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<v Speaker 1>Saint Helens and Wire got a big headache. Both losses

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<v Speaker 1>would have been tough to take. Yorkham Bulls both chalked

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<v Speaker 1>winds up. Giants look condemned for the Wooden Spoon Cup

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<v Speaker 1>leads set the paced KR lost to Lee for all

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<v Speaker 1>the updates here, John Lee. Welcome to the twenty eighth

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Super League three sixty, a podcast primarily about

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<v Speaker 1>the top tier of British rugby league, but we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the NRL and whatever else takes our fancy too.

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Lee Addison, my name is John Davidson.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a coaching Australia. John a journalist in the UK

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<v Speaker 1>with an Aussie accent, and I'm pretty convinced you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell by my voice that I wasn't born and raised

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<v Speaker 1>in Brisbane where I live. To read more about us,

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<v Speaker 1>have a look at the intro or listen to all pods.

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<v Speaker 1>be a little late today, but if you subscrib to

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<v Speaker 1>those you want, mister thingo. So thanks to Rugby League

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com, the Super League table as it stands right now, John,

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<v Speaker 1>do you want to preview it for us? Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>just click on the link to get rid of the

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<v Speaker 1>awkward silence.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's a lot of movement in the table, speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of a lot of people going up, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people going down, a lot of jocking for positions and

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<v Speaker 2>what we've got nine rounds to go. Roughly when Warrington

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<v Speaker 2>the whole car, I've gone next one. But yeah, we're

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<v Speaker 2>really getting to the business time, so it's getting very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>So eighteen games played already, and as John just intimated,

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<v Speaker 1>ok Are and Warrington still got an extra game to play.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're on seventeen. Giants has rock bottom still and

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<v Speaker 1>looked to be condemned to there for good, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're six points behind all Left C who are

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<v Speaker 1>falling down quite considerable as well. The Giants are in

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<v Speaker 1>fourteenth on four, were Left C in thirteenth on ten.

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<v Speaker 1>We then have a cluster of four on twelve and

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<v Speaker 1>working backwards, it's cast in twelfth, Bradford eleventh, York Night's

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<v Speaker 1>tenth and to lose in ninth my team in eight.

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<v Speaker 1>The Catalan Dragons are on sixteen, Saint Helen's are fall

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<v Speaker 1>from grace and now outside the playoff Sports there seventh

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<v Speaker 1>on twenty two. But they need not despair too much

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<v Speaker 1>because they're one of three teams on twenty two. Lee

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<v Speaker 1>Leopards and sixth and Jo k Are in fifth. But

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, O k Are have that extra game

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<v Speaker 1>to play against Warrington who are above them on fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got twenty four. We've got two teams on twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Wakefield Trinity in third and Wigan Warriors in second,

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<v Speaker 1>but leading the pile at the moment and it's looking

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much rusted in for a good while. That's Lee

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<v Speaker 1>Rhinos at the top of the tree on thirty points.

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<v Speaker 1>So what jumps out to you there, Johnny boy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think the big ones are obviously hullo Ce

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<v Speaker 2>moving down to second last, and then we've got York

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<v Speaker 2>and to Loose jumping up obviously to Loose now in ninth,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a great achievement in York three wins in

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<v Speaker 2>a row now in tenth. And then the other big

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<v Speaker 2>one is obviously Saint Helen's slipping out of the top six.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously embarrassed is what their coach described. They're lost to

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<v Speaker 2>to lose today, Lee moving up and Warrington slipping down

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<v Speaker 2>a bit as well, with Wigan now in second and

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<v Speaker 2>Wakefield just ahead of them as well. So More in

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<v Speaker 2>turn have been in first and second for most of

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<v Speaker 2>the season slipping in four. So what's to play for

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<v Speaker 2>at the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a few things in the ladder that do

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<v Speaker 1>jump out to me, Wakefield cementing themselves as one of

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<v Speaker 1>the one of the top side, Saint Helen's dropping out

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<v Speaker 1>of the seven league climbing up now, but also Hull

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<v Speaker 1>Left C's slipping to close to oblivion. The only reason

