0:00

Better than the Lego. Better than

0:02

the Lego. Matthew Jones is in

0:04

position for one-range shot. He's

0:06

with it now, Matthew Jones. Here goes the

0:08

kick from Jones. Fletch,

0:11

we literally just topped off the

0:13

plane. How are you feeling? Yeah,

0:15

a little bit scattered, but

0:18

just reminiscing. As I was coming over here, I

0:20

was just having flashbacks of what a great time

0:22

we had. It was a great time. It was

0:24

fantastic. I tell you, it was the

0:28

camaraderie of everyone that went over there. Even

0:30

to the point where we're landing the plane, the pilot got on and

0:32

said, just thank you to the

0:34

NRL for organizing it, and the whole plane applauded.

0:37

Yeah, no, it was good. A bit of a

0:39

land-ease. Yeah, well, he's got

0:41

the hot hand at the moment, doesn't he? Oh, my God. We're

0:43

talking Vegas terminology. Yeah. I'd like to be back

0:46

in him. Every other point, there was a little

0:48

bit of concern with the ground. Not

0:51

just the narrowness, but how close it was to the

0:53

fence. Yeah.

0:57

And we'll think, God, I hope no one gets injured

0:59

badly over the summer. Well, Daniel Tooper gave it a

1:01

good note. He gave it a... He hit it. No,

1:03

it sort of suited certain teams, certain Broncos, the narrow

1:05

field. Yeah. Rishi Walsh couldn't

1:08

do his thing, but the

1:10

stadium is unbelievable. I

1:12

know we were there

1:14

six or eight weeks ago, but we weren't really up in

1:16

the stands. No. These facilities are

1:19

good. Incredible. You know, Fletch,

1:21

it's easy when you're in the midst of it and you sort

1:23

of get carried away in how good it is. But

1:25

I was in a really good barometer around a Steve

1:27

Masscourt. Yep. And like,

1:29

Masscourt has been just to travel... Rugby

1:32

league gypsy, you know, just his whole

1:34

life. He has dedicated every inch of

1:36

his life to rugby league, you know,

1:39

and really championed the cause over the season and

1:41

just... No one has done more. And

1:44

I saw him and he was quite emotional. And

1:46

I said, how significant? I said, me personally, it feels like

1:48

it was one of the greatest nights in

1:51

the game's history. And he said, yeah. He

1:53

said, I spoke to someone and said... He

1:56

said, I put it up there with the invention of

1:58

state of origin. Robby

2:00

Leib coming to third in the side game, he

2:02

said a few other things, he said that's how

2:04

significant it felt for him. Yeah, well I suppose

2:06

it had that magic round

2:08

feel sort of before we got to the stadium,

2:10

but then all of a sudden you think you're

2:12

in Vegas. You're in Las Vegas.

2:15

I mean it's known throughout the world

2:17

as the entertainment capital and

2:19

we were just sitting there, 40,000 of us just hanging

2:21

out. What about like, okay,

2:23

a couple of highlights. Off

2:25

the field to start with. My

2:27

two is... How many times you've been here?

2:32

I believe the first night out. Fremont

2:34

Street. T Fan Zone. That

2:36

was unbelievable. The other one was they fledged.

2:39

Running into Americans there, like at our show

2:42

and at the game, who

2:44

had never been to Australia, but

2:46

just followed the game. And I was like,

2:48

how? And they said it was during COVID.

2:50

When we were the first sport to really

2:53

get going and they were watching it and

2:55

said love it. I

2:58

probably spoke to about it. There was one actually,

3:00

one American couple who have written a book. It

3:02

says Rugby League 101 and

3:04

our producer Cleggy Hazeth. So

3:07

we'll keep that because I didn't go through

3:09

it because I didn't really want to... Yeah,

3:11

couldn't read that word. Yeah, so they were

3:13

basically writing it for their local

3:15

neighborhood where they lived during COVID. So

3:17

they were handing them out through in the street. So

3:20

it was quite popular, they published it. Probably

3:23

my highlight, I saw this family and we

3:25

were coming home from New York,

3:28

New York and was talking to... Because there's a lot

3:30

of families over there and I don't want to name

3:32

them because it was a husband and wife and two

3:34

kids. And the mum

3:36

came to me and let's call her Sue. Okay.

