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MG's Rugby League rundown back for the season,

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Italy in laying in here. How are you, m g?

0:35

Hi, Liam. Yeah. Look, congratulations to

0:37

both teams for getting to the grand final.

0:39

Congratulations to the parent who's back to back,

0:42

Parramatta. they left

0:44

to lick their wounds, unfortunately for

0:46

them. But look what we're seeing here

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at the moment from this pendant of club, they just

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If you've done something that no other club has done

0:52

in the history of rugby league, and that's

0:54

when the four competitions for SJBowl,

0:57

FLAG, cup in first grade. So it's

0:59

a it's a formidable club brother.

1:01

Oh, absolutely. And and I think

1:04

if my memory serves me correctly and

1:06

and the podcast archive, sir me correctly.

1:09

1MG

1:09

tipped the Panthers to win,

1:11

obviously, but he also tipped the deal in Edward to

1:13

take out the Clive Churchill.

1:14

Yes. He did. Yes. He did. Yep.

1:16

I did. think that he

1:18

was just immense. He was, you know, two hundred

1:20

meters or three hundred meters, I should say.

1:23

obviously, bringing back Scottie Sattler

1:25

tackle. Not as probably dramatic as Scottie

1:27

Sattler's given the the status

1:30

of the game. what it was, but still that

1:32

was probably the most emotive. The

1:34

panther fans got oh, the panther players got

1:36

all

1:36

throughout the game even when they scored tries. They didn't

1:38

get as emotives as when Dylan Edward's

1:40

tackled solvency in touch.

1:42

So it was a a massive moment. It was

1:44

was it was an old fashioned ambush. I

1:47

mean, you know, Moses

1:50

Liotto, my goodness. James

1:52

Fisher Harris, Liam Martin, that

1:54

that that It was the defense. That

1:57

early defense, Liam. Why

1:58

you haven't seen brutality like

1:59

that since origin? I was waiting for parameters

2:02

to fight fire with fire, but I think I think

2:04

they as we spoke about last week on the podcast,

2:06

I think they'd fired all shots against the

2:08

cowboys, and that was their grand final, obviously. Now

2:11

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2:29

the final moment, but also of that Scott

2:31

Sattler's tackle from Dylan Abel

2:33

and the point you made is the exact one that James

2:35

Grey made during the CallMD. That

2:37

was the most celebrated moment

2:40

of the game except for the final halo obviously.

2:42

from the Panther's players. And to

2:45

see them lose their minds over a

2:47

defensive act, I think speaks volumes

2:49

about this group. Look,

2:53

you know, I wanna talk to you about the kangaroo's team

2:55

in a moment because Dylan Edwards looked

2:59

In fact, I wanna challenge you to rank him among

3:01

the full backs as well because that's another challenge,

3:03

I think, that Right. We spoke to we

3:05

spoke to Steven Cotton about it last week that

3:07

he wouldn't swap Dylan Edwards for anybody, but

3:10

it is a genuine question as to where that man sits

3:12

on the ranking. Quickly, you spoke about the

3:14

tackle. Can you pinpoint one or

3:16

two other moments in the game? You've spoken

3:18

about the defensive and the line speed that we saw

3:20

early on. That tackle as well. Were there any

3:22

other moments that stood out to you in the

3:25

game. From from a Panthers or an

3:27

Eagles perspective, because we do have Eagles listeners

3:29

out there -- Oh, of course. -- who are licking their coins

3:31

still. Look,

3:32

it was a brutal ten minute

3:34

opening. And then

3:35

it was a great ball by,

3:38

I think, it was Dylan Edwards to Stephen Croton.

3:40

for

3:40

the opening phase. NeerCora

3:43

was found wanting. He he didn't in

3:45

in mobilization, shut the gate. so

3:47

he didn't go across. So Crotte and found

3:49

himself in up in space after only about

3:51

ten minutes of the game and went then and

3:54

then Crotte oh, scored the second trial. It

3:56

was it was you know, basically bang bang. And that's

3:58

when most people, obviously, because

4:00

the ratings are the worst ever in in the general

4:02

history. Turned off. turned off

4:04

a bit like we did like the work before with the swaddies

4:06

against, you know, the call

4:09

calling wood. Mhmm. Jelong.

4:11

Yep. Jelong. Oh,

4:13

look, there was there was moments throughout the game that

4:16

he just think, oh, man. That's that's that's

4:18

grandfarnished. You know, especially the panthers.

4:20

I mean, the panthers they had these moments

4:22

all all game. III really think that

4:25

the c though even that was probably

4:27

twenty eight minutes to go on the clock. I think Cevo's

4:29

dropped ball when it was twenty two year old Panthers

4:31

was kind of when it was all snuffed out. That

4:34

was that was paramount. That Cevo

4:36

scores that try ninety nine times out of

4:38

a hundred. that pressure, you know, it

4:40

paralyzes in in big games. And I

4:42

thought Brian Tahoe, if if would

4:45

it's way, if

4:46

Dylan Evers didn't do that tackle on

4:48

Simon. And I I think we I think we're Sydney

4:50

talking today about Brian Todd being mayor of match

4:53

and Clive Church of Middle Sea, ran for three

4:55

hundred murders, two tries. one

4:57

hundred and two post contact meters, three

4:59

line breaks, nine tackle busts. And

5:02

we're talking about a grand final. I mean,

5:05

Charlie Staines much maligned. You

5:07

know, everyone thought, I Michael

5:10

Cboe is gonna tear him apart and The

5:12

Forbes Ferrari. he scored in the sixtieth

5:14

middle end to make a twenty eight nil, and that was kind of it.