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<v Speaker 1>they're not in oblivion is Huddersfield are already there. York

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<v Speaker 1>twenty beat Hull Left C sixteen tries to offer luma

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<v Speaker 1>for your to York for enough Aluma Benison, bam, fourth

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<v Speaker 1>Williams and two goals to Bennerson. Hu Left C's points

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<v Speaker 1>came from Caesar Briscoll Bachelor and two goals from Hardacre.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a third consecutive Super League victory for York and

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<v Speaker 1>that's actually the first time it's ever happened in there

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<v Speaker 1>in their illustrious time in Super League.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a big it's a big result. Three wins

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<v Speaker 2>that are pushing them up again at the table, and

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<v Speaker 2>as we all know with the kind of IMG criteria,

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<v Speaker 2>performance is a big one. So the higher York can

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<v Speaker 2>finish up the table be better for them. Same with

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<v Speaker 2>to lose in terms of them staying in Super League

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<v Speaker 2>this year. Cody Hunter again very influential for York. The

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<v Speaker 2>Australian half pack, but I think it's really hol of c.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just poor, so many errors, bad defense. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just another season pretty much of the same for it

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<v Speaker 2>has been for quite a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's go back to York. They've had some investment

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<v Speaker 1>or they could have some investment coming. Can you elaborate

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<v Speaker 1>on that? Yeah, weave in the news item. I can

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<v Speaker 1>elaborate a little bit. I haven't had the investment yet.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in talks with I think some of the reporting

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<v Speaker 2>around this has been wrong, But what I do understand

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<v Speaker 2>is there and talks with two groups. One is local

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<v Speaker 2>based and one is not. Nothing's over the line as yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but it seems like they're in a good place in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of this happening. So that's a positive for York

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of their future and their financial security. There

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<v Speaker 2>has been I think reports about Clint goodshoal leaving now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that's nailed on either, but you know

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<v Speaker 2>that's a wait and see at this stage. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's obviously things happening behind the scenes at York. We've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about them a fair bit in terms of their finances,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think most people would say, with York their

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<v Speaker 2>first ever season in Super League, you know, a good,

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<v Speaker 2>good coach. You know, they're on a very very low

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<v Speaker 2>cap spend, but they've got potential. You know, nice stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>fantastic city, They've got potential as a club. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think the smart thing would be to give them time

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<v Speaker 2>to build on that potential and give them an extended

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<v Speaker 2>stay in Super League to see what they can what

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<v Speaker 2>they can do long term. I think, much like to

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<v Speaker 2>Lose a few years ago, you in one Super League,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're in Super League and then you kick them out,

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<v Speaker 2>what does that really achieve? Not a lot?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean the rumors are starting to spread out

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<v Speaker 1>now that it could come down again to led screens

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that. I mean, if York haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>in a great addition to Super League, then I'm the pulp.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I think I think to Loose have

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<v Speaker 2>been a very good in addition too, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>look at their scores. What are those scored one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and six points in the last two games against Catalans

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<v Speaker 2>and St. Helens. Yeah, I think it's a I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a similar story. Both those clubs are competing with

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<v Speaker 2>less money and they've not really, you know, complained about

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<v Speaker 2>it publicly. They've just sort of copped at sweet basically,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I think I think in both those

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<v Speaker 2>places there's potential. You know, I think we need to

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<v Speaker 2>help the French game, and having two Super League clubs

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<v Speaker 2>in France is a big bonus for the for the

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<v Speaker 2>sport globally, for Europe being regularly. I don't think either

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<v Speaker 2>of those it's coming down to IMG. It's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be about solely on the table. But I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think either those clubs should be out of super League

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<v Speaker 2>having come in what six months ago or whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if Toulouse haven't added something to super League, then

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<v Speaker 1>I am papa or whatever they call it in French,

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<v Speaker 1>are mad, which is French for shit?

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<v Speaker 2>What? What? What?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you senses going on with all the whole

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<v Speaker 1>f C at the moment, because they seem to have

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<v Speaker 1>started to really fall off the perch.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I think we look back to last year. They

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<v Speaker 2>had a good year and John Carter right his first day.