3:39

And Sue said, we're just talking, we're from central

3:41

New South Wales. I said, I don't want to

3:43

embarrass my husband. Let's call him Bob. Sue and

3:45

Bob. And I said, yeah, what's that?

3:47

Bob was there and they had like a 14 year old son in a 12 year

3:49

old son and a gaz. This is

3:51

the first time they've ever been on a plane. And

3:54

I went, first time I went overseas and I

3:56

went, oh wow, Vegas. What A... First

4:00

first to make it. I do and and

4:02

soon guys are you I want to. Bars

4:04

Bob Bob is working as a clean up

4:07

your normal job. During that I than at

4:09

Naughty was working as a claimant and stacking

4:11

shelves at Woolies. To pay for

4:13

these. And was all surprise settled

4:15

like you so are spies sees a privilege

4:17

for us to go there yeah and I'm

4:20

and when he he stories like that yes

4:22

that is and eight was also sick as

4:24

fantastic lot lots of people's north of England

4:27

to had the people who would love to

4:29

come by and see again sir we met

4:31

him half wire up a good for the

4:33

world club challenge on with it would think

4:36

that's that's the next move is was only

4:38

last week yep and. Wiggin wouldn't or

4:40

whoever is in it would have loved to play. Maybe

4:42

plan of fraud? I know it. May.

4:44

Be have have complained alone on a fraud

4:46

and off the wall club challenge and then get

4:49

a doubleheader and be awesome. To

4:51

get the goes over there to and our

4:53

old of is a be a missed opportunity

4:56

if we didn't ah what of it Highlights

4:58

on the field lot more to was. Some

5:02

salute broke skipped as really happy for

5:04

broke see we anticipate as it's a

5:06

d Good moving. The man later fit

5:08

really well and that certainly as that

5:10

was in the case we get after

5:12

he says forests of unlucky leases try

5:14

sauna on sobbing sobbing how is. Pretty.

5:16

Special save that ago. Beta L

5:18

is described as yet. Ah my

5:21

hall on gonna say big The

5:23

Radley I thought big. Time

5:25

to down a little bit is always in

5:27

control you know sometimes even get a little

5:29

bit read Missy. But I thought his game

5:31

and tommy up because this is the first

5:33

time I've ever got to watch. we were

5:35

sitting in a commentary box it which have

5:38

never done which was that was another ah

5:40

will we get my could have a lot

5:42

more Sienna that was good is listening to

5:44

today and of Aussie but saying how much

5:46

how much. How he rhodes eight

5:48

bytes a the side of the ball.

5:50

He might going first for save us. He

5:52

might go in at the back, we

5:54

might get a dummy half and take off

5:56

heat. The malls that he does well

5:58

in attack and defense. Oh yeah have

6:00

children are would you bet it suggests Tommy

6:03

Lee goodness in my is it Tommy's the

6:05

guns now obviously but he said how he

6:07

talks yes it he does more talking on

6:09

the field and than chairs and any bought

6:11

yeah about way to go on the field

6:14

as we are pretty easy to hate. way

6:16

he goes where the ball guys and this

6:18

you think about the manly saw on now

6:20

V edition of Brooks. They. Have

6:22

got some serious strike on that list

6:24

for some young tall off the air

6:26

between I mean are of sorry when

6:28

we when we need many young color

6:30

of your more supposed to have a

6:32

good leader of the elusive was was

6:34

exert american un later gave for hims

6:36

true if we use you time i'm

6:38

selling of the i asked what was

6:40

wasn't that with ah and the other

6:42

one might as the bleich royal manly

6:44

been to avoid this was benzos thought

6:46

it was his best game is in

6:48

a row plus pylon sadly for some

6:50

listed and all a colossal. On the

6:53

right a year in Isis they they

6:55

were very than my hand on the

6:57

feel better I thought innocence and I

6:59

put with with him to supply down

7:01

through the new ah my strength conditioner

7:03

as it's really are seeing a bit

7:05

was folks are betting before and for

7:07

the Susan John clock the upjohn clock

7:09

was a player weekend any far as

7:12

on always Warrington is Orange Orangutans yeah

7:14

and then he went to English reviewed

7:16

with Eddie Jones. Ah and he's gone

7:18

They as it though get a lawyer

7:20

wraps enough Susan the merely boys. A

7:22

science I didn't try that hard, it

7:24

was just like really science is he

7:26

trying smart with That was probably the

7:28

and it was pretty obvious of other

7:30

sales were a little bit off and

7:32

fitness wise towards the back in the

7:34

Us at I started off like a

7:36

handsome for a second half I started

7:38

really well from True. Crushing. Either

7:41

bucks as a dime the longer the

7:43

game went on. medicine looks a little

7:45

tatiana neat and on else any one

7:47

guy named him from what is see

7:50

if they remind pretty much injury free

7:52

will now. an interest rate beginning can

7:54

induce around with injuries mainly seems hopeful.