5:16

That was put the glasses down. And then it's obviously,

5:19

the paramedics scored couple of consolation tries,

5:21

but it was it was evident It

5:23

was it was evident that the panoristhey

5:26

were a lot fresher. They

5:27

were a lot fresher Manhattan Standard, and

5:29

Paul Limb and Camo Gillard and Lyon and

5:31

Papalehi and and the like just

5:33

couldn't go away. But but they were bad. And

5:35

I think they were just just It was just

5:38

good. Just to parameter supporters out

5:40

there bemoaning. And even to the neutrals

5:42

that have of I think I've seen some articles

5:44

leaning into the power of matter about what a pathetic

5:46

display. They work bad. You you you're

5:48

the other play. You're the other play as good as the Other

5:51

team will make sure. Exactly. And and,

5:53

Penrose, I don't care who you would have wheeled out

5:55

there. Penrose, in the form they were

5:57

in on Sunday,

5:58

they weren't gonna let anybody

5:59

play well. they were not gonna give anybody

6:02

a sniff. I mean, you know, the storm,

6:04

the roosters, this is as dominant

6:07

a performance as I can remember seeing from

6:09

this Panther's team over the past three seasons

6:11

where they've made to the grandfathered? That

6:13

opening forty minutes was the best footing

6:15

I've seen in maybe, I don't know, five, six

6:17

years. at this level.

6:19

At this level, I I can't remember the last grand final,

6:22

which was as brutal. From one side, gets

6:24

just basically folding the other team's

6:26

forward back in half. Now know

6:28

then the the majestic of Leary and Law, I just

6:31

kind of just, you know, a lot of puppets on the string. Just

6:33

there you go boys. There you go boys. It was it was a little bit

6:35

too woozy. you know what? Jerome Lewis, and I and

6:37

I say this. This

6:39

is intended as a compliment. Jerome

6:43

Lewis is is heading into

6:45

Cameron Smith territory from

6:48

a from a hated perspective. Of

6:50

course. And I mean that as a compliment because --

6:52

Of course, loves it. -- Cam Smith is

6:54

arguably the greatest player this game has ever seen

6:56

and yet he was the

6:58

most hated player by an entire

7:01

state And I think Jerome

7:03

L'Oreal, because of the way he plays

7:05

the game, because of the way he talks to referees,

7:07

because of the way he celebrates, and how

7:10

he carries himself with such confidence on the

7:12

field in everything he does, he is going

7:14

to skyrocket up that

7:16

most hated player rankings. Yeah.

7:18

And I I don't think you I I don't accused mine

7:20

one big. I I as long as they they

7:23

won sixty seven games out of seventy eight in

7:25

the last three years. I mean, this team

7:27

is just formidable. And he he's

7:29

a massive, massive part of it. He is a

7:31

massive part of their mojo. from

7:34

the minute they get off the bus with their speakers

7:36

to the minute they get in the dressing room, they must all love

7:38

it. They must all be on the same

7:40

tune because they they all I mean, they're a

7:42

very close knit club. They They

7:45

show it and they play in their in their footy. Close

7:48

to close teams, galvanized

7:50

teams, happy teams, other

7:53

teams that play unbelievable

7:55

footage. We've seen it at the roosters the last decade.

7:57

We've seen it at the store in the last decade. Now we're seeing

7:59

this pandemic team who are up there with them two teams

8:01

because they've gone back to back. And,

8:04

you know, I know that the Melbourne storm

8:06

played so many grand finals over the last fifteen

8:08

years, and I know that, you know, the rooster is not

8:10

as many, but The last time you

8:12

go back to back, we'll look I said

8:14

last week on this podcast that if

8:16

Pembroke do provide on Sunday, that they're gonna

8:19

be they've gone up to rear air.

8:21

They've gotta be considered along the

8:23

same as these two tiers because it's

8:25

so hard to do. It's so hard

8:27

to do in the modern game. And now they've got

8:29

Coricel, Kikau,

8:31

Cerado, and their

8:34

other assistant coach, whose name escapes me

8:36

at the moment, web stuff. all

8:39

leaving. Webs is gonna coach the warriors, because

8:41

around us catching the dogs. Kidney was

8:43

going to the dogs. Is it gonna have to work really

8:45

hard? Yeah.

8:45

They face a new challenge in

8:47

this off season, which is, yeah, as

8:49

you say, Nathan Cleer has got new voices he'll need

8:52

to listen to in the coach's box. without

8:54

Webster and Sireldo. And

8:56

and they've got two significant holes

8:58

that they need. And look, Mitch Kenny, mind you.

9:00

not that Mitch Kenny is Abi Corusiao, but Mitch Kenny

9:03

is ready to go. He is ready to be a starting

9:05

nine in the NRL. Yeah. I

9:07

think he's are overly doing the good young guy

9:09

who is not young anymore, but he's twenty six, and he's

9:11

named Sony Luke, who,

9:13

along with Germane Hopgood, who's going to Parramatta

9:15

as well,

9:16

point to the two best players in New South

9:18

Wales, couple of seasons. So he's he's hooker.

9:20

So he's he'll definitely be on that next

9:23

in the seventeenth come next year, but they've just

9:25

yeah. Look, they've

9:26

when you win SGball flag

9:28

cup, there's there's your apprentices

9:30

coming through the first grade. Alright. Still just quickly

9:33

on Jerome LoRa. just doing a bit of googling there.