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<v Speaker 2>I think recruitment wise, they had made some odd decisions

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<v Speaker 2>to sign a lot of senior players, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>older players, some with some gubius injury records. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that's necessarily paid off for them. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the whole facade around John Cartwright and getting rid of him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and then the kind of excuses that they

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<v Speaker 2>shot out as a club was was very poor, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't I don't think you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think it's washed the Steve mtt namara. He is a

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<v Speaker 2>good coach and maybe a great appointment next year you

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<v Speaker 2>might be able to turn things around. But they're getting

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<v Speaker 2>worse at the club now, and I think you know

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<v Speaker 2>that there needs to be real changes there. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's just clearly not good enough for French.

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<v Speaker 1>For the Pope is la pop. I knew everybody was

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<v Speaker 1>worried about that, so I thought that just quickly google it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, yeah, for for a problem size of policy,

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<v Speaker 2>for being down, you know, the fan base size that

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<v Speaker 2>they have, They've they've been very ordinary for part too long.

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<v Speaker 1>There's something a bit bigger there going on than can

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<v Speaker 1>be fixed by changing a coach. Are you are right

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<v Speaker 1>to pull you up blind down a bit, John the Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the English summer is beaming through your window. Huddersfield fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>Bradford thirty. Another team that I've had plenty to Super

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<v Speaker 1>League Bradford on the road there. Thirty came from Sutton, Nicarima, Blake,

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan and they all scored tries, but Actin added seven

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<v Speaker 1>goals tries for Huddersfield, two from Swift, one from Mill

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<v Speaker 1>and a goal from Russell. So apparently that's Bradford's first

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<v Speaker 1>away win of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's that's an interesting start.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, well, if you're going to get one, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>Least early on. I think Addisfield had a bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a dig and showed some showed some character as a

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<v Speaker 2>soft opening try. But for Hard it's eleventh loss in

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<v Speaker 2>a row. Jim Learning he still looking for a winner's

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<v Speaker 2>new coach.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thot that was a bit I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>was a bit ropy what he said about I thought

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<v Speaker 1>he was going into the territory of doubting the integrity

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<v Speaker 1>of refereees and officials there, which is never a good sign.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think the worrying thing is that what was

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<v Speaker 2>a four diary against Wakefield it looked like, okay, they've

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they've turned a bit of a corner and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>showed some real courage and then magic they were very

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<v Speaker 2>poor and then for the majority of the game against

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<v Speaker 2>Bradford they were poor. They did have patches you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with of course bradasts and problems. But yeah, much like

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<v Speaker 2>say I think with Huddersfield, the issues are you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the front office and off the field. And I

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<v Speaker 2>have been for quite a while the you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>people who are doing the hiring and fire of coaches,

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<v Speaker 2>who are making the decisions at the club, who are recruiting.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not the head coach is I think it needs

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<v Speaker 2>a major overhaul from start to finish. And as you said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they can bring in all the led boards

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<v Speaker 2>at the stadium that they're not going to be playing

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<v Speaker 2>out next year all they like, and that will doubtly

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<v Speaker 2>help the Iron j create criteria, but they're rubbish on

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<v Speaker 2>the field. Their fanbase is dwindling, they've got next to

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<v Speaker 2>no media profile, and they say the sponsorship is going

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<v Speaker 2>up and that may be the case, but I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really understand if you're a brand, why would you want

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<v Speaker 2>to sponsor Huddersfield Giants right now? Like what would you

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<v Speaker 2>appel be?

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<v Speaker 1>I think if Huddersfield survive in Super League and say

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<v Speaker 1>York didn't because of some which is like criteria could happen?

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<v Speaker 2>Could happen?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that passes the smell test, the pub

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<v Speaker 1>test or THETF test.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I think the thing is the criteria.