7:57

Ah, Ransom Top

7:59

forgotten my top. I hear it as

8:01

a just sing se just a little

8:04

bit behind as the Penrith. In

8:06

the breeze been quickly Tussle says.

8:09

They. They attack as a the ingredients

8:11

to the once again those again the

8:13

late twentieth twelve. they never looked what's.

8:16

In. Rhythm and in sync. Ah a little

8:18

bit like you don't wanna outlets such you

8:20

don't wanna as dangerous to say Radha when

8:23

a pullback and we're going to be more

8:25

conservative but was Sas or think of did

8:27

they just come back a little bit. It.

8:29

On that note, sometimes why there's not

8:32

a at the second half. That.

8:34

Would involve manly back into. The guy was

8:36

the rarest yes group which is what they

8:38

can we say last year was last year

8:40

and now we're relying on i could cause

8:43

I do try that expensive forty and now

8:45

we're relying on scoring more points via but

8:47

they just didn't have the class him in

8:49

the sentences campbell Grind is useless big loss

8:52

just lighten we back in a couple with

8:54

actual the east side not always bad for

8:56

that. For the bunnies you said we have

8:58

a civil what's in the guy watching came

9:00

Mars and the elevated position. Just the amount

9:03

of work he gets through. We're is

9:05

a many is such a gun Every time

9:07

he got the ball is Pisces Isis Paddy

9:09

keep him fresh fledged. He plays a lot

9:11

of football be as on the hard football

9:13

or that like him on the edge though

9:15

I can understand what Tarzan movie mid sized

9:17

me for himself be able or think eat

9:19

what? what do you do it He's one

9:21

of the quickest. why the bulls in their

9:23

side which helps time you to buy them

9:26

coming out of trouble Auto now don't know

9:28

what the answer is heat but he does

9:30

look. And. We saw towards the backing

9:32

of loss he he does so much world with are

9:34

always going to be flying origin and stuff is making

9:36

all these tackles on an i have a lot and

9:38

allied a little bit as you can lot and allied

9:40

putting him on an age. But. Then you

9:42

lose him in the middle, he loses ponce

9:44

and it'll still what early in the game

9:47

when he was punches rules on his cookie

9:49

was get maps the live on center what

9:51

would you say are also a lot a

9:53

lot Little a troll a sort yeah he

9:55

looks fit ah at an era Here are

9:57

their butts. Young As a first to the

9:59

Fcc. There are I can see have that

10:01

a really big susan far he a way

10:03

when they were after half time. When.

10:06

He went bang of the rodford scored them through

10:08

one of the top said of the other one

10:10

we will sit back down right I will now

10:12

Tommy John A into yeah Tommy good answer Follow

10:14

that it was also on the right it on

10:16

the short sort of the roadside yeah as will

10:18

run and I know he likes the list. But.

10:21

That's what sales have to do. They got a

10:23

mix it up as it does okay if you

10:25

don't see manly in your top four. Do.

10:27

So sassy toefl on an assessment. Ah,

10:30

bite. Into. Such as. This.

10:32

One we now we got off last week

10:35

for the great Trevor Frazier said as I

10:37

said at a trip said your fists and

10:39

I took a voice on craps to it'll

10:42

certainly does nice on very very good digit

10:44

to eat Chinese, Us Dollars strangles and Amazon

10:46

is known in a sitcom or didn't have

10:48

been in my eyes Matthew. And

10:51

I decided Sarkozy or three obviously of

10:53

by History shows the three cameo in

10:55

three going. but I don't have. A

10:58

might have gotten on. Go to me my

11:00

eyes of god I'm on the cusp of

11:02

the for haven't got a medical. Archive

11:05

East You think what you saw.

