1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gaddigl 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: and your Gumba people. This week, this land was never seated, 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: always was always will be. Hello and welcome to two 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: good sports sports news told differently. 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 2: I'm Georgie Tunney and she is not Abby Jelmy. I 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: am joined by niv. 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: Oh it's this week and Nivo, I'm giving you the 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: task first up, introduce our dear listeners to you. How 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: would you actually describe your official title right now? 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: I have absolutely no idea what my official title would be. 11 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 3: But what I do know is that we first worked 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 3: together a hell of a long time ago when we're 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: both little baby interns at the ABC. You came along 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: a few years after me. Let's be honest, I'm slightly 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 3: less little baby intern, but it was so great George 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 3: mates ever since had a really good time at the ABC, 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: and you know, now doing some other things. Football for me, 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 3: primarily round ball football for those depending on which state 19 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 3: you're listening in, and it's my focus these days and 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 3: I love it. 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: I was going to introduce you as football nostrodamis Newcastle 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: Knights tragic, which is really unfortunate for everyone involved, and 23 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: one of my best mates of all time. 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 3: Excuse me, the nights are gone pretty damn well this season. 25 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 3: I have, you know, like expectations are always a little 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 3: muted heading into the new year, but there's been a 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 3: bit to celebrate. I still don't tip them, that would 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: be silly, but I enjoy a whim. 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: Neva, you are feeling good for Jemmy this week, which 30 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: means that you have a very big job first up 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: in this episode because you're gonna kick us off. 32 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: Good sport bad sport. Do you have a good sport 33 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: or a bad sport for the week. 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 3: I've got a good sport, George. I took my little lion, 35 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 3: who is seven, to the Sydney Derby on Saturday night. 36 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: The atmosphere was amazing. Western Sydney Wanderers fans were in 37 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: as well as the SYDNEYFC fans at Alliance Stadium and 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 3: it was a cracker of a contest. Western Sydney Wanderers 39 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: scored in like the ninety fourth odd minute to make 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: it one one. They celebrated like they just won the 41 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 3: Grand Final with their fans down one end of the park. 42 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 3: Literally ninety seconds later, this young fellow who'd come on 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,399 Speaker 3: off the bench Jayden Koacharski. He was like an energizer 44 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: bunny from the moment he started this game, and he 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 3: scored the winner in the ninety seventh minute right in 46 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,839 Speaker 3: front of the cove. And it turns out he'd been 47 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 3: a Sydney FC fan from way back. There are these 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: super cute pictures of him as a seven or eight 49 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 3: year old, like my little tacker who was there beside 50 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: me in the cove, any Sydney FC jersey, And here 51 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 3: he was having scored the winner in a really important 52 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 3: derby that helped Sydney FC clinch a spot in the finals, 53 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 3: and he got to celebrate with those same fans in 54 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 3: front of him. I loved all of that. I thought. 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: The real good sport though, was Andrew Redmain at the 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 3: other end of the park, otherwise known as everyone's favorite 57 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 3: gray Wiggle. He did thishilarious dad dance down the field. 58 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, the twenty one year old celebrating the goal 59 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 3: and the old great wigle down the other end in 60 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 3: the bark celebrating in an hilarious fashion as well. So 61 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 3: that was my good sport for the week. 62 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: The exuberance of youth and the wisdom of shall we 63 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: say wise age. I do think though, isn't it so 64 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: cute when you get the nostalgic photos of athletes and 65 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: that just to show that you know then No, there's 66 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: no such thing as an overnight success. I am giving 67 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: my bad sport to whoever was in charge of designing 68 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: the French national uniforms for the Ompics. 69 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: Have you seen this? 70 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: I have, Oh my god, dear listener, if you have 71 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: not seen it, look it up immediately. I can only 72 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: describe some of the track and field uniforms as a 73 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: reverse MANKINI like, what on earth? It is the highest 74 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: cut thing you have ever seen. And we're talking about athletes, 75 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: right who have some of the best bodies in the 76 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: world world. A lot of them are going to be 77 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: self conscious. This would make anyone feel self conscious. 78 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: I mean, best bodies is one thing. But I did 79 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 3: see one comment underneath the launch and it was should 80 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 3: you need to have a Brazilian to represent your country? 81 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 3: And I think it's a fair question. 