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<v Speaker 2>There are different ways, aren't they. So it's not all

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<v Speaker 2>performance based, the is it is obviously London. Now London

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<v Speaker 2>being in the Championship just basically dilutes the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>whole idea of the Championship. You know, when you're putting

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred points on or more on teams and they're

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<v Speaker 2>a full time operation, it just makes zero sense. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not going to go to fifteen teams, you

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<v Speaker 2>need one team in Super Lea to drop out. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Huddersfield have been pretty rubbish for well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if we want to be if we want to be

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<v Speaker 2>technical for a decade, barring one or two seasons.

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<v Speaker 1>That have mald most of the vast majority of their

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<v Speaker 1>Super League tenure has been very poor.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes they're not. They're not really advanced as as

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<v Speaker 2>a club. They've not had any succe sustained success. Easy

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<v Speaker 2>for you to say, yeah, it is so yeah. I

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<v Speaker 2>think from the small test you would think york Can

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<v Speaker 2>to loose deserve a longer run, But stranger things have happened. Lee.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it would be very rugby league for Haddersfield

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<v Speaker 2>to end up staying in and then and London to

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<v Speaker 2>stay in the Championship and you know, Yorking to lose

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<v Speaker 2>to to stay in Super League, or a combination of

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<v Speaker 2>to loose dropping out. I think people forget there is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of any French sentiment in the game. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think the only reason really that to Loose came

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<v Speaker 2>in is because they won the Grand Final. I think

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<v Speaker 2>if they'd lost that Grand Final there would have been

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<v Speaker 2>an easy continue to say well we don't we don't

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<v Speaker 2>want them, But the fact that they won the Grand Final,

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<v Speaker 2>if they didn't get into Super League, it would have

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<v Speaker 2>looked very poor, wouldn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>So for another project, yesterday I was looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>history of the Rugby League World Cup and what was

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<v Speaker 1>very evident was that around about the seventies fans started

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<v Speaker 1>turning away from it because of all the tinkering that

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<v Speaker 1>rugby league did with the tournament, i e. Sometimes it

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<v Speaker 1>was just a group stage, other times it was a

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<v Speaker 1>knockout thing, so on and so forth. So it actually

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<v Speaker 1>made a shambles out of the whole concept of a

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<v Speaker 1>World Cup. And I think the mini rugby league administrators,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in the UK, start to be a bit too

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<v Speaker 1>cute with their thinking. Ie some of the thoughts that

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<v Speaker 1>are going into why one team should stay in Super

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<v Speaker 1>League and another shouldn't. Honestly, it just makes the general

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<v Speaker 1>populace think WTF when they look at this. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think it would be good for Huddersfield, regardless of your criteria,

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<v Speaker 1>in two to channel some England football fans chance they

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<v Speaker 1>can stick their IMG gradings up their dairy air, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think sometimes there's things that come outside of whatever

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<v Speaker 1>gradings you put down on a piece of paper, and

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<v Speaker 1>I actually genuinely think it would be good for Huddersfield

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<v Speaker 1>to drop down for a little bit to recalibrate as

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<v Speaker 1>an organization, to recalibrate as a football side, rather than

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<v Speaker 1>constantly trying to survive in Super League and paying goalvers

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<v Speaker 1>for people, it would actually be good for them. It

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<v Speaker 1>would be good for rugby league people in the town

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<v Speaker 1>to drop down and to have a good think, not

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<v Speaker 1>for two months and come out with some gimmicks that

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<v Speaker 1>make people feel all warm and fuzzy for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, I'm going to say the word unleashed. The

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<v Speaker 1>only thing they've unleashed is a pile of manure all

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<v Speaker 1>over this super League this year. So they need to

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<v Speaker 1>have a good sit down and a good think everybody

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<v Speaker 1>involved in the game as to what we do with

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<v Speaker 1>a club that is based And I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>part of the problem. We're so desperate to keep them

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<v Speaker 1>in because it's the birthplace of the game, but we

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<v Speaker 1>are hostage to something that happened one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one years ago to an extent. So I really really

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<v Speaker 1>really felt awful this week when I was reading, because

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<v Speaker 1>I sent you a message to saying Huddersfield going to

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<v Speaker 1>stay in and York drop at Any hint of that

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<v Speaker 1>to me would probably want me to not watch super

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<v Speaker 1>League for a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Put it that way, Yeah, it's definitely possibility that that