9:35

We don't have producer Charlie with us today. So we're actually

9:37

having to do work, which is quite challenging, but You

9:39

can watch Charlie. It it was our first

9:41

year doing the Russia. and it

9:43

was state of origin time. And I

9:45

remember distinctly Jerome

9:47

Law. He played a game earlier in the season, but this

9:49

was like he was starting. And I

9:51

I remember he was starting because Leary

9:54

and Maloney were both on Origin Duty, and

9:56

they went out and spanked the Warriors.

9:58

Then there was this excitement about

10:00

this Jerome Law and then the

10:03

enthusiasm with which he played the game.

10:05

And at at nice days, did I think

10:08

that, you know, and we and think there were at the

10:10

time, there might have been discussions about Maloney

10:12

moving on potentially at the end of the season, but

10:14

-- No. No. -- I don't think it. And and and

10:16

that's when we first started hearing about our

10:18

Leary and Louisa played all their junior football

10:20

together and da da da da. But

10:22

I did not see this coming for twenty five

10:24

years of age, You talk about the future that Nathan

10:27

Cleary has ahead of him. Well,

10:29

to Rome, Laura. Hey, I've I've got some

10:31

tough questions for you, King of the Mountains.

10:33

Yes. Firstly, Yep.

10:36

Is Nathan clearly now the greatest path to play

10:38

river?

10:39

He's in the conversation

10:41

with Brandy. yeah, I I think he's gotta start

10:44

being in the conversation. I think back to back, I

10:46

think this team when look, I know

10:48

James Fisher Harris has popped a bit of heat for what

10:50

he said and, you know, a lot of people are calling

10:52

in this respectful. What? Not one player from ninety one

10:54

or not one player from two thousand

10:56

and three are calling James Fish Harris disrespectful.

10:59

they he said, you know, these guys and I

11:01

sent it this morning on the on our Brachy show.

11:03

You've got to work out. These these guys

11:06

were on the unfilled of playing

11:08

to about one fifteen. I

11:10

am. They didn't jump in the bus. They come

11:12

back to the club to their adoring fans

11:14

about two, two fifteen. And

11:17

then they gave their party all night.

11:19

And then at ten o'clock the next day, they are they

11:21

have to convince a penny little bit Stadium

11:23

to do it. another media scrum, meet

11:25

the fan. So I'm not

11:27

taking I'm taking everything, you know, in

11:29

my stride as far as what goes on, what they're what

11:32

I'm saying about Chorus here, what do you say about the tigers? They're what

11:34

I'm saying the the guys just played

11:36

an amazing eighty minutes of footing. Then they've

11:38

been up all night. They've been on a

11:40

six week drink ban. Let

11:42

the boys have fun. Let

11:44

the boys have a little bit of fun. In Carlsbad's

11:46

defense. That, like, that that they can explain

11:48

themselves. In Carlsbad's defense.

11:50

It's a funny joke. Me, he's

11:52

right. It's not That's

11:55

what's what did he say, Rome? What

11:57

did he say Rome? He knows he's gonna be an uphill battle. knows

12:00

knows he's a good guy. He is being he's being

12:02

shit can for speaking the truth, for making the

12:04

joke about the sit he knows he's got

12:06

and it's not like, Epi Cora sales

12:08

go gonna go in there and accept mediocrity.

12:11

He's he's been brought in by

12:13

the Tigers because he's a winner. This

12:16

is I think it's gonna be a lot richer. Yeah.

12:18

And because there's some cash on the table. Sure.

12:21

Look. Okay. So quickly, just

12:23

to circle back because I do have some new questions.

12:25

So so you're not yet

12:28

there for the best player. Look.

12:30

It's it's the other day on on the

12:32

Brexit show, I did the power rankings of the five best

12:34

player. A5S power players. And

12:37

I had Nathan Clearing at number two. Okay.

12:39

I think now the record first. So it's Bobby

12:41

inevitable that by the end of his career, he

12:43

goes pass pass priority. So you

12:45

see that will Is

12:48

that the next name on the Grandstand?

12:50

Or somebody make the Grandstand before?

12:53

No.

12:53

think he's the next one. Wow.

12:55

That now that is an honor because obviously

12:57

there's four names on the Grandstand at the moment.

12:59

I think there's three. Fiddler.

13:02

Alexander Frodo. Oh, no, Freddie.

13:04

It's Gower Alexander Simmons.

13:07

Oh, sorry, Miranda. Yes. Four? There is four.

13:09

Sorry. Yeah. Sorry. my bad. I just I

13:11

just assume Freddie has his name on most things.

13:13

So Yeah. No. Freddie's I think Freddie's

13:15

more consider a rooster to the better.

13:17

Yeah. at work. He's a patter when it suits him.

13:20

When he did all the lead up chat, it was all.

13:22

It was a pen with boy once more. Okay.

13:25

So there's the next name on the Grandstand. It's

13:27

clear. you did touch on it there briefly,

13:29

but I wanna give you the benefit of the

13:31

doubt and James Fisher, Harris, the benefit of the doubt.

13:34

Is this the greatest pen with team ever?

13:37

Well,

13:37

you gotta say yes. Okay. You you'd

13:39

have to say yes because now now what the panel time

13:41

is going back to back. Now under

13:44

it's the stats don't lie. Like, we

13:46

we played in ninety one against the formidable opponent

13:49

in the camera raiders. Who knows what would

13:51

have happened if we didn't face

13:53

some some travesty and and some

13:55

adversity. Mhmm. Who two

13:57

thousand three look I

13:59

think the roosters are a dollar forty to

14:02

beat Penra through about three bucks forty.