82 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,119 Speaker 2: George, Yes, very fair question. 83 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, And it's just something that do you know what, 84 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: we probably don't need our athletes to be thinking about 85 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: on the biggest stage in the world, just before they're 86 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: about to do a pole vault, or they're gonna do 87 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: a triple junt, or they're doing the four hundred mete 88 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, like, I think there's a bit there's already 89 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: quite a lot going on in the head. They don't 90 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: maybe need to be like, hang on, has something fallen 91 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: out where it shouldn't be falling out? 92 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: Am I tight? 93 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: Does a reverse MANKINI suit me? No? Does it suit anyone? 94 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 3: It's not a good idea. 95 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: That's the promo. There's the promo right there. I just think, 96 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 2: how can you still get it so wrong? 97 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: I mean, we always are like usually paying people out 98 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: for being like, ooh, what a hideous choice of colors Australia. 99 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: How can you get green? Gold's so wrung all the time? 100 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: Why can't it just be green, a nice shade of 101 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: green and a random shade of yellow. Please, it can't 102 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: be that hard. Yet we still somehow stuff it up. 103 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: And yet and yet France said, hold my beer here. 104 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: It is maybe I should say hold my baguet here. 105 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: It is just a little conversation with your athletes, right yeah, 106 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: first design, it's just a draft. Guys, try this on, 107 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: let us know your thoughts. And they're going to say, 108 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 3: I mean, for quite obvious reasons, this isn't working for me. 109 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 3: Let's go back to the drawing board. 110 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: We just need to be better. We need to be better. 111 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: But Nevo, I'm so excited because our main discussion on 112 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: two good sports this week is something that is very 113 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: close to your heart, something that is very close to 114 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: my heart. A league w and the Matilda's effect. Is 115 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: it working? How is the competition going? We're at the 116 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: pointy end. Hello, there's so much to talk about. We 117 00:05:52,800 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: get into it next. So Nevo, not a difficult or 118 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: existential question at all to kick off with. But when 119 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: did you know that you loved football? 120 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 3: God, George, I feel like that is a difficult and 121 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 3: existential question. Do you know those early memories you have 122 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 3: of big events with your family. I feel like football 123 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 3: was such a big part of that for us. My 124 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 3: dad is Irish and he came over here, moved to 125 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: the Hunter Valley, so obviously rugby league was huge, always 126 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: huge for us. But every four years, George, the World's 127 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 3: Cup would happen, and of course, because we're at you 128 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: know what end of the earth, it would happen in 129 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: the middle of the night for us. And I have 130 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: these memories from a very young age of my dad, 131 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: who we call Tubs Tubs waking us up in the 132 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 3: middle of the night with jam on toast and a 133 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 3: cup of tea. No idea, We'll probably four jam on 134 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 3: toast and a cup of tea. Totally works, and we 135 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 3: would sit there in the wee small hours of the morning, 136 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: shouting like lunatics about these different football games, different nationalities 137 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 3: playing against each other, not just the Aussies, the Soccaroos 138 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 3: or the Matildas and those I reck him us seminal 139 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 3: moments that you have together as a family, and partly 140 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: because they only happen at two o'clock in the morning, 141 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 3: and they don't happen a two o'clock in the afternoon 142 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 3: where everything feels a bit more normal and rational. No 143 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 3: one's rational at two o'clock in the morning. 144 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: No I can't cat after four years at breakfast television 145 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: starting at two am can confirm you are correct. 146 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 3: It just doesn't exist. It's just not real life. So 147 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: I think for us going up in a tiny little town, 148 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: that was always a massive part of our just that 149 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: family connection. But then each week we would also watch 150 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 3: the results come in from across Europe, which obviously for 151 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 3: Tubbs were leagues that he had grown up watching that 152 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 3: he didn't have access to over here in the same 153 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 3: way that he did live in London for years, and 154 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: so we would watch it on SBS all the Premier 155 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 3: League results come in on a Monday night, we'd watch 156 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 3: those European results come in and that was like weekly 157 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 3: our religion, sitting down to watch those shows. So I 158 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 3: think it was definitely a part of life for us 159 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: from a very young age. And we're all a bit 160 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 3: i mean crazy full stop, but also sports mad, and 161 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: so we'd always go and watch Newcastle United or the 162 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 3: Newcastle Breakers and sit on the hill. So yeah, football 163 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: football were pretty passionate about from a young age. And 164 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 3: George on the weekend, my lion, who is seven now 165 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: played her first ever game of football and so I'm 166 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 3: a soccer mom. I'm a soccer mum now, George and 167 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: I loved it so much. It was brilliant. 