahan produced 298 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 4: a blistering last leg, but it wasn't quite enough to 299 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 4: catch the Americans, who finished less than half a second 300 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 4: in front of the Aussie team. 301 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 3: The final might assuming. 302 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 4: Also saw Meg Harris produce a brilliant finish in the 303 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 4: fifty meter freestyle, clocking twenty four point three eight seconds, 304 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 4: a snatch a tie for third. I love the fifteen 305 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 4: meter freestyle. 306 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 2: It is just oh it's stressful though. 307 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 3: Go really fast and don't breathe, please don't breathe. 308 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 2: Like most things over fifteen meters, would you say. 309 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 3: I don't do things over fifteen meters. I'm more a 310 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: five meter verse kind of girl. 311 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 4: It was a solid end to a successful meat that 312 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 4: saw the Dolphins win seventeen medals, including six gold, nine 313 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 4: silver and two dirty gold. It was a great effort 314 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 4: from It was a great effort given some of the 315 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 4: biggest names in Australian swimming, including around at Tipmus and 316 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 4: Emma mckin were not in Budapest. So the swimming's wound up, 317 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 4: but the action continues in the wet stuff. 318 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: With the Australian Stingers, it's. 319 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 4: Wist The swimming has wound up, but the action continues 320 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 4: in the pool. Boring, Okay, the swimming has wound up, 321 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 4: but the action continues in the pool. With the Australian 322 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 4: Stingers qualifying for the quarterfinals at the water Polo World Championships, 323 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 4: the dominant seventeen to five win over Brazil met the 324 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 4: new look team with new coach Paul Overman at the helm, 325 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 4: didn't drop a match in the pool stages. That means 326 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 4: they'll skip the round of sixteen and await the winner 327 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 4: of Hungary and Argentina in the quarterfinals. The competition now 328 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 4: moves to Budapest to the finals, and Olympian Amy Ridge 329 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 4: said winning three games in a row was a big confidence. 330 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 3: Boost for the Stingers. 331 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 4: We're really excited to get the win today and top 332 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 4: our pool here in Sopron. We finished our job here 333 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 4: and what we set out to do. We're excited to 334 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 4: move to Budapest and onwards towards the quarterfinal. That quarter 335 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 4: final will be live and free on the nine network 336 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 4: and we'll update you with timings after that round of 337 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 4: sixteen match, So keep an eye on the socials. 338 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: In surfing, two time world champion Tyler Wright, who featured 339 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: on season two of the t FAT podcast Check It Out, 340 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: has been stuck at home in Australia after a visa 341 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: issue ruled her out of competing at the World Surf 342 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: League event in Brazil. Tyler's twenty twenty two hopes were 343 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: already in some doubt after COVID nineteen forced her out 344 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: of the last event in Indonesia. Complications from the virus meant 345 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: she was not ready to compete at the recent L 346 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: Salvador Pro either, and that saw her ranking side to 347 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: sixth in the world. She was keen to claw her 348 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: way back up at the Rio Pro in Rio de Janeiro, 349 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: which started last week, but took to Instagram to explain 350 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: that she was devastated to let everyone know that due 351 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: to a transit visa not coming through in a specified time, 352 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm unable to make it to Brazil. All other alternative 353 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: options were extensively looked into. However, the current travel climate 354 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: meant it was impossible for me to arrive in time 355 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: for the contest. Absolutely gutted. So much work went into 356 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: getting me ready for Brazil with my team absorbing this, 357 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: and we keep moving forward this I haven't read this, 358 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: and I was like, I'm feeling for people like that. 359 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: We've got a friend at the moment who got to 360 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: the Australian Passport office at war time three thirty this morning. 361 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 3: The travel the current travel climate is difficult. 362 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 4: It is very no denying that, and when it starts 363 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 4: to affect your job, it's rough, really really rough. 364 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: So only the top five surfers qualify for the season 365 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,160 Speaker 1: ending finals in California. We know that the WSL rules 366 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: have changed this year. They've tried to make it almost 367 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: more competitive and a bit more exciting at that top end. 368 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: That means right will need some big results in the 369 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: final two events of the year to be part of 370 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: the title deciding action. The last of the Aussie women 371 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: in the event about out on the weekend in the 372 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: quarterfinals with Sally Fitzgibbons and Isabella Nichols failing to progress 373 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 1: to the semifinals in Rio, so fingers crossed Tyler can 374 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: have a bit of a comeback. 375 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's definitely got two wins left in her. 376 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at the key story. 