14:05

Penra

14:05

upset them. So as

14:07

I said just a second ago, I don't think anyone from

14:09

my team in ninety one or

14:12

the two thousand three coronation.

14:14

I don't think any of them guys disagreeing

14:16

what Fish hour has had to say. This time when you can

14:18

win back to back in a competition so

14:20

hard, you've got a big consider the best. It's

14:23

Well, it's not disrespectful. It's just it's

14:25

it's it's what it is.

14:28

The

14:28

challenges they face next year, we just spoke about

14:30

the departures. If

14:32

we assume the rest of the seventeen is

14:34

as per, what

14:36

do you plug and play for Viliami

14:38

kick out? and Epi Coricel. And his Charlie

14:40

stains confirmed as leaving? I'm

14:42

not sure. That can not show up in here.

14:44

Let's assume he's there for now

14:46

But what what what are the what are

14:48

the like for like, or can't like for like, Apicara

14:51

sound under the army kick out, but what are the what

14:53

are the names we stay on in that first

14:55

team list? for

14:56

him on? Panorath bought Ghana

14:58

from the Tigers. Mhmm. They're very handy

15:00

back row, and also young Himax.

15:03

from the nights, they're within bronchos.

15:05

They're boarding from there. So not NYMEX,

15:08

it's Hosking. Sorry. Hosking. Hosking.

15:10

Suddenly, I was going Zach Lomax is going

15:12

to the best. Second Rock, jeez.

15:15

Zach is strong on his car now. Where where am I going?

15:20

So look, they've got them guys there. They've

15:22

got these kids there. They've got some good players in

15:24

in the New South Wales cup. They've got some good players in

15:26

Jersey League. They've got some good players in SGBor

15:28

coming through. So, you

15:30

know, Billy is a massive loss because he

15:32

kept improving. He's the the

15:35

his trajectory has gone skyrocketing because

15:37

he's just gotten better and fed up he's

15:39

not playing he never used to play eighty

15:41

minute games a couple of seasons ago. You'd say, oh,

15:44

he's gonna come up for a spell and then get back on.

15:46

now he's conditioned himself to just play,

15:48

play, play, he knows how

15:51

to play a real good eighty minutes of forty.

15:53

Coricel's likewise, as he's getting older,

15:55

he's getting better because he's getting more attuned to

15:57

what he's gonna do in a footy field is building a dummy

15:59

half. And, yeah, that's they're gonna be

16:01

really hard to replace them. think Nathan

16:04

Ivan clearly just come on record and

16:06

said that he's easier replaceable cars

16:08

here. Mhmm. And he's

16:11

another one who I think should have been on that World

16:13

Cup

16:13

airplane. Yeah. Well, yeah. We're gonna talk

16:15

about that squad in a moment. But but it's been

16:17

easy question. you can't replace

16:20

them straight away. They're gonna be look, big holes, but it's

16:22

gonna have to be something the

16:25

art of Ghana or or you think hoskins

16:27

in that in that left edge. And Kenny goes

16:29

in at noon. Kenny goes at noon and Sonya will

16:31

go onto the bench as the as the Mitch

16:34

Kenny slash Carson. I'm doing

16:36

this on the fly a little bit.

16:39

But

16:39

I think Luca is gonna be the oldest

16:41

bloke at the clock next year. Yeah.

16:44

because Appies left, and Appies turns thirty.

16:46

Appies turns thirty next month. Right? Yep.

16:49

Luke Garner is about two months

16:51

older than Isaiah Yo. Lucana

16:53

turns Lucana

16:56

will turn twenty eight. How

16:59

about Sorensen? Oh, Scotty Sorensen's

17:01

gotta be So so Scottty might be thirty and I's

17:03

and who's might be thirty as well. Scottty's

17:05

not even thirty yet. He's still twenty nine. Okay.

17:07

So look out and won't be the oldest at the club. But

17:10

still, I don't know if they've got a player over

17:12

who is it? Eisenhower. Matt Eisenhower. Let me

17:14

do it. I think Eisenhower might be thirty

17:16

this year as well. He is. Thank god.

17:19

They've got a they've got a veteran. They've

17:22

got a veteran. He turned thirty in August.

17:25

Thank thank goodness. Yeah. It

17:27

is look, it's it's a scary team. And as you

17:29

point out, MG, it's never been done before what they did

17:31

winning all four grades. So that is absolutely terrifying.

17:34

commiserations to the Parramatta

17:36

reels, but look, I I am

17:38

with you. I don't think they're window shut. One thing on the Parramatta

17:41

reels. I don't look, we spoke to Brad Arthur

17:43

last Friday. And we thank him for so

17:46

but being so available,

17:48

you know, two days before the grand funnel. And he

17:50

said to us because we said We spoke to Ricky

17:53

out the day before, day Ricky out. And

17:55

he said, guys, I don't think Parramat

17:57

are going to have a

17:59

training

17:59

run, a captain's run at

18:02

ANZ, and they're not they're not going into

18:04

camp for

18:05

this game. They're just playing it like it's another

18:07

game. Well, obviously, now it's being

18:09

done and dusted. That was the that was a mistake

18:11

because you've gotta build this game up to what it is. It's

18:13

not just another game. It's a it's

18:15

the biggest game of your life. So you've

18:18

got to go into camp. You've got to sit across

18:20

the row, sit across the table from your mate at

18:22

breakfast and see his nerves as and

18:24

and debunk them nerves. and then all

18:26

go all day when you go for your walk and then come back for a

18:28

bit of lunch and then know that the bike with you right

18:30

there is feeling exactly the same as

18:32

you. So I think that's one

18:34

thing you would if you asked BA,

18:37

I think that's one thing you would change if

18:39

given another opportunity. They'd make

18:41

they'd make this game and put it on the

18:43

lofty height that it deserves. Because grandfather

18:46

is is the ultimate. You've got go

18:48

a night or two before the grandfather to

18:50

to sit around with your mates. start to

18:52

get the feel of the game, start to get the buzz of the game, and

18:54

then all of a sudden on the bus on the way in, that's

18:57

when it's all a bit a bit little bit calming

18:59

because you're only for ten minutes away from the game. you

19:01

know, they stayed at buddy ACOR, stayed here, mister.