11:08

On. The weekend gives you hope

11:10

for top four. Did.

11:12

He is making. That is all I I

11:14

do I do. I do believe that sledge.

11:16

it's just saw a dentist. they've just go

11:18

get the right. I mean the ingredients They

11:20

yeah they just go to get the chemistry,

11:22

they want to get the phocuswright they go

11:24

to get the air as as a guy

11:26

and they gotta once again sub porn little

11:28

bit more and is in the defense rather

11:30

than just four year old into their act

11:32

like they get those things right away so

11:34

I thought they kicking I'm was in his

11:36

as right as the others. near a solid

11:38

slightly season full cable grind kilograms a big

11:40

loss yes for a couple of reasons. One

11:43

is yeah, we so good defensively and

11:45

the other one is. On.

11:47

that right side what he gives lucky alias

11:49

felt like he was will heal as as

11:52

go to man gonna as a short saw

11:54

as any games to walk on that road

11:56

age and what we see a when he's

11:58

not there once again they start

12:01

getting a little bit left side centric. Do

12:03

you think you

12:05

could play Cody at seven and Jack

12:08

White at six? I know you could

12:11

but do you think that would be

12:14

something that Jason Demetre would look at if they're

12:16

struggling a little bit in attack? I mean they could.

12:20

But you think Cody could play seven? Oh yeah,

12:22

not a doubt in the world. And to give them, they

12:26

certainly, they might not play as expansive.

12:28

They'd lose a little bit as far

12:30

as past creativity

12:33

but they'd be certainly a lot more run centric.

12:35

Yeah we'll take a real quick break and be

12:37

back to talk more Rugby League. I'm

12:40

Andrew Rule, the host of the podcast

12:42

A Life and Crimes. Here are some

12:44

of the things that we've been talking

12:46

about the last few weeks. The

12:49

brutal truth is that when you start looking

12:51

at it they always kill or injure a

12:53

lot more than each other. The

12:56

professional hitman used to be a

12:58

professional hitman. Evil strikes in all

13:01

forms but particularly as

13:03

stupidity. Life and

13:06

Crimes is available wherever you

13:08

get your podcasts. So

13:10

let's put it at the broncos. Yeah

13:12

broncos, well we touched

13:14

on it earlier, Rees Walsh didn't get that.

13:16

I think that effect, the narrow field affected

13:19

the broncos more than anyone.

13:21

Per Kuru going off in four minutes

13:23

after four minutes didn't help them because

13:25

they had absolutely no sort of

13:27

on the edges they had no punch there.

13:29

Carrigan had to go back out onto an

13:31

edge. That's not, he's been playing in the

13:33

middle the last couple of years. So

13:36

there's a few things that went through against

13:38

them but you know it was

13:40

around one. They couldn't quite generate space. They

13:42

couldn't really, and you've explained it there with

13:45

Carrigan and Kaffna going there as they couldn't

13:47

quite get the yardage game. No, well

13:50

the Roosters did a terrific job. Oh well that's,

13:52

and they did a terrific job on Adam Reynolds'

13:54

kicking game. I thought they really pressurised. A lot

13:56

of Rees Walsh every time we got

13:58

the space he looked really dangerous. Ezra Mam looked

14:00

dangerous. You know they're going to be up there

14:02

again. Absolutely. A lot of expectations

14:05

up there on the Broncos. I said to

14:07

Pat Carrigan, I said, like last year, I

14:10

think as far as expectations, they

14:12

overachieved. This year I think up

14:14

in Queensland they're saying, well, we expect you

14:16

to win the competition. That can be tricky.