168 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: This is Nevo's daughter, who we call the Lion. Was 169 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: she any good first game of football? 170 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: Do you know what? And Lyon, I'm so sorry it's 171 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 3: so lucky that you're too little to listen to podcasts 172 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: because I can share this with you, George, and she 173 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: won't know. She had a little bit of a melt 174 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 3: down at training, the first ever training session. She was 175 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: so excited, George, so pumped up. She watched the World Cup. 176 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 3: She fell in love with the Matilda's. She's watched every 177 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 3: Matilda's game since. She's been watching the A League Women's religiously. 178 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 3: She watches dub Zone on a Sunday night. She knows 179 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: her women's team in England. You know, she's just so 180 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: emotionally involved. So it was such a big thing for her. 181 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 3: And then she got there and she didn't know anyone, 182 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: and she got completely overwhelmed. Well possum and so on Sunday. 183 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 3: Then when she played her first game, I just so 184 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 3: wanted it to be a positive experience and she got 185 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 3: out there, she got involved. She didn't kick anyone in 186 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 3: the same way that she kicks me when we have 187 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 3: a kick around, but you know that's to come. She's 188 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 3: got that to work up too. But she had a 189 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 3: great time. She made some new mates. They all followed 190 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: the ball around the field, like wherever the wordy ball was, 191 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 3: there was just this like cluster. But do you know 192 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 3: what they have now, George, that they didn't have when 193 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 3: we were young years ago. A couple of all girl comps. 194 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 3: Sokara is playing in an all girl team, which really 195 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 3: suits her, and she's playing in an all girl competition, 196 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 3: so each week they're playing against other all girl teams 197 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 3: and she can do that for years to come. 198 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: Well, essentially you are living what my next question was 199 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: going to be you and the Lion because you worked 200 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: on the World Cup, the Women's World Cup last year, 201 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: your front and center, one of the major hosts on 202 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: the main broadcaster. And what do you think the Matilda's 203 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: effect has kind of done for football in this country? 204 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: What real world results do you see? 205 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 3: The young girl female participation rates in football off the 206 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 3: back of that Women's World Cup have been unbelievable, George, 207 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: and not just at that real junior level, and providing 208 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 3: young kids with an opportunity to play against their own 209 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 3: sex week in week out, which for young girls is 210 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 3: actually really for them to feel like this is a 211 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 3: space where they're welcome, where they can have a real go, 212 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 3: where they're not going to be completely outpaced, for example 213 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 3: from a really young age and feel like, actually maybe 214 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 3: this isn't for me after all. So I think that's 215 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 3: super important, but it's been right across the age groups. 216 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 3: There's so many more women's five A side teams happening now, 217 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 3: over forty teams happening now, and that ability to connect 218 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 3: through sport and the outdoors, make friends, have a team, 219 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 3: team sport teaches us so much. So I think that 220 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 3: has been remarkable. But we've seen it across all key 221 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 3: touch points in the game. Memberships of clubs in the 222 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: A League Women's this season, in fact, just memberships of 223 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 3: clubs in the A leagues across the board are up 224 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 3: over six hundred Percentoo remarkable, right, Crowds in the A 225 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: League Women's up over one hundred percent, TV viewership up 226 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 3: over one hundred and thirty percent. So the numbers across 227 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 3: every kind of part of the game have just exploded. 