19:03

III what I call a a

19:05

hotel there across the road at Oh, I

19:07

had no hotel. Novatel, the one next

19:10

to it, the poor man. The Panthers did the

19:12

night before. So Paramount had to

19:14

drive themselves into the game, which is a pain

19:16

in the ass, in traffic, So

19:18

you're not thinking about the game. You're thinking about

19:20

the other shit. It's it's this too big game

19:22

to be thinking about other stuff. That's a

19:24

really interesting perspective, So

19:26

I think this one thing, that one thing

19:28

I think that would change. I would think that would change

19:30

and just they'd say, okay, it's not a normal

19:32

game. Dylan Brown has come out and said, I didn't

19:34

believe how big it how big this grand

19:36

final week is. So,

19:39

hopefully, they get no opportunity parameter because

19:41

they'll they'll be a different team if they do.

19:43

that that atmosphere

19:46

that I mean, I was watching on TV and it

19:48

looked unbelievable. And and

19:50

I, you know, I heard some of the commentators' stir

19:52

fry. who has been sunning

19:54

himself on a on a tropical island for

19:56

the better part of eight months, said

19:58

he's never experienced

19:59

an atmosphere like it. And this is a bloke

20:02

who's won competitions and and called Origins

20:04

and played Origin. He's he has done everything in the

20:06

game for him to describe the atmosphere like he

20:08

did. It spoke to the

20:11

it spoke to what a great

20:13

game on paper we had lined up for us. And

20:15

as we know, Penrose just didn't allow Paramount

20:17

to play. the game they wanted play quickly. Can

20:19

I get an update? They they string with they

20:21

they string with them and suffocate them into

20:23

submission. Can I get an on how life

20:25

was at the compound on Sunday evening?

20:28

Well, as you know, I've got a wounded left

20:30

wing. So my my celebrations

20:33

were kind of curtiles somewhat,

20:35

but the rest of them didn't the rest of them went the

20:37

club drafted game. And I think

20:42

Most of my gang got back to

20:44

my house at about five AM. Didn't

20:47

say Mav for a couple of days. He was because

20:50

they all the four club, the

20:52

four teams who won the comps, they all went together.

20:55

So it was a really good growth As he enjoyed

20:57

himself, as Matt enjoyed the experience, he's

21:00

he's he's loving it. He's loving it. was on he was

21:02

the agent for me and for the new South Wales carp. Yep.

21:05

Set in the dugout for first grade. He

21:07

said that just wasn't can't wait. Oh, I

21:09

wanna I can't wait to play for this, Greg. Well, I

21:11

was hey, Matt. There's an edge spot going next

21:13

year. Well, yeah. That's that's up to you,

21:15

buddy. That's up to you. I hope you're the reason you

21:17

didn't see him for five days because he was at the gym training.

21:20

because he was like, I'm ready to replace Billy Allie.

21:22

It's such that left army with him. Well,

21:26

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. I was slightly

21:29

concerned. The reason I asked is because I did, at one

21:31

point, see on your Instagram, you

21:33

were let letting a

21:35

gentleman, one handed Toby

21:37

would. Yes. Mister Toby, I

21:40

don't know if I don't know if that was a wise movement.

21:42

No. Oh, actually, let's grab me call and said,

21:44

you know, where's your goggles? Where's your gloves?

21:46

Where's your where's your PPP?

21:49

Where's your PPP? Shoutout Tobey. Shoutout Tobey, friend of

21:51

the rush hour from way back. Hey. Now let's talk

21:53

kangaroos. Oh, yeah. Sorry. before we

21:55

get to Kangaroos, can

21:57

we talk about the city of Newcastle

21:59

just putting

21:59

itself back together today after the performance

22:02

that they're the women's NRLW women's

22:04

side climbing their first ever NRLW

22:07

premiership. What a performance? What a season

22:09

that team has had? Yeah.

22:10

From wooden spooners to premiers, and and it's

22:13

all in the back of their two recruits. Millie

22:15

Boyle, obviously, is putting this forward in the game

22:17

and arguably the best package to make it up to

22:19

and who got the Karen Murphy Medal

22:21

for the best on ground. Thirty two points

22:23

to twelve was pretty comprehensive in the end, and

22:26

paramedics scored first to get out to a bit of

22:28

a get get a bit of a scare to the

22:30

to

22:30

the ninth of August. They wouldn't the best

22:32

mode and and and Milli Boyle. My good news

22:34

is getting better and better every game. I love watching

22:37

it play. They they they could climb put

22:39

climb to having the best forward back and

22:41

half in the game right now. And we have boil

22:43

up then and and Jesse Southwell. I mean, this is

22:45

What about what about a what

22:48

about a subtlety with the passing and, like,

22:50

until Joey Jones has been working with You

22:52

you can. And my concern is that Joey

22:54

and Matti might have might have both been working

22:56

with her in terms of the off field celebrations

22:59

as well. Did you here at the Yeah. -- on the

23:01

trophy presentation. Yeah. Good.