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<v Speaker 2>could happen. I think on the relegation and it's interesting

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<v Speaker 2>that happened, what was it twenty one, twenty two years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>when Tony Smith was there, and they obviously came back

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<v Speaker 2>into Super League straight away and that was a good

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<v Speaker 2>period for the club. Yeah, I think the other and

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<v Speaker 2>think the championship would help them essentially get their roster

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<v Speaker 2>because there's a lot of players there, you know, who've

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<v Speaker 2>been this' been there for a while, who are onovers

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<v Speaker 2>and who aren't delivering, and they really need to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>have a complete rethinking about their recruitment. But the type

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<v Speaker 2>of player they sign, the type of characters they want

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<v Speaker 2>at the club, and they you know, whatever they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>to scaut players and you know how they're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>build a squad, they really need to overhaul that because

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<v Speaker 2>it's clearly not been working for quite some time.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, they're in real trouble. When the coach

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<v Speaker 1>came out saying for those who don't know what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about, google Jim Lenihan, was it subconscious bias or

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<v Speaker 1>unconscious bias about referees and compare that to compare and

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<v Speaker 1>contrast is the essay question with what Thomas Tukele said

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<v Speaker 1>to the media immediately after England's quarter final victory and

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<v Speaker 1>the FIFA World Cup. He would have every reason to

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<v Speaker 1>doubt some of the decisions that the referee made in

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<v Speaker 1>that game, but his first reaction was to say you

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<v Speaker 1>can get more out of the players basically, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very much paraphrasing there, and I think Jim Lennhan is

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<v Speaker 1>also pushing for the panic button a little bit too early.

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<v Speaker 1>In my thoughts there, I note's about their opposition to

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<v Speaker 1>Bradford Bulls. There must be some serious grit in that organization.

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<v Speaker 1>There must be some serious resilience and in to lose

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<v Speaker 1>and in York quite frankly, but we're on Bradford right now. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, the way their fans have turned out

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<v Speaker 1>in force this year been really good to see. And

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<v Speaker 1>I do know once again that in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>smell test and the pub test, there's a few questions

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<v Speaker 1>students as to why Bradford got brought into the division

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<v Speaker 1>but in all fairness, they finished in the top three

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<v Speaker 1>of the division below, so play on if you ask me.

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<v Speaker 1>And what a great addition they've been to Super League

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<v Speaker 1>this year and it's something different. They're playing on a

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<v Speaker 1>smaller field at home, as have mentioned five hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>eighty five times on this pod, and it's good to

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<v Speaker 1>see something different.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think he's done a great job there galvanizing

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<v Speaker 2>the team. There was a lot of late recruitment and

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<v Speaker 2>I think they'll look very different next year. Quite a

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<v Speaker 2>bit ambitious with who they're trying to sign, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think that the style of play he's put together is

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<v Speaker 2>quite easy on the eye and it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>different than a lot of the other teams. So they

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<v Speaker 2>are they are doing a good job. It'll be interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're all wondering how that those three will

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<v Speaker 2>fare at the end of the season. I think most

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<v Speaker 2>people would have them between tenth and fifteenth, but who

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<v Speaker 2>finishes what we're or if someone could finish higher, and

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<v Speaker 2>what are to lose? Are they ninth at the moment?

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<v Speaker 2>I think they are ninth? Yeah, I mean that. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one of those clubs finishing eighth or ninth

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<v Speaker 2>would be would be massive, and it's not It's not impossible,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly considering only four point spot on cat Lands at

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<v Speaker 2>eighth now, So it's going to be it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be an interesting what two three months We've got a

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<v Speaker 2>footy to come.

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<v Speaker 1>How much waiting in AMG is actual performance on the field, I'd.

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<v Speaker 2>Have to double check exactly, but I think it's I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's a fifth. I think it's twenty percent. So

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<v Speaker 2>I have to lose one the cup. Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>led screen. They might be in trouble. It's taken over

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<v Speaker 2>a three a three year period. But yes, if they

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<v Speaker 2>won the if they won this year, that would definitely

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<v Speaker 2>help them a lot. But they're not going to win

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<v Speaker 2>the CAMP mean, we can safely say.

