1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: I love it when people get in contact with me 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: and let me know about good, great things that are 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: happening and great things that. 4 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: Are Territorians are up to. 5 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Now I've been contacted by a number of listeners who 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: are actually heading into state for a women's T twenty 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: cricket match. The over forties team are joining forces with 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: their counterparts in South Australia to guarantee the numbers for 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: the side, with everyone from moms and grandma's getting involved 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: on told now joining me on the line to tell 11 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: me a little bit more as one of the players. 12 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: Sharie Alan, good morning to you, Shari. 13 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you going? 14 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: I am very good? How awesome are you guys? This 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: sounds like an exciting opportunity. How many territory women are 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: getting involved. 17 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: So we have four different teams that are being represented 18 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: across the Darwin area. So we have clients Tracy Village 19 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: Orators and Parmerstan yeap. So this year we are sending 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: there's nine of us and we're going to go and 21 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: hold the flag high for the US oldies. 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: I guess I love it well for the Northern Territory too, 23 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: right Charie. 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, So the South Australians are only making a 25 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: small percentage of our team. They're only giving us five. 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: So nine Territorians, five South Australians joining up with the Territories. 27 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: Sounds like it's going to be a fun team to 28 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: be part of. 29 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, so sorry, I just got read my piece of paper. 30 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: So there's three from South Australia. I'm from the Northern 31 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: Territory and we're playing for TEA twenty games awesome and 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: we're a range of abilities. I only took the sport 33 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: up twelve months ago. I've always supported my family, yes, 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: my boys, partners and went, you know what, it's my 35 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: time to shine on you. That's what I'm doing. So yeah, 36 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 2: I'm forty seven and not old. 37 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: No, that's a great age during your prime, Charie. 38 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 2: Oh yes, yeah, so yeah, looking forward to it. I'm 39 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 2: I'm still learning, but the girls that are around me 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: just encourage me to go out and give it all. 41 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: They're the girls that are the other girls. They are 42 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: pretty good players. They are amazing. They can bowl, they 43 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: can bat, they can hit fours. I only hit singles, 44 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: but that's okay. Yeah, it's fun. 45 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: I love this. Tell me a bit more about the 46 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: nine of you. That are going. You said that they're 47 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: great players. You know, ages varying as well, are they. 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, so there's a couple of people that are fifties. Yeah, 49 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: and then yeah, we range in. The most of us 50 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: are all in our forties and obviously mothers and we 51 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 2: all working various or jobs. And for me, it's my 52 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 2: first time away from my six year old. I've got 53 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: six kids and him being the baby, I haven't really 54 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: spent any time away from him, so I'm very nervous. 55 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: But we've got I'm a grandmother of three. I know 56 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: there's a couple of other ladies that are grandmothers, and yeah, 57 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: we're just in a type of fun. We do play 58 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: every Friday night in the Women's Cup up here in Starling, 59 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: and there's obviously the same team, but we bring in 60 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: the Crocs as well have a team and yeah, we 61 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 2: just play fifteen sixteen to twenty overs every Friday night 62 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: and it's a great opportunity for women to get out 63 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: of the house john some snakeds and get out there 64 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: and have some fun. We do have a beverage afterwards, 65 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: which is always fun. 66 00:03:59,440 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: I was gone. 67 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we would love to see more women involved in 68 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: the game. Obviously young one. Yeah, our aim is that 69 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: we've got Nationals coming up in October, so we'll be 70 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 2: pounding the pavements for some sponsorships to help us stand 71 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: a team over to the national Yeah. 72 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: Right, So firstly, tell me where the competition is that 73 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: you're going away for for the T twenty cricket matches. 74 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: Where is that happening? 75 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: So we're off to Melbourne to Melbourne, four games over 76 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: two days. 77 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,799 Speaker 1: And are you doing some fundraising for that as well? 78 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: No, no, So we've self funded this trip ourselves. Yeah, 79 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: and we are just going to have a bit of fun, 80 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: get experienced ready for their Nationals at the end of 81 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: the year, hoping to bring very silverware for grads. So 82 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: we're hoping to bring back the silverware further antea. 83 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: Now and then with the nash Als. Just remind me again, Sharie, 84 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: where are the Nationals happening later in the year, and 85 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: and you know, do you think that you'll have enough 86 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: territory players to field the whole team or will you 87 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: be in a situation for the Nationals potentially where you 88 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: might need a couple of essay players. 