228 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 3: And that's ultimately off the back of the Women's World 229 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 3: Cup and that passion that we feel for this Matilda's 230 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 3: side that is becoming a cult like kind of symbol 231 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 3: within Australian sport, and I love it. 232 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: Has the A League Women's competition do you think lived 233 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: up to all the hype that they went into the 234 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: season with. 235 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 3: I think it's been a really tough year for football 236 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: in Australia off the back of the World Cup in 237 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 3: numerous ways, George. So it's actually a really tough one 238 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 3: to answer because a lot of really passionate football people 239 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 3: have lost jobs this year and I never expected that 240 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 3: to happen off the back of such a successful Women's 241 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 3: World Cup when we have seen that inclusivity right result 242 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 3: in people from all walks of life feeling like they're 243 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 3: a part of this and wanting to be involved in 244 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 3: this and finding something to connect with. Whether or not 245 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 3: they understand the offside rule, whether or not they can 246 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 3: name every player who plays for that local club that 247 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 3: they support, they still feel connected, which is such a 248 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 3: special thing to be providing through sport. Yes, yes, so, 249 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 3: I think there's so many positives to celebrate, and yet 250 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 3: more broadly, I would love to see the broadcast of 251 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 3: a league women's I'd love to see all of those 252 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 3: games across the final series, for example, hosted, so that 253 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 3: we're telling those stories, we're connecting with those players, We're 254 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 3: giving fans at home that human element as well as 255 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 3: a greater understanding of what's happening out on the pitch, 256 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 3: and continuing to grow that understanding and connection to the game. 257 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 3: So I think while there's been heaps to celebrate, I'm 258 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 3: not sure that we have really taken advantage of the hype, 259 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 3: the momentum, the excitement that existed around the Women's World Cup. 260 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 3: And maybe that wasn't a realistic expectation. You know, maybe 261 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 3: that takes time, It takes a number of years. We 262 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 3: continue to build and the platform with all of those 263 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 3: records we talked about, the platform is there, and maybe 264 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 3: then that growth will follow at a more gradual and 265 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 3: realistic and maintainable rate, rather than expecting the Women's World 266 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 3: Cup to be that goose that laid the golden egg 267 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 3: and we're sweet, no worries, guys, we're good for We're 268 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 3: good to go here forever. Yeah. 269 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it just can't. It just can't happen. 270 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: What is the financial state of the game, do you 271 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: think right now? Because we have seen the collapse of 272 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: broadcast companies? 273 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 2: Am I right in saying that? 274 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, Global advance with a company that ultimately facilitates the 275 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 3: broadcast of the a Leagues, both the men's and the 276 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 3: women's competition, and that's been in place since the APL 277 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: Australian Professional League took back control of the A Leagues 278 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 3: from Football Australia three years ago. That agreement's been in 279 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 3: place and they went into receivership. Global Advanced just before 280 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 3: the Women's A League Finals series started, so NEP came 281 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 3: back in they're facilitating the broadcast now. But part of 282 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,119 Speaker 3: Global Advance going into receivership was all of these passionate 283 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 3: football people losing their jobs really unexpectedly. A lot of 284 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 3: contractors who've worked the entire season and thought they had 285 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 3: work ongoing for the next few months as that season 286 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 3: wraps up, now have a great deal of uncertainty about 287 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 3: what that future looks like. So a lot of human 288 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 3: beings impacted really negatively by that company going into receivership. 289 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 3: But then within the APL itself, George, we saw them 290 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 3: lose half their workforce this year. 291 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, which I just in my mind doesn't really quite compute, right, 292 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: because we've just spent the last however long talking about 293 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: how wonderful we're seeing these advancements and when it comes 294 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: to interest in the game, participation in the game, But 295 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: is it the fact that we just can't get eyeballs 296 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: on it? 297 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: Is that part of it. 298 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 3: We see those TV viewership numbers going up, George. We 299 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 3: see the crowd numbers going up. It's all increasing, they're 300 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 3: all heading in the right directions. So it feels like 301 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 3: while we're ticking a number of boxes, we're taking a 302 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 3: number of backward steps in other areas. And it means 303 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 3: that a club like Canberra United, for example, that as 304 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 3: part of the women's game, have been a core part 305 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 3: and a successful team and the only start from the beginning, 306 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 3: from the absolute beginning, and the only professional football team, 307 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 3: semi professional really, but in Canberra there's not a men's 308 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 3: team there. We had the announcement that a men's team 309 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 3: would begin in Canberra, and the offset of that has 310 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: been that now the women's team, because ownership is shifting 311 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 3: to a private model, the women's team is now in 312 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 3: doubt and is fundraising in the off season for their 313 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 3: future to stay in the competition. And that is a 314 