23:04

She was chasing her better than LEGO moment.

23:07

That's right. That's right. Anyway,

23:10

look fantastic. And and and

23:12

great to see, particularly on a day where I wake

23:14

up and there's been some heavy criticism on

23:17

the AFLW and the standard

23:19

of that competition, the

23:21

NRLW standard continues

23:23

to elevate. Now it's not making the huge

23:26

jumps that it made over the probably

23:28

couple of years ago, but it still

23:30

seems like it's getting better and better and better.

23:33

Yeah.

23:33

I I think was I think I've been

23:35

proven wrong. I thought that

23:37

you should have expanded and spend it quickly and get

23:39

on with the good sixteen teams, the mirror of the NRL,

23:41

but The way they've done it is is immaculate

23:44

couple of teams each year by adding next

23:46

year, there's another four teams, which will take up to ten.

23:50

And I think they're perfectly done at Pembroke

23:52

like applying for a license, which will be

23:54

awesome because we have some amazing

23:56

juniors out west for

23:59

the for the ladies.

23:59

So yeah. Yeah. It's it's

24:02

come from from their way. Two thousand

24:04

eighteen, they had their origin at North San Diego.

24:06

And if you think that's that's only four years ago

24:08

that they're applying. Everything's

24:10

changed automatically. They're just getting better and

24:13

better. when they become semi

24:15

professional watch out. Oh, yeah. Exactly.

24:17

These these are still part time athletes.

24:19

Let's not let's not confuse the situation here.

24:21

And and to also I love stories like racing

24:23

MacGregor who was given opportunity late in

24:25

the in the preseason, the off season, by the roosters.

24:28

then she goes on and wins the deli m. Like, this

24:30

is there are there are some mature age

24:32

players who've been rolling around playing park

24:35

forty in touch and all the rest. of that who are who are

24:37

ready for an opportunity once this competition

24:39

expands and more contract spots open

24:41

up. So it's in it's in good shape.

24:44

the code well done to the

24:46

NREL and the way they are growing the game.

24:48

Let's

24:48

talk about the World Cup. I'm

24:51

just

24:51

gonna run you through these names. These are the debutantes

24:54

first up, Matt Burton, Patrick Kerrigan,

24:56

Nathan Cleary, unbelievably. Lindsay

24:58

Collins, Ruben Cotta, Angus Croton, Tina

25:01

Fusur Malawi, Campbell Graham, Harry

25:03

Grant, Liam Martin, Jeremiah,

25:06

Nani, married tour longy, Azaya

25:08

yo, the baby kangaroos.

25:10

Can you believe how many debutante's

25:13

they are, but the quality of those debutante's?

25:15

Oh, well, I can't believe some of them are playing their first

25:17

game in green and gold. It's amazing.

25:20

Well, we haven't had international football for three

25:22

years. Have we No. thousand nineteen

25:24

was the last time we we saw some. So

25:27

that makes a bit of sense. But, yeah, look, I I what

25:29

on to everyone that's it's a drink.

25:31

I'm true when you make your way we didn't

25:33

go and walk up. We went for a king of rutor where

25:35

you play, you know, every English team

25:38

and then you play some French and it's just

25:40

an amazing time to be a regular

25:42

player and Look, there's a couple of notable

25:44

omissions. I must confess. So I think the two

25:47

most notable are Dillon Networks and

25:49

Nico Hines. III sometimes

25:51

think with these two is because these guys

25:53

have gone so deep into the season, especially

25:55

dealing with Edwards, that you find a spot

25:57

for it. No matter what, doesn't matter if he's specialist

25:59

full back. You

26:01

know he can play full back wing center. You know

26:03

he's gonna be even

26:05

five eighty if given the opportunity. You

26:08

know he's in the best form of his life. So

26:10

you you make sure that you

26:12

capitalize on that and you take him onto us.

26:14

Same as Nico Hines. He's he's they're both

26:16

they they sprinkle in the the magic gold dust.

26:19

know, Nick O's just Nick O's just had

26:21

a a an out of the box season where he's

26:24

One, the Kenstephens medal for the contribution

26:26

to the game as well as he's won the Dalian medal

26:29

by a landslide number. So

26:31

III would and

26:34

I'm not the selectors. I'm not me. I'm meaning that,

26:37

but I would take these guys on tour with

26:39

me so that their their

26:41

their season keeps continuing. Yeah.

26:44

That that doesn't stop until end of

26:46

November because they've they've got the hot hands,

26:48

as I say.

26:50

Is it almost case of rewarding

26:52

them too? Like, you know, this is this

26:54

is a this is a hard thing because the kangaroo

26:56

is that this this is not just up here,

26:58

everyone gets a metal type stuff. They're

27:01

gonna defend a World Cup. Right? This

27:03

isn't Mickey Mouse stuff. That and this is

27:05

and and

27:05

and a World Cup which

27:06

is probably the most open

27:08

it's ever been given the

27:11

the changing of allegiance as we've

27:13

seen from all these Pacific Island

27:15

players, you know. They're this is an unknown

27:17

world cup to some extent. And when you

27:19

consider that I can't believe this stat,

27:21

but there is only sixty four

27:24

There is only sixty four test appearances

27:26

in this gangrenees squad. Wow. Oh,

27:28

it's a dead set changing of the guard. I love the

27:30

I love the river and colors of the world. I

27:33

love the fact that these kids will just be I didn't know English

27:35

Croton's never played for Australia. My goodness. Angus

27:37

Croton has never played for Australia. I mean, he's probably

27:39

rugby union for them in the two years. But They've

27:41

probably played, what, twelve origin games or something

27:43

before it. But so that idea of

27:45

just going back to those those Nico

27:48

Hines and Dylan Edwards. They're going back to

27:50

the idea of rewarding them

27:52

for the season they've had. You know they're not gonna

27:54

let you down if they wear the jumper. I

27:57

mean,

27:57

to throw at it, is it could you argue

27:59

if they're eligible

27:59

that the Dowling m should be an

28:02

automatic selection for the kangaroo's team?