89 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: Again, so the Nationals are over in Queensland this year 90 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 2: and we're hoping because we can hoping to not get 91 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: a team together that includes anyone from Alice Springs all 92 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 2: the way up through. Yeah right, I'd love to join it, yep. 93 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: And the prime possibilities that will feel the whole team 94 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: from Darwin love it. 95 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,119 Speaker 1: This sounds awesome now, Shari, there might be some women 96 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: listening this morning who think, do you know what? I 97 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: was an awesome cricketer, you know, back in my day. 98 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: I haven't played for a few years. Sometimes what happens 99 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: to us women when we have kids is we maybe 100 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: stop playing our favorite sports. There might be women listening 101 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: this morning who are thinking they want to get involved again, 102 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: who are in that situation. There might be some who've 103 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: never played before. There might be some have just moved here. 104 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: Where can they go to if they're after some more 105 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: information not necessarily to be going away, but to be 106 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: taking part in cricket. 107 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 2: I so head to their anti cricket association and they 108 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 2: have all the information on that web page. They're on 109 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: Facebook as well, and also go and look up any 110 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 2: of the clubs that are around Darwin. So that we 111 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: have Warritas Palmerston, Tracy, Bilee Pints and Palmerston Croc, sorry Kroc. 112 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: So we are just having You don't have to play 113 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: every game, you don't even have to have any skills. 114 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 2: It's about just having some fun getting to know people. 115 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: That was my biggest thing. I didn't know. I was 116 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 2: new to the territory. I didn't have a lot of 117 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: social your contacts other than work. 118 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: Yep. 119 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 2: And I am probably one of the worst role was 120 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 2: in the comps in my pinion, I know I'm not, 121 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: but that's you know, me being hard on myself. But 122 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: I've learnt so much and I have improved. But I 123 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: just love being around a bunch of women that are 124 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: out there for a bit of fun, bit of social, 125 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: bit of exercise. Yep. And yeah, that's how we get together. 126 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 2: And don't be shy. Don't think just because you can't 127 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: you're uncoordinated, or you've never played, you'd be surprised at 128 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: your own ability. 129 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: This. I just think this is awesome. 130 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: Charie. 131 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: Your description of yourself playing, I think you're talking yourself down. 132 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: I reckon, you're better than what you're making yourself sound so. 133 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: But look, it sounds like it's so much fun. It 134 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: sounds like you girls have an absolute blast, which I 135 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: just think is wonderful to see and and you know, 136 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: like it's so important to be active. And I know 137 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: it's a hard juggle right when you've got kids, especially 138 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: when you've got as many as you do, but I 139 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: just think it's wonderful what you girls are doing. 140 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we're just looking forward to having a great 141 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 2: week away weekend away with everyone and taking some downtime 142 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: for ourselves. I guess that's you know, recharge those batteries. 143 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: Even though we're we're going to be flogging it out 144 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 2: on the field and being competitive, it's still an opportunity 145 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 2: to have some time away away and get to know 146 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: yourself as well. Like, that's my big thing, is that 147 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: I want to just recharge and go. You know what 148 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: I can. I can do whatever I want. And it's 149 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: okay to have time away from family. It's not you know, 150 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: mum guilt is a big thing. I'm not going to 151 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: deny that. Like, mum guilt is real. It's okay. 152 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're going to have such a great time. Good 153 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: on you, ladies. Can you please make sure that you 154 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: keep us up to date with how you go and 155 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: also make sure you have a chat to us as 156 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: well as you're getting ready to head to the Nationals 157 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the year too. We'd love to 158 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: catch up with you again. 159 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we will. There'll be some ways of I'll probably 160 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: reach out so that businesses can if they would like 161 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: to support us, like give us. They'll be letters and 162 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: so forth. But we'll definitely talk when it gets closer, 163 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 2: because that's a big trip, a little that's a massive 164 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 2: trip to do Nationals and you know that's that's the 165 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: ultimate goal for us, is to send a team from 166 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory to Nationals. We haven't done it ever 167 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: and so yeah, this is the first time that we 168 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: just want to represent the Northern Territory in women's sports. 169 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: Wonderful, wonderful stuff, Charie. I really appreciate you having a 170 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: chat with you this morning. Thank you so much for 171 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: your time and good luck. 172 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: Yes, thanks, Katie, we appreciate it. 173 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: Thank you. We'll talk to you soon.