377 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 3: It's a big one. 378 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 4: This is a bit of childhood hero worship going on 379 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 4: here in basketball. Massive news in the basket world last 380 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 4: week when it was announced that legend Lauren Jackson will 381 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 4: join the national team squads camp this week. Jackson, who 382 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 4: last played for the Opals nine years ago and is 383 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 4: now forty one, has been playing for all we were 384 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 4: Donga this year in the NBL one competition and killing. 385 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: It, killing it, racking up like what forty points in 386 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes or something silly feeling it? 387 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 4: Do you know, watching some of those highlights that have 388 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 4: made their way through to socials, I forgot what a 389 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 4: good perimeter shoot it she is. 390 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 2: I don't. 391 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: I tell you all the time every time we talk 392 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 1: about her, I say that, So I don't know why. 393 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 3: You forgot that. 394 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 4: Her final tournament was in twenty thirteen, the feb Oceana 395 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 4: Women's Championship, in which the Oples beat New Zealand twice 396 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 4: in the two game series to retain their title. The 397 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 4: next steps were always meant to be the twenty fourteen 398 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 4: World Cup and the twenty sixteen Olympics, but neither of 399 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 4: those dreams came to fruition. After she was not able 400 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 4: to recover quickly enough from surgery on her heel end 401 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 4: her knee in early twenty fourteen, she did push on. 402 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 4: She got back on the court for the Camber Capitals 403 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 4: in the twenty fourteen twenty fifteen season. That effort required 404 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 4: synovial fluid to be drained from her knee on a 405 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 4: weekly basis. 406 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 3: That can't be pleasant. 407 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 2: It doesn't sound nice, does it. 408 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 4: No. Sadly, all of her efforts were in vain, and 409 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 4: Jackson reluctantly retired during an Opal's training camp in twenty sixteen. 410 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 3: Her Apol dreams was over until now. 411 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 2: Oh that was a good voice. 412 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: In her time away from the court, She's definitely still 413 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: stayed quite involved in the basketball world. She's pursued a 414 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: career in basketball administration. She's been inducted into multiple homes 415 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: Holmes Hormes Halls of Fame. She's been an advocate for 416 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: the prevention of domestic violence. She's had her two children, 417 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: Harry and Lennie. She's written a book about her career. 418 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: She's done a fair. 419 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: Bit, hasn't She not been idle? 420 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: She has not done like the retirement blues of just 421 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: going disappearing into nothingness. 422 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 4: Getting fat in the Bahamas. That would be my retirement plan. 423 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 3: Sorry, fatter, I can't with you today. 424 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: The fire for LJ clearly had not gone out, and 425 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: she tried using cannabis to ease the chronic knee pain 426 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: she's experienced for the back half of her career. A 427 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 1: therapeutic use exemption was received to allow her to continue 428 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: using the drug while playing competitively with the Aubrey with 429 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: Doonga Bandits. Her coach there, Matt Papps, worked with Jackson 430 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: to make sure her return to the court was controlled 431 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: and managed to get the best out of the sublimely 432 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: talented player. He said last week, it's basically gone from 433 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty minutes on the court to training every 434 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: day in the gym, every day with her trainers, and 435 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: now she trains all team trainings, all team sessions. Just 436 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: seeing how her body has been able to hold up 437 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: and how strong she's become. She's put in all the 438 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: work and I think she's ready to go. It's pretty cool, 439 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: isn't it. One of her former teammates and Basketball Royalty 440 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: Michelle Tims I got to interview her on a panel 441 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 1: the other day. It was pretty cool, bloody legend. She 442 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: believes that the return of LJ is just what the 443 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: group needs. After a pretty tumultuous time dealing with she 444 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: who will not be named because I've said I will 445 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: not talk about her again, I want to discuss this 446 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: with you. 447 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 2: You bez, this is great. 448 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 3: I was wondering if you were going to say her name. 449 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 3: When I was typing it up. 450 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: I saw you smiling out of the corner of my eye. 451 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 2: Just then, do you. 452 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: Take Lauren Jackson at Say it sounds like she's at 453 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: full fitness, But say, if you can only play her 454 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: in a World Cup game max. Fifteen to twenty minutes, 455 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: do you take her as someone who could play a 456 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: whole game out if. 457 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 4: You think that there is a leadership and mentorship quality 458 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 4: that she brings it's missing in the group at the moment. 459 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: Absolutely, my answer is absolutely yes. I didn't even really 460 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: need to hear your answer to change my mind, But. 461 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 3: I'm a completely rhetorical question that you wanted me to 462 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 3: just say. 463 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 2: What do you think I wanted you just send it 464 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 2: back my way? 465 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 4: Yeah? 466 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,719 Speaker 1: No, I completely agree with you. I think what she 467 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: brings in a leadership and experience context is probably what 468 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: the Opals have been missing over the past couple of years. 