28:04

Well,

28:04

you I'll go one step further and

28:06

say that the Clive Churchill MEDALISSE is another one.

28:09

If your if your if your if your team's

28:11

made it to the grandfather and you're the best player that

28:14

grand final. There's

28:15

your ticket.

28:16

They should. And they should hand you the medal

28:18

and a boarding the tickets and the jumper at

28:20

the time. Yeah. One a. There you go.

28:23

Keep track your locks. Well, no. I

28:25

think it's think ten I think it's probably gonna be one

28:27

Bay. I think Mal gets one Bay. Yeah. Mal gets

28:29

one Bay, but Yeah. It's But

28:31

look at yeah. I think so. And while you're

28:33

there, while we're just having a chat, see if you can bring

28:35

up the wall regular wall rankings at the moment,

28:37

because I think think Australia have

28:40

slipped. And I think maybe someone like Tonga

28:42

might be number one at the moment. No. Surely

28:45

not. I saw something that I'm sure I saw

28:47

something the other day. I'm bringing it up. This

28:49

is gonna make this is gonna make this

28:52

so forth. Well, that's the reason. This

28:54

is Australia What are you talking about?

28:56

I must be looking at the

28:59

We're fourth. Yeah. It's

29:01

very fourth. It's New Zealand, Tonga,

29:04

England, Australia. That's

29:06

right. And we're only just out of Papua New Guinea.

29:09

That's

29:09

exactly right. So there you go. That's

29:11

why that's why we We

29:14

won't we won't see an Australia, New Zealand

29:16

final. They'll

29:17

play each other in the semi finals. The winner that

29:19

are win win the whole thing. What about Serbia with

29:21

a bullet up to number eight. Bahamas.

29:25

What's happened to Lebanon? They slipped down the thirteenth.

29:28

Italy's nowhere. The mini cellos will be

29:30

a Paul. We're down the seventeenth.

29:32

Wow. Cooper John's fine for that.

29:34

Italy. Good good on him. Yeah.

29:36

Good on him. Yeah. Well

29:38

That's fantastic. You said it a bit earlier.

29:40

You said now that now that, you know,

29:42

the players who are who applying

29:45

for their heritage Mhmm. -- has

29:47

just kind of It's made this

29:49

all the war all the more worthwhile. Andrew

29:52

Fafida and Jason Tamalalo need to be

29:54

shouted out. They were the they were the game changers.

29:56

They were the ones that, you know, looked at start of

29:58

it. It's not like that they weren't getting paid well

30:00

at their clubs, but they turned their back on the riches

30:02

of start of origin because they wanted to represent

30:05

their their countries of Oregon. And

30:08

the tidal wave has has continued

30:10

at it's a conversation for another

30:12

day they really do

30:15

need to the

30:17

messiness of origin and eligibility in

30:19

national international eligibility is something

30:21

that does need to be cleaned up. It's it's a dug work.

30:23

at the moment. You've gotta we can't keep having

30:25

blokes chopping and changing. No. You got you got to

30:27

either do one of two things. Have

30:29

a free for all. play

30:31

more tests for the with the tier

30:34

two nations -- Mhmm. -- altogether, all

30:36

all test more or or once you pick your allegiance

30:38

toward the country or state, You

30:40

stay with it. Can I can I just

30:42

pivot on that? I was I heard words going

30:44

on about this the other week. What

30:46

about if it it was a twelve month

30:48

window of eligibility. What about if,

30:50

essentially, start of the start of the general

30:53

season or start of the the general calendar?

30:55

Gregby Lead Calendar. Sorry. The

30:58

these players like Jerome Lewis are asked to

31:00

declare. Right? And if Jerome Lewis decides

31:02

the match a twelve month period. He wants to represent

31:04

somewhere else. This is right. Yep. Fine.

31:06

But you can't play Origin. Wow. And

31:09

it's a twelve month situation because these players

31:11

will have differing stages of their career, but because

31:13

of the way that the international regular you

31:15

set up with the rankings and all the rest of it. Mhmm.

31:17

As we saw with air, you know, right

31:20

now, Jerome L'Oreal is absolutely flying

31:22

and probably wants to play for New South

31:24

Wales and he's getting picked, but maybe later

31:26

on in his career, I don't know, it was just a thought

31:28

a twelve month window of eligibility. Yeah.

31:30

III look at it's again I I get

31:32

confused, really confused. because I just

31:35

I don't like the idea that if they

31:37

have to declare their eligibility to

31:39

one of these nations at the start of their career,

31:42

then they can kiss goodbye to origin. You know?

31:44

Like it's yeah. Yeah. Or or the other way that

31:46

no. If you commit state of origin, you're

31:48

committing to Australia and you lose the opportunity

31:51

to ever represent your your country

31:53

anyway. all I know is that I'll be glued to

31:55

the TV when they're playing, like, no way to watch. It's gonna

31:57

be a great worker. How did we not organize

31:59

a junket to

31:59

get us over there? Oh, no. God he goes.