14:18

Yeah, well, they've lost Fleggler too. They've lost

14:20

Herbie. Herbie's, they're both big losses. Herbie is

14:22

a big loss, but I think they'll get,

14:24

I think they've done the right thing, and

14:26

Selwyn in the centers. There was a couple

14:28

of these little touches when

14:31

he set up the try down the left edge. Beautiful. And

14:33

what about when he, like his power and he runs for

14:35

the field? Yeah. Because they got a lot of punch off

14:37

Herbie last year coming out of trouble. Yeah. So

14:40

Selwyn will grow into that role. I think Kevvie

14:43

would just be trying to carry Selwyn to just

14:45

do a little bit more. Yeah. But

14:48

they're no risk of, they're in my

14:50

top four. Yeah. They're in mine as

14:52

well. Brewsters, this is interesting. Everything

14:55

I've seen of the Roosters so far going

14:57

into their game are liked. Yep. I

15:00

thought their trial form was really good. When

15:02

their main stars, when they put,

15:04

just watching their young guys play in

15:07

that trial against Moundley, they

15:09

look fantastic. And I thought that's a good indication

15:11

of what the whole club's been doing the off

15:13

season. But even when we were in Vegas, Flegg,

15:16

all the Roosters players looked really focused. You

15:18

could just sort of, you could see that it's

15:21

been really good preparation and there was

15:23

a certain confidence within the club. Well,

15:25

they started poorly the last couple of

15:27

years. Yeah. Last

15:29

year was, you know, we saw that after around 20, they were

15:31

sitting 14th. They went on a bit of a run towards the

15:33

back end. So it looks to me

15:35

that that was a little bit of a focus

15:37

to start with and their defence too. They're

15:39

quite a mobile side and they're all young. Everyone

15:42

in the back row, like they got to see

15:44

where Wong who's going to be. Oh,

15:47

he's a gun. Sotili Tupinua. So

15:50

they're all young kids. That's a good move.

15:52

Tupinua playing, played in the centers. It

15:54

was a clever move from Trent Robbins, given the fact that

15:56

it was a narrow field. He could do all that sort

15:59

of stuff in Tupinua. Semi walker thought he

16:01

looked really good semi woken link here it's

16:03

they benefit from their bank does loosening of

16:05

that structures any water was sitting on next

16:07

to us i was it's and next the

16:09

main stick and day out a bit as

16:11

is what are they got a new strength

16:13

and conditioning ties to the jokes out of

16:15

us may be a looks a little bit

16:17

little bit more. If it will

16:19

arrive us well yes was he Can we

16:21

get targeted here so they gonna background running

16:23

at him and Luke Keary always house bizarre.

16:26

I. Was good so I was happy for him

16:28

and of really have the Brendan Smith yes saw

16:30

it as he he and Victor the best and

16:33

Crash Brothers zip. Off

16:35

without the like victor that thousand superb perform a

16:37

service to one one of these one of these

16:39

best the brain of just really good to see

16:41

branded get off to good. Saw thred unsettled last

16:43

year year and he looks a loss enough to

16:46

where the knock on a masih and I'm not

16:48

going on all loss your thoughts. By.

16:50

Modest find a little bit too high

16:52

during the off season he estado little

16:54

bit flat and maybe they've gone the

16:56

otherwise is his imminent like between saudi

16:58

into our the listeners and the and

17:00

the off season how hard they used

17:02

to them. Like. These

17:04

days clubs by trying hard but

17:06

I generally try you smile even

17:09

through like a recipe for hundreds

17:11

I'd hundreds ten Tehran's even through

17:13

the season. Sand hills sand if

17:15

you had a cranky coach in

17:17

and you didn't I am up.

17:20

He. Would be go into the sand hill.

17:22

shed a tear against us like halfway through

17:24

the use it to get a raise. The

17:26

throne room you're like you turn up or

17:28

sometimes you play you planet A Plan A

17:31

Sunday. Then you turn up to

17:33

trying on the mother and aunt and they got

17:35

your on. Four hundred ship is a good my

17:37

the it was gonna get him sit look a

17:39

bag and also said burning anthrax is and I'll

17:41

sign on to my gop said.tough slog a big

17:43

of divorce. Com. For them. Similar

17:46

my can bet it was a doesn't do anything

17:48

that's that's the whole thing there are going to

17:50

explain why sign theory of are you picked up

17:52

on of us are of sort of picked up

17:55

on it. It's it's it's useless as it's as

17:57

fruitless it is. Why do why it was foggy

17:59

dead horse. Now as rock wouldn't

18:01

hurt him. Does

18:03

nothing drives to discuss?

18:06

T what in in a current the Roosters

18:08

where he said a little blonde is it

18:10

was one of these very best very best.