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 3: team that we've seen Michelle Hayman win the Golden Boot 315 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 3: for break Sam's goalscoring record, Sam Curve's goalscoring record this season, 316 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: playing some incredible football and this beautiful fairytale. She's ended 317 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 3: up back in the Matilda's setup after years out of 318 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 3: the national side. She has done that as part of 319 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 3: this Cambria United team. Vesnamla Voyevich is this young player 320 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 3: who just rose to prominence this season with Camber United 321 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 3: and played some incredible football, is part of so many 322 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 3: different highlights reels. So that's such an important part of 323 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 3: the ACT sporting landscape and that pathway for young girls 324 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: in the ACT to see that there's a future in 325 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 3: sport for them and this is what it could look 326 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 3: like and this is that stepping stone to other goals. 327 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 3: So they're in doubt. Newcastle, the Jets, both the men's 328 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 3: and women's teams are in doubt for next season. They're 329 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 3: looking for an owner because they've been propped up by 330 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 3: other clubs within the league for a number of years 331 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 3: now in the league said do you know what, financially 332 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,479 Speaker 3: we can't afford to continue doing that. It's this really 333 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 3: tough time for a number of different supporters within supporter 334 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 3: groups within football who are passionate about their teams and 335 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 3: yet the future of the teams are now in doubt. 336 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 3: And I've just told you that crowds are up over 337 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 3: one hundred percent and TV viewership's up over one hundred 338 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 3: and thirty percent, and it's like I don't know, George, 339 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 3: how does that doesn't compute for me? Neither? Where had 340 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 3: we gone wrong? 341 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,640 Speaker 1: I feel like it's as though we as football fans 342 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: and football broadcasters have to once again ask the public 343 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: to just be patient, to ask the athletes to be patient. 344 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: We're going to be okay, it will be figured out. 345 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: But I feel that that is such a narrative that 346 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: actually exists throughout women's football in this country, and we 347 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: want to sport women's. 348 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 3: Sport in general. Female athletes have been told for generations 349 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 3: be patient. We'll get there. No, we can't pay bills 350 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 3: in a day, that's right, but we'll probably pay you 351 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 3: next year. You know, we can't pay you to train, 352 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 3: but we'll give you a hamburger when you play the 353 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 3: game on the weekend. So it does feel like at 354 00:18:55,720 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 3: some point we need to stop being patient and demand 355 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 3: more and go. Do you know what we saw during 356 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 3: that World Cup that there is interest and there is 357 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,479 Speaker 3: passion and there is excitement around women's football, and it 358 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 3: brings communities together and it provides all of these other 359 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: amazing positive aspects for the broader community, right in terms 360 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: of participation rates, in terms of kids meeting new friends, 361 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 3: making new friends, getting involved in team sports, and all 362 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 3: of those incredible life lessons you learn through team sports. 363 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 3: So it does feel like at some point with our 364 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: returning Matilda's coming back to the A Leagues, and we've 365 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 3: seen a number of them there this season that we 366 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 3: need to go. Actually, George, the time is now. Let's 367 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 3: do it now. Let's not wait till twenty thirty to 368 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 3: be fully professional. Let's kick ahead. 369 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: And part of that that will help in that demand 370 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: and that demand being heard is the performances on the field. 371 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: Let's get into the pointy end of the competition because 372 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: at the time of this recording, how many teams are 373 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: left Nevo. 374 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 3: We know our final four, the elimination finals on the weekend. 375 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 3: We're now going into two legged semi finals for a 376 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 3: spot in the A League Women's decider, and both elimination finals, George, 377 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 3: were crackers. 378 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 1: Both correct me if I'm wrong. I think they both 379 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: went to it was it penalties. 380 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 3: They both went to extra time and one went to penns. 381 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 2: Soh my god. 382 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 3: Between Western United and the Newcastle Jets, who've just been 383 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 3: talking about, you know, not knowing their future beyond this season, well, 384 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 3: the Newcastle Jets women's team just won their first ever 385 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 3: Liberty A League Women's Finals game, So in sixteen years 386 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 3: in the competition, they've just won their first finals game. 387 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 3: They did it in extra time. They did it away 388 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 3: from home against Western United at their new ground in 389 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 3: Tarney there in Victoria, and they did in pretty remarkable fashion. 