32:02

Gordie

32:02

got one. Did he? Yeah. Gordie's going over.

32:05

Sierra Walker, Alfie Langer.

32:08

Yes. slow. Yeah.

32:10

Slow. Yeah. No. I blame you.

32:13

I blame you. No. Blah. Hey. Quickly,

32:15

I should just to finish off that conversation

32:17

about the squad. who wears the

32:19

number seven for game one?

32:21

Clearly.

32:22

Big man. You said

32:24

DC is the incumbent Yeah. I

32:27

know. Oh, no. Mail. Mail's a Queensland about

32:29

too long to get. Mail, if you pick in a Tier

32:31

one form, it's it's clear every day of the week.

32:33

Yeah. It has to be done. it's gotta be,

32:35

you know, you have Tadesco full back. You

32:37

have Well, let's actually, let's let's try and let's

32:39

try and pick it up. Alright. Tadesco

32:41

full back. Yep. On the wings, you'd have

32:45

Xavier, I know he's with you're gay. You have

32:47

married to a lungy, and you have Does

32:49

the fox get the other one? the fox

32:51

or valhomes? Val you put valhomes

32:53

on a wing. Okay? I would I would put yeah.

32:55

And I'd put Lattrell

32:58

and Wharton in the centers. Okay. So a

33:00

bit of state of origin stuff. A couple of If

33:02

not if not Wharton? Yeah.

33:03

Well, Burton is in the in the squad. Yeah.

33:05

Okay. Yep. Five eight is Monster?

33:08

Yes. Halfback is clearly okay.

33:11

That is where it gets You

33:14

got me on the CG, you got Patty Kerrigan,

33:16

you got Lindsey Collins? Yeah. I think

33:18

I think Tino?

33:20

Tino's there as well. I'd like to know upfront.

33:22

I'd have to know I I'd have to

33:24

know, and I would have probably not

33:29

public. He's not there. He's the other king of Gillette.

33:31

RCJ. Okay. So RCJ in in

33:33

in in big Tano. You got Harry

33:35

Granite in number nine. great. Peregrine or Bend.

33:37

The other other all, the other one stays on Bend.

33:39

Staying on the one to your fourteen. Second row,

33:41

we got Ingerstrite in in Germany.

33:44

And then Isaiah. Yeah. I say, yeah.

33:46

Gotta be there. Yeah. Kim Murray. Kim Murray

33:48

stood in the night maybe. Yeah. Kim Murray probably

33:50

always the vice president. have

33:52

Kerrigan Connor

33:54

You need a bit of Jake Turbot

33:56

on the bench? Yeah. I'd love about jockey.

33:59

Okay. Possibly. No. It's it's a

34:01

it's a there's a lot of versatility in the squad.

34:04

which you love to see. Exciting. I

34:06

I think yeah.

34:08

I mean, when you look at it, you just the versatility,

34:11

when you consider that Tedesco has been picked, Mitchell's

34:13

been picked. Wharton's been picked. You

34:16

can see what and Matt Burton, but you can see what

34:18

was hard to get Nico Hines and Dylan Apples

34:20

in there. Of course. Of course. I

34:22

do. III get the rationale. Mhmm. I just

34:24

I just think that they're they should have an automatic selection

34:27

for what they've done this year. Look, I think and we

34:29

know that Andy

34:31

and Pete listened. Pete of Land is

34:33

Andrew Abdo. And we know they listen and we

34:35

can assume that next year, at the deli

34:37

m ceremony, there will also be a plane

34:39

ticket and a kangaroo jersey headed to

34:41

the winner. Same thing when they present the

34:43

Clive Churchill middle winner after

34:45

the grand final. You've heard it here you've heard it here

34:47

first.

34:48

May, that is us done. That is us wrapped up

34:50

for season twenty twenty two.

34:52

Wow. What a ride with thirty two thirty two

34:54

weeks. It's

34:56

gone fast. Twenty

34:57

twenty twenty

34:58

six twenty five rounds in a

35:00

month of finals, and then we have the

35:02

the grand final, and that's it. That's tour for

35:04

another six months, brother. And now you ship off

35:06

to Teragle for six months? I

35:09

don't know if for the next month

35:11

or so, I'll be recuperating with my

35:14

ulna -- Your wing. -- nerve, my

35:16

my elbow operation, and then

35:18

Yeah. It was throughout the year. I'm bringing

35:20

right out to early December, and then after Terrible

35:23

for capital. Terrible. God's country. itself.

35:25

made, I will be I will be slogging it out

35:27

here with Dobbo and Lisele Jones,

35:30

loving the southeast Queensland area. Queensland

35:33

shouted nippers on the weekend. Oh, wow. I'm

35:35

officially a surf life saving dad. I was out in

35:37

the water with the kids going around and some

35:40

on water for safety patrol. So

35:42

That's life for me, but mate, getting involved in

35:45

getting involved in money community. Getting

35:47

amongst it up here. I love it.

35:49

know, the quick cricket starts as well, and triple

35:51

m will be calling that. Yes. Yes. I'm trying to

35:53

shield the way or least steal some equipment. You got

35:55

you got to get in there. got to warrant someone

35:57

to get in there again? That's all, and

35:59

I'm coming

35:59

for you, just so Yeah. You got it

36:02

about first in, first out. That's what I'm saying.

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As far as when I look at the triple m comaggage team, I

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see, Gosh, one is the first.

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Love you. I'll

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talk soon But everyone who's taking

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the time to download this podcast, we thank

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