18:13

Well he was on a criticism law everyone

18:15

was you know him sign ah that's it

18:17

Sees on old legs yeah. He

18:19

did have an off season for the first

18:21

time in a long time. Move out of

18:23

Scissors Model Sound ago. Smart certainly not flogging

18:25

a dead horse of said dead horse for

18:27

Ted Ny court everything to me have been

18:29

does he look he was a he was

18:31

awesome up an up and know he was

18:33

get back to his and. Not.

18:35

I've applying his hand during the on

18:37

a he's the first to admit sometimes

18:40

he can get it didn't the first

18:42

receiver and just of er Stormy their.

18:44

Yes attacked the other one is justice

18:46

wildly of course and we saw him

18:49

around quite a bit. What a nice

18:51

when I got is very nice from

18:53

legally a very specifically was only speaks

18:56

very very well the always taste this

18:58

he was might even see Gather rhapsody

19:00

god you can just see it now

19:03

what a powerhouse is and twenty one

19:05

mess you are gonna have a bit

19:07

of a headache I've tried Roman citizen

19:10

of Billy Smith was named innocent Aziz

19:12

of Sania. Or icy or

19:14

something was any precautionary than the full the mountains

19:16

hemi so. To. Putting back to the

19:18

wing because I thought he was brewing into

19:21

fancy awfully was tests have some a very

19:23

very good and Joey Mana when he sighs

19:25

that let that pass around the model title

19:27

one have been taught for pets but sledge

19:30

who were in Vegas race He has the

19:32

I'd smoke and mirrors yes email system gave

19:34

as a base as our yeah they was

19:36

very good as guide of us to come

19:39

back into. The source said they plenty of

19:41

depth as well as was simple that troll

19:43

gain muscle the Angle is planning a lot

19:45

of dips. Angus Croydon a gun booted. Couldn't

19:47

make the squad cars is so they're good.

19:50

A few macros com and now. is

19:52

the me as damn ever and discipline never

19:54

unexplored genius he told his sport athletes thus

19:56

for source who spoken of it for told

19:58

you that i can Yeah, they have 100 bucks

20:00

on one of those to win the competition, who would

20:03

it be? Well, I've already had $100 on the Roosters.

20:05

Have you? So I guess I've got to say the Roosters. Well,

20:07

I'll give you another $100, we'd have it on the

20:10

Roosters, we'd just double down on it. What price are you going

20:12

to give them, because all of the price? This,

20:14

they kicked off at 12s. They

20:17

will come in. Well, they'll come in big time. Well,

20:19

I was actually going to say, I was probably going

20:21

to be a little bit short after watching what

20:24

they did individually and collectively out

20:26

of 6.02. Oh,

20:28

really? But that's probably a little

20:30

too short. Probably get them, mate. I

20:33

like it as well. They would be into single

20:35

figures now. Yeah, I like

20:37

them as well. Interesting story in the paper

20:39

today as we arrived. And a lot of

20:41

people will go, oh, listen to this. The

20:45

49ers owner expressing interest and buying

20:47

an NRL team, or at least

20:49

buying into an NRL team after

20:51

what he saw. Okay,

20:53

I didn't see that. Interesting. And

20:56

is it quoted or is it? Is

20:58

it a daily mail sort of story? No, no, it

21:01

was a daily telegraph story. A legitimate story. And what

21:03

I got for your fletch, it is not the first

21:05

time that the 49ers have

21:07

shown interest in buying into rugby league. There is

21:09

a book, which I've spoken

21:11

about before, that urge for people to go

21:13

out in order, called No Helmets Required. And

21:16

it was a story, it's about in the 1960s, the

21:20

great Eddie Waring, who was an icon

21:22

in England. He went to, he

21:24

was actually friends with Bob Hope, of course

21:26

at that time, he was probably the biggest

21:28

TV personality in the world. And

21:31

he went over and he sold a dream to them. He said

21:33

to the, because during the 60s,

21:36

the NFL was, it

21:39

was like it was in rugby league just

21:41

before sort of Super League times where, fletch,

21:43

even though you're playing first grade, you

21:45

know, in the off season and through the

21:47

week, you've also got a job as well.