390 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 3: Serena Bolden scored a couple of goals. She's a star 391 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 3: for the Philippinas national team. She was signed mid season 392 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 3: by the Newcastle Jets. George at the same time as 393 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,199 Speaker 3: Van Egmond, one of our core Matilda's came back to 394 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 3: Newcastle for this little month long cameo appearance and she 395 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 3: seemed to inject George this level of confidence in their 396 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 3: ability to score goals and play this beautiful football that 397 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 3: has held true across the rest of the season. Serena 398 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 3: Bolden signed at the same time. She's stayed put and 399 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 3: has played some incredible football and Molina Aires, who I 400 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 3: don't know if you remember from last year's A League 401 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:33,719 Speaker 3: Women's Finals series, George scored three for Melbourne victory in 402 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 3: a finals game. She's now playing for the Jets and 403 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 3: once again scored an important goal in a finals game. 404 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 3: She's now scored nine goals in twelve's finals appearances. Her 405 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 3: record is remarkable. So the Jets won four to two 406 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 3: in extra time. Newcastle Jets now go on to play 407 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 3: Melbourne City in a home and away tough semi final series. 408 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 3: It's a big ask, but you know what, going to 409 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 3: leave George all right? 410 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, sorry, sorry, we're not running anyone's parade from Newcastle. 411 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 3: Oh that's a bit tough. 412 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is final. 413 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 3: But there's so many amazing stories within that Newcastle Jets side, 414 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 3: including their goalkeeper Tiana Robertson, who's twenty one. She was 415 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 3: playing in the New South Wales NPL a few weeks 416 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 3: ago got a late call up, a very late call 417 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 3: up under very interesting circumstances for the Jets. They went 418 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 3: looking for an emergency replacement. They signed her that weekend 419 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 3: they were still trying to clinch a spot in the finals. 420 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 3: She made seven saves a clean sheet on debut in 421 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 3: the biggest win in the Newcastle Jets history. They ended 422 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 3: up beating Adelaide eight nil. And it turns out she 423 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 3: was an academy player when she was ten, which I'm 424 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 3: sure the line will be in no time at all. 425 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 3: By the way, as well, hopefully for the Jets. You 426 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 3: know this, Yeah, maybe Sidney, we'll accept multiples. And that 427 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 3: was under the now Jets head coach Ryan Campbell. He 428 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: was the Academy coach then and gave her this opportunity 429 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 3: with the Jets now. So it's that beautiful like full 430 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 3: circle moment is It's. 431 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 2: Like your good sport of the week. 432 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: This is why people watch and follow sport though. It 433 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: is these storylines that make you feel a part of something, 434 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: a part of something that's bigger than anything else, because 435 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: you're like, hang on a second. This is why sports 436 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: movies exist because this is a screenplay in the making. 437 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 3: You're good at writing those, George, so get. 438 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 2: I know, I shout. 439 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: Now now I'm gonna ask you though, because I know 440 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: we are running out of time. I'm gonna ask you 441 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: to just take your little Newcastle hat off just for 442 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: a second, just for a second, just for a second. 443 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 2: EVO, who will win the. 444 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 3: Whole thing or that class with Melbourne City? 445 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 2: No, the whole thing, the whole thing? Who's winning? 446 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 3: Ooh? Do you know what? I think our one two 447 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 3: at the end of the regular season in Melbourne City 448 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 3: and Sydney FC, I think they go through a cider 449 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 3: on May four, and I think Sydney FC. 450 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 2: Win Wow back to back. 451 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 3: Yep, Melbourne City played this beautiful brand of football, George. 452 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 3: There's such a delight to watch that had this really 453 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 3: clear philosophy and that's we want to keep the ball 454 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 3: and we're going to do really beautiful things with it. 455 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 3: But it also means that they leave themselves a little 456 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 3: bit open at the back, and Sydney FC have got 457 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 3: the likes of Courtney Vine refining some incredible form for 458 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 3: both Sydney FC and hopefully the Matilda's come the Olympic 459 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 3: Games in Paris, so I think there'll be opportunities there 460 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 3: to score. And the Sydney FC defense has been superstoic 461 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 3: throughout the season, so I think they'll be up to 462 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 3: the task as well. So if we're going to project forward, yep, 463 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 3: Sorry Jets fans, but I do think it'll be the 464 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 3: top two in the Grand Final, and I think it'll 465 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 3: be a cracker. 466 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 2: She's turned on you, Jets fans. She turned on you. Wow, 467 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 2: she said, be in partial. 