1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Jersey and Amanda. 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 2: Gam Nation and tomorrow night the British Lions are going 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: to take on the Wallabies in a do or die decider. 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: The Wallabies need to win this to have to have 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: any go in that. There's three games we've lost the 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 2: first one, this is the second. It was an almighty 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: first Test last weekend. For more, we're joined by someone 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: who knows what it takes to go up against them, 9 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper. 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: Wallaby Amanda Jonesy, good morning. 11 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 3: Great to talk to you about walking your dog at 12 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 3: the moment on the streets. 13 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, no British and Irish Lions jerseys at the 14 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: moment in here, Manly. I think they're all flood into 15 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: city next week. I think all of them are probably 16 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: in Melbourne at the moment. 17 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: So well, this is the big game, that's right, the 18 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: big game tomorrow night. For those who don't follow rugby religiously, 19 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: give us a rundown of who the British Lions are 20 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: to start with them. Why this tour is so significant? 21 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: Okay, So the British and Irish Lions, Scotland, England, Ireland 22 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: and Wales all combine, so four countries usually they just 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: play as their own nation combined and they come and 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: they travel to Australia, New Zealand of South Africa on 25 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: a rotation every four years, so that means for each 26 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: country once every twelve years. So the last time these 27 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: blokes are out twenty thirteen. I was lucky to play 28 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: in that series and the time before that two thousand 29 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: and one, so you flash back to John Eels, George Gregan, 30 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: those are the type of guys that were playing in 31 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: two thousand and one. So it's you're a very lucky 32 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: Wallaby if you get to face these guys because you've 33 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: got generational players that actually miss playing the lines all together. 34 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: So it's a very unique experience. 35 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: But it's against all those other camps. 36 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: Not fair. It's not fair. I think it's a throwback 37 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: to the time because I mean this happened in the 38 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: eighteen hundred, so it's a throwback to the time where 39 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: the team would come out and travel and play forty 40 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: odd games over the course of two months, and that 41 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: actually I only found out the other day would play 42 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: some afl Ossie rules games as well. While they came out. 43 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: It was just a big, a big old tool where 44 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: they'd play everyone, it seemed like in the country, whereas 45 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: now it's only rugby and they do still get through 46 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: a fair few games. But it's still a bit of 47 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: a throwback to, you know, the way the teams used 48 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: to tour. They play all the states, they play, you know, 49 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: obviously Australia a couple of times, and then some invitational 50 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: teams like we've seen. So it's a hell of a tour. 51 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: And we didn't do so well on the first one. 52 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: I know the score was twenty seven nineteen, but that 53 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: score made us look like we're better than I think 54 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: we played that first game. What's going to change this 55 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: time round. 56 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 1: We've got some firepower coming back, so probably the best 57 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: Wallaby of the last couple of years, Bobby Valentini's coming back. 58 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: He's a big power runner and defender. We also bring 59 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: back I don't know if it's one hundred and fifty 60 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: kilos at the moment, but I think it might be 61 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: a bit lighter to play these games. But Will Skelton, 62 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: who's been playing over in France, is a Wallaby and 63 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: a real power go to man in the forward pack. 64 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: So that's they're coming into the starting team, which is exciting. 65 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: It gets us some good go forward. It's you know, 66 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: having those guys in the team, it's like a freebe 67 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: to get your ball moving forward. So that's really good. 68 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: The backline's unchanged. Look, that'll be a lot better. It's 69 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: the second game of the season so far. They played 70 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: Fiji up in Newcastle. Have a hit out lines ten 71 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: days later. The Lions are well seasoned. They've played eight 72 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: games or seven games together now, so they know what 73 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: they need to do. Their combinations are set. We're still 74 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: finding our So tomorrow night, in front of ninety thousand 75 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: odd people, I think they're going to be ready to go. 76 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: They're going to be better than they are last week, 77 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: and they're going to need to be. I don't think 78 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: we have the luxury of being able to play poorly 79 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: and sneak a win. We've got to be on because 80 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: you are playing the best of four nations. 81 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're playing the world. Is it one of those 82 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: invitational things, you know when they have the Eddy the 83 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 3: Big Surf Challenge and they invite you to play or 84 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: surfing the Big Surf Challenge. Part of you is thinking, well, 85 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: don't call me about this. I don't want to take 86 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 3: on all these guys can we take on Naru or 87 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 3: someone like that. I'll do that. 88 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: Probably not bad. 89 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: The thing is we won in two thousand and one, 90 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: we went to a decider in twenty thirteen. You know, 91 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: this is competitive because you are pulling together a bunch 92 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: of amazing players from Europe. But they've got to get 93 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: it going in a short period of time. The beauty 94 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: for the countries that you know, New Zealand drew with 95 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: them twenty seventeen, South they beat the South Africans in 96 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. Rather but they do go down. I 97 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: mean that's the great thing about team sport, isn't it 98 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: That you can have, you know, a team that knows 99 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: what it's about, good combinations, set and hungry. And they 100 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: actually almost went down to the first nation specific team 101 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night down there at Marvel Stadium, which was 102 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: a hell of a game. You know, a team off 103 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,239 Speaker 1: the back of one week coming together almost actually knocked 104 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: off the line. So you know, anything's possible in these fixtures, 105 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: and you know, I think the Wallawbies are going to 106 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: be very very hungry come tomorrow night. 107 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 3: Maybe the Wallabies and the All Blacks team up together. 108 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 2: Well they did that Australias. They did that a few 109 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 2: weeks ago, didn't They might. 110 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: Yes, there was an invitational team. Unfortunately it didn't reach 111 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: the heights that I think it wanted to be. The 112 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: first nation specifica game really sort of elevated on Tuesday night. 113 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: But no, that it didn't come together. Yeah, it's hard 114 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: to plan these things, right, everyone's playing around the world. 115 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: They couldn't pick from the Wallabies or the All Blacks 116 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: because the All Blacks are off playing in their test matches. 117 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: So it was really you weren't getting the cream of 118 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: the crop in that game. You're getting you know, people 119 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: who were pulled from around the world. So it was 120 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,119 Speaker 1: still a cool experienced was pumping, but no, it wasn't. 121 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: It wasn't to be. Well. 122 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: The British and Irish Lions Tour continues on Saturday and 123 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 3: catch all the action on stan Sport nine and nine. 124 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: Now. 125 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: Michael Hooper, good luck with walking your dog. You maybe 126 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: you should do a podcast to something, because that's what 127 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 3: everyone does these days. They dispense advice while they're walking 128 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 3: a dog and it gets a lot of pick ups 129 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: the poohs. 130 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: Michael, please, yes, I do pick those up and I'll 131 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: leave the I'll leave the talking to you guys. You 132 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: do it very well, so have a good one. Nice. 133 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us.