469 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: And I think, regardless of how many minutes she plays. 470 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: Also from a marketing perspective, I'm so excited for this 471 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: home World Cup to see You've seen the crowds. Have 472 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: you seen some of the vision of some of the 473 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: crowds in Aubrey. 474 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 3: It's going to be mad. 475 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 4: And I think, like you said, it's not only her 476 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 4: on court for her teammates, the aura she carries for 477 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 4: the opposition as well. They'll be double teaming her, like, 478 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 4: even if she's not scoring, big should be making opportunities 479 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 4: for others. 480 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: Yes, And I think what you said before about how 481 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: good she is at the perimeter that then drags someone out. 482 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: You're drawing a big person out of the key to 483 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: open up the key for another big to go in 484 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: there and have scoring opportunities. 485 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 3: Have we just written up the game plan for the Opals? 486 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 2: You're welcome done. 487 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: Sandy Brundello Jackson has chatted a bit about her return 488 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: and the way that she's taking it day by day. 489 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: It's quite incredible almost her level of humility in this approach. 490 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: I think I kind of view it as if she 491 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: decides she wants to play, she's a walking to the squad. 492 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: But she said every step of the way, I was 493 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: just going through the process. In terms of getting fitter. 494 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: There have been a few setbacks, and the last three 495 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: weeks have been a world were. 496 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 3: Well wind, we we were big. 497 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 4: Well Winn's a wee we wei big whirl wind. 498 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: She's actually three years old. 499 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: Ah, there have been a few setbacks and the last 500 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: three weeks have been a whirlwind, but it's a dream 501 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: come true. The Opals camp begins on Monday, and then 502 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: there will be a cut after that. So I could 503 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: be straight out as if as is, if I am 504 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: not getting my hopes up, as there are so many 505 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: girls chasing that spot, I won't be shattered if I miss, 506 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: as I'm still unsure whether I can compete at the 507 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: top level. 508 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 4: Also, imagine being the person to be like, sorry, Lauren, 509 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 4: I took his spock. You just I'm not going to 510 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 4: make it this time, so her comments last week were 511 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 4: pretty ominous. She said, it kind of feels like I'm 512 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 4: a kid again vying for position when I found out 513 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 4: I made it into that squad at a moment of shock. 514 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 4: It's reality now and I'm getting back into the mind 515 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 4: frame again of competing to where the green and gold. 516 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 4: I can see her in it. It's happening, It's happening. 517 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 4: Can't wait a basketball goat? Do you think goats can dunk? 518 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: No, their legs are too short. 519 00:23:58,560 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 3: That's sad. 520 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 2: Let's move on. Let's take a look at what to watch. 521 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,719 Speaker 4: In tennis, Wilmood has started and you can watch all 522 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 4: the matches on the Nine Network and stan Sport Strena. 523 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 4: Williams will be back on court after twelve months out 524 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 4: of the game, with her first round match against France's 525 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 4: world number one hundred and thirteen, Harmony ten, taking place 526 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 4: on Tuesday night. 527 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: Along with the water polo, the divers are hitting the 528 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: pool at the Diving World Championships. You can catch all 529 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: the action that started on Sunday night and continues until 530 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: this Saturday, live and free on nine Now. 531 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 4: In Aussie Rules, the VFLW Grand Final is this weekend 532 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 4: and the Southern Saints earn their spot after a twenty 533 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 4: point win over the Casey Demons in the prelim final. 534 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 4: The Saints will meet Essendon in the Big One on 535 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 4: Sunday at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne. The bounce is 536 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 4: at twelve to fifteen pm and the match will be 537 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 4: live and free on the Seven NETWORKAFL dot Com and 538 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 4: the AFL Live Official App. 539 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: And Sunday night is Suncorp Supernetbul Grand Final Night. The 540 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: West Coast Fever will host the Melbourne Vixen's for the 541 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: title at rac Arena in Perth. The match starts at 542 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,640 Speaker 1: seven pm a e s t. And you can watch 543 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: live on Foxtel and KO Freebies. And that's the wrap. 544 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 3: No go the Giants, No sad. 545 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: Shout out to Emily on Twitter, Who's going to miss 546 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: my Go the Giants every week? 547 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 2: I enjoyed that a lot. Great job today, well or 548 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 2: at a ten Oh that's a low score Tuesday morning 549 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 2: next week. We'll see you then see then