468 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: And obviously you will be able to see Neve's gorgeous 469 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: face throughout this final series, bringing us all of the 470 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: action she I love it so much, Neva, don't go 471 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: anywhere there because we have a fun factor round out 472 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: the episode. Now, Nivo is someone who has taught me 473 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: a lot throughout my life, professionally and personally. Allow me 474 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: to return the favor with our favorite segment here at 475 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: two Good Sports. 476 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 2: We have a fun fact. 477 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: Okay, Nvo, did you know that it is thought that 478 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: the first public match of association football between two women's 479 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: teams took place at the Brisbane Cricket Ground aka the 480 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: Gabba CM aka the Gabba on the twenty fourth of 481 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: September nineteen twenty one, with North Brisbane defeating South Brisbane 482 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: to nil, which just goes to show that female sports 483 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: teams and dare I say women's football teams have been 484 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: in existence for nearly oh my god, that's more that 485 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: my mass is terrible. 486 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 2: That's more than one hundred years. 487 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 3: And yet we can't be fully professional until twenty thirty. George, Oh, 488 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 3: be patient, be patient, George, just be patient, will get there. 489 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 3: Twenty penty is important. Yeah, and also no, I'm not 490 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 3: at all surprised to hear that this is your fun 491 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 3: fact for the week. As a Queenslander, I can't believe 492 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 3: it took us this long to get there. Of course 493 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 3: Brius Vegas gets a mention. 494 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 2: Just leading the leading the way again. Evo. 495 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 3: Okay, so enlightened, So enlightened your Queenslanders, George. 496 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: Do you think what difference actually though? Do you think 497 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: a professional or making women's football professional will actually make. 498 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 3: Do you know what? We saw the difference during the 499 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 3: Women's World Cup. We saw the standard of football on 500 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 3: display from these players who are playing in fully professional 501 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 3: club competitions around the world. And yeah, they're the cream 502 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 3: of the crop, absolutely, but they are playing in fully 503 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 3: professional environments week in week out, and we got to 504 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 3: salivate over that for a full month. That incredible football 505 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 3: that was on display. We see it in the WSL 506 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,199 Speaker 3: in the UK. Now, Sam Kerr there with Chelsea, We're 507 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 3: going to see three of our Australian Arsenal stars here 508 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 3: in Australia in May playing in the A League All 509 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 3: Stars Games. They are playing in the best professional environments 510 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 3: in the world and the result is a super high 511 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 3: standard of football and we love to watch it. So 512 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 3: we win, they win. They're actually remunerated for the effort 513 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 3: and the time put in. We lost a number of 514 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: players in the A League Women's this year. George, who 515 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 3: couldn't continue to do the juggle, who couldn't continue to 516 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 3: try to work full time to pay rent and pay 517 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 3: mortgages and keep families afloat and train for time at 518 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 3: the same time. It's not actually possible. 519 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: And to be frank, I find it incredibly embarrassing when 520 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: we now in this country hold the Matilda's up to 521 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: a standard that I don't think that nearly. I think 522 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: they are the most They are the most beloved and 523 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: favorite football team in this country right thirteen straight sold 524 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: out games. 525 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 3: I'm got a sporting team at the moment, I'd put 526 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 3: it beyond football and go. They are Australia's number one 527 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 3: sporting team right now. 528 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and yet we've had to lose so many potential 529 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: players because it's just they can't it's not full time, 530 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: which is just so annoying. 531 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 4: When Brisbane was leading the way back in the twenties. 532 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 4: Let's get it together people. Oh my god, Nevo, before 533 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 4: I let you go, very quickly, where to the Matilda's. 534 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 4: Can they finish on the podium for the Olympics. 535 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 3: Oh god, George, he's such a tough competition. I will 536 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 3: be sweating over that group stage. Germany and the USA 537 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 3: have won more gold medals at the Olympics than any 538 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 3: other nation in Olympic football history, and they're both in 539 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 3: our group. 540 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, whis not good. It's not good. 541 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 3: So look I'm saying gold all the way. 542 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 2: Yeap, Papers, Nave, Golden Owens. 543 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us this week on 544 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: to good Sports. 545 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to too Good Sports. 546 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: As always, follow us on Instagram at two Good Sports Podcasts. 547 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 2: We'll catch you next week, but until then will be 548 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 2: a good Sports