21:49

And Eddie Waring said, listen, we've got this

21:51

game, what is not too far different to

21:53

yours as far as physicality and what are

21:55

the requirements. Why don't we

21:58

start a rugby league competition? in

22:00

your off-season and that would make

22:03

the players become full-time professionals. And

22:05

Bob Hope at that point, he

22:07

said, he had the L.A. Rams

22:09

and he said, well, I'm in. And

22:11

the owner of the 49ers said, I'm in. And they were

22:14

starting to get a bit of momentum, but then America's

22:17

version or the NFL's version of the

22:19

Super League war happened and it

22:21

just collapsed. So

22:24

what does he do, the 49ers owner? What

22:28

does he do for a crowd? Yeah, is he one of

22:30

those? Because I know Robert Kraft owns the

22:32

Pats. Is he quite wealthy? Like, is

22:34

he... I reckon if you own an NFL

22:37

team, you probably are. Yeah, but what's he... I

22:39

don't know what his background is. No. Because

22:42

you've got to do your due diligence. I know, I know. No, if

22:44

he can't just go by, did he say which club

22:46

he'd like? No, he didn't. No,

22:48

he didn't. I think it's Sharks. Yeah? It

22:51

would be... I'll tell you

22:53

what, if you had a club, what

22:56

we're seeing now in the English

22:58

Premier League is you've got clubs

23:00

suddenly being bought by these... Well,

23:03

for a first time in a long time,

23:05

you can make money now from a professional

23:07

sporting team. That's exactly right. A lot of

23:09

times, Robey League teams were running at a

23:12

loss. It was only the Broncos, I think,

23:14

that were profitable. By the way, our producer,

23:16

Scotty Hogarth, said it was the president of

23:18

the 49ers, not the owner. Oh, the president.

23:20

Well, we don't listen to him. He's got

23:22

no pool. Wow. The president. You've

23:25

got to start somewhere. Yeah. Maybe he's got the

23:27

owners here. Well, I

23:29

mean, it's all flashy and new, and

23:32

so everyone wants to get on. Yeah, we'll take

23:34

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you get your podcasts. The

24:13

success of this Vegas event.

24:16

Yeah. What flow

24:18

on do you think it'll have in the short

24:20

term, Fletch? Not

24:23

so much as far as the American market,

24:25

although you know it, but that's more of

24:27

a long term. But as far as our

24:29

game in Australia, in say let's say the

24:31

Southern States. Yes, I think everyone likes getting

24:34

on a winner. Yeah. So we saw the

24:36

ratings, I think it's the highest

24:38

ratings we've had here at Fox

24:40

League. So I think we're

24:43

going to pinch a few more viewers, certainly Rugby

24:45

Union viewers. I was up there with you in

24:48

the commentary box and we had an American guy

24:50

there, and he was doing a heading because he

24:52

kept referring us, this is so much different to

24:54

Rugby Seven this. You're right. I'm

24:56

going, mate. I said

24:58

it's a different sport. This is like

25:00

comparing NFL to baseball. We are two

25:03

totally different sports. That's what we have

25:05

to call it, NRL now. Brand

25:08

it like that. Fletch, let's go

25:10

to bed. Yeah, let's go to bed. It

25:13

has been a great trip. I need some green food. Like

25:16

lettuce. There's nothing in Vegas like that. I had

25:18

a piece of watermelon before. How did it feel?

25:20

Terrible, made me sick. Yeah, and your lips are

25:22

looking better. The dry arid

25:24

desert out there. Desert wind doesn't agree

25:26

with me. But I'm telling you now,

25:29

if you're at home listening and viewing

25:31

this, get onto your website now

25:33

because there's 40,000 there this year. There

25:37

are 20 odd thousand. I was like,

25:39

mate, I'll double. It'll double. Honestly, people,

25:42

we can't wrap it enough. It was

25:44

just sensational. By the way, we've got

25:47

a tour, by the way. It's called

25:49

bezheadtinyhands.com.au. We've

25:51

probably sure. You've not got a deal.

25:55

Just quickly, I want to see

25:57

the warriors out there next year. Yeah. Give

25:59

us a big lift. Warriors, who I

26:02

like to see, Penrith over there, I think they deserve

26:04

it. Once in the nights over there, the mighty nineties.

26:06

Well I'm hearing that the great Nick Pilates is saying,

26:08

well we won, so we get to stay on. Nick's

26:13

saying, he's saying Winnie should stay on.

26:17

Very good, Fletch. No, that's not petting him.

26:19

Yeah, I know. God,

26:22

you're Fletch, thanks. All right, cheers. Water.

26:30

We got it.