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Speaker 1: In some very exciting news, Rugby League is returning to

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Speaker 1: the Territory next year, with the Paramatta Eels heading to

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Speaker 1: Darwin to take on the Dolphins. It's happening on April

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Speaker 1: nineteen at TiO Stadium.

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Speaker 2: Now I know that there.

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Speaker 1: Are plenty of Eels fans in the territory, but I

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Speaker 1: reckon this is the perfect opportunity for us to adopt

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Speaker 1: the Dolphins. As you know, my brother Christian is their

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Speaker 1: assistant coach. But let's face it, the Darwin Dolphins. I

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Speaker 1: think it's got a real ring to it. Now joining

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Speaker 1: me on the line is the CEO of the Dolphins,

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Speaker 1: Terry Reader.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Terry.

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Speaker 3: Oh, good morning Katie. Thanks for having me and I

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Speaker 3: like your enthusiasm for making us the territory team.

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Speaker 1: I reckon too, the Darwin Dolphins. It just sounds right,

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Speaker 1: don't you, Reckon?

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Speaker 3: It's got a fair ring to it. In fact, I

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Speaker 3: believe it or not, and you might be aware, but

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Speaker 3: we've got a partnership, a wonderful partnership with Tam Brand

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Speaker 3: as well, and we've even been up and done some

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Speaker 3: game development stuff in Norman Terry Rugby League. Last year

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Speaker 3: we brought four players in our by weekend and went

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Speaker 3: went out to Elliott and back to Darwin do some

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Speaker 3: stuff with the coaches and coach ed. So we've got

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Speaker 3: a wonderful relationship and already been doing stuff through the NT.

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Speaker 3: So you know, we're very excited to be up there

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Speaker 3: because it's you know, we're building the stuff that we've

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Speaker 3: already done, and hopefully we've created a few fin fans

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Speaker 3: already and make it even more and they can come

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Speaker 3: watch us play live.

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Speaker 2: I reckon. So do you know, Terry, I hear so

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Speaker 2: often from.

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Speaker 1: People you know that they maybe have another team that

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Speaker 1: they follow quite a bit, But the Dolphins are like

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Speaker 1: this emerging team that a lot of people really are

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Speaker 1: keeping a very close eye on and love. So why

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Speaker 1: not make it the Darwin Dolphins or the Northern Territory Dolphins.

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Speaker 1: Forget about those eels. I'm ready for us to embrace

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Speaker 1: the Dolphins.

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Speaker 3: Well, we'll be looking forward to a sea of red there,

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Speaker 3: that's for sure. I hope to see that when we

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Speaker 3: get up there.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, Now tell me this is as you've touched on there.

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Speaker 1: We know the Dolphins have been in the territory for

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Speaker 1: various clinics and things like that, but this will be

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Speaker 1: the first game that you guys play here in Darwin.

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Speaker 3: It is, and we're really happy about that, and with

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Speaker 3: the NRLs for the draw out and have us going

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Speaker 3: up there. And I think a lot of that as

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Speaker 3: they know the work we did already with the partnership

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Speaker 3: with nt Rugby League and also with our stuff that

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Speaker 3: we're doing with tam Brand in the area as well.

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Speaker 3: So I think they put us in Marlon because they

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Speaker 3: knew how important it is and that we'd be doing

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Speaker 3: our game development and our players when we come into town.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, how exciting is this agreement to not only play

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Speaker 3: Well what it is. And we've got to work now

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Speaker 3: that we actually have the drawer, which admittedly only officially

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Speaker 3: know the me you already had the Who's playing and

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Speaker 3: one of our major partners, it's an important area to them.

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Speaker 3: So you know, we're hopefully we'll have our flying flag

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Speaker 2: It'll be wonderful and Terry I will say that. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: I text my brother yesterday and said, oh.

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Speaker 1: You're coming to darn and he said, this is the

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Speaker 1: first that's the first time hearing of it. So it

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Speaker 1: makes sense now if the draws be launched this morning.

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Speaker 3: It is. And it's an away game for us, so

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Speaker 3: it's not a home game. It's an away game, so

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Speaker 3: we don't you get given your away games. You work

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Speaker 3: we've had all just going out today. There's got a

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Speaker 3: lot of positives in there from a football point of view,

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Speaker 3: lot to be excited about and of course for our

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Speaker 3: round seven when we head up to Darwin. But you know,

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Speaker 3: we've had an amazing start and like you said, we're

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Speaker 3: everyone's second team. Finn's ups become the biggest catch crime

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Speaker 1: Now, how is the playing roster looking for next year?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, we have like an important thing for us as

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Speaker 3: a club was never only about twenty three. You know,

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Speaker 3: we didn't spend our cap because if the player where

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Speaker 3: So we're in a good position about how we've managed

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Speaker 2: Yeah, there really is.

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Speaker 1: And I know you probably didn't finish as high on

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Speaker 3: Well it is and what people don't realize, and even

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Speaker 3: for you and your lessoners up there and Darwin like,

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Speaker 3: We probably exceeded many people's expectations even where we finished,

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Speaker 3: You know, we were the number one selling team and

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Speaker 3: so there's a lot to be excited about that. You know,

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Speaker 3: And probably what's that shown by our numbers and people

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Speaker 3: Our last two home games of the year, where the

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it is incredible stuff. Now, Terry, tell me, are

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Speaker 1: you going to bring some of those fins up? Because

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Speaker 1: I was in Brizzy for the Magic Round and Christian

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Speaker 1: the game. Mate, I reckon we could have sold them

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Speaker 3: It is well and again you know, some of our

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Speaker 3: it was budget erected, did it with us, and we're

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Speaker 3: But I did notice the NRL now license those spins

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Speaker 3: and you can buy them. Oh god, you can buy

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Speaker 3: them now officially. But we'll certainly be looking to put

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Speaker 1: Well. Mate, I really appreciate you having a chat with

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Speaker 1: us this morning, and uh and love the Dolphins, But

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Speaker 1: I am going to be biased.

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Speaker 2: I think everybody understands why.

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Speaker 3: A fair point. But now it's where you know, we

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Speaker 3: like to think that we've made a difference already in

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Speaker 3: that not a club a lot of club's visit. So

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Speaker 3: we were looking near to expand on that and do

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Speaker 3: even more in twenty four and of course even better

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Speaker 3: when you get to play a game people come watch

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Speaker 3: a slide, so looking forward to it.

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Speaker 2: Wonderful stuff.

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Speaker 1: Well, the CEO of the Dolphins, Terry Reeder, lovely to

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Speaker 1: speak to you this morning, Thanks so much for your time.

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Speaker 3: Thank you, Katie and fins up, fins up.

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Speaker 2: We'll catch you when you're here in April. Good on you, Terry,

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Speaker 2: Thank you,