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<v Speaker 1>That they only have to finish the top six and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a new competition. Catalan six Leeds Rhinos twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Catalan six came from Titan. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it was the boxer and Sexton kicked the goal. Leeds

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<v Speaker 1>Rhinos twenty eight came from Newman, three from Croft and

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<v Speaker 1>another one from Miller and Connor got four. Where was

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<v Speaker 1>Civo Brody Croft scoring the hat tricks today? Well, when

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<v Speaker 1>they played and that's a four point lead thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>their success in France, But here the Catalans have been

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<v Speaker 1>described in relatively glowing terms as stubborn, So I don't

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<v Speaker 1>assume the Catalans didn't roll over to be trampled on

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<v Speaker 1>by a set of rhinos. No, not completely. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the first try was off a kick. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the Brady Croft tries was sort of an error

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<v Speaker 1>from Lewis Dodd that he picked up and did quite well,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of you know, dashdown sixty meters in a

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<v Speaker 1>vader tackle on score.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's just the way Leads are playing. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you know they're they're winning basically every week. They're very confident,

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<v Speaker 2>They've got a well balanced team. I think they hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>won Leads had one impurposely on for quite a few years.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that was another big motivation. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think it might have been Callum Watkinson's three hundredth game

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<v Speaker 2>for the club, which was also another big motivation. So

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<v Speaker 2>bigger all from Bradi Croft with the with the hat

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<v Speaker 2>trick and you know Leeds I think, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's mathematically possible for Wigan and Wakefield to catch them,

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<v Speaker 2>there's only four points, but I think the way they're

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<v Speaker 2>going Leads, I can't see them not winning the League

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders Shield and finishing top at this point. I think

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<v Speaker 2>the minor Premiership is there's the playoff system. The top

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<v Speaker 2>two get a week off, don't we? Yeah? You were you?

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<v Speaker 2>Really that's you know, you want to finish first or second?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that that's the big you know the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you only really need to get a week off,

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<v Speaker 2>and you only need to win one game and then

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<v Speaker 2>you're basically through and you get a home game, don't

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<v Speaker 2>you you do? Yeah? So really first or second?

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<v Speaker 1>Tomato tomato, except you get a trophy if you finish top.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to cattle Ands, and there's rumors abound that John

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<v Speaker 1>cart Right might be staying longer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think I think that's the obvious choice, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think it'd be a decent choice. They've been very

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<v Speaker 2>busy obviously in the transfer market the other week with

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<v Speaker 2>Tyson game. But it looks like Toby Rudolph from Kranala

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<v Speaker 2>he might be joining them too. I don't think there's

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<v Speaker 2>any deal done yet, but I think he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be leaving Cranala and he's looking for a move. Wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>there there's another signing potentially coming from for cattle Lands.

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<v Speaker 2>Off the top of my head, I can think. But look,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, as we all know, they've kind of got

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of a makeshift squad this year with Sexton

418
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<v Speaker 2>going to Perth. There's a few others who are who

419
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<v Speaker 2>were moving on as well. Benk carc is retiring, so

420
00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:17.920
<v Speaker 2>it's a bit of sort of a fluid squad for them.

421
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<v Speaker 2>So I expect, you know, quite a bit of recruitment

422
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<v Speaker 2>and they've already done with it. Jesse. Arthur's going from

423
00:25:24.039 --> 00:25:28.240
<v Speaker 2>the Broncos to to Catlans as well. The thing with Catalans,

424
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<v Speaker 2>it's obviously such a lovely place to live, and also

425
00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:36.079
<v Speaker 2>the tax is quite a lot lower, so in terms

426
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<v Speaker 2>of a salary being paid in euros equivalent to the UK,

427
00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:44.119
<v Speaker 2>you can take home a lot more with the lower

428
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<v Speaker 2>tax freight as well.

429
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<v Speaker 1>I think this is the result of the week. Oh no,

430
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<v Speaker 1>potentially to lose his Wakefield went to whole k Are

431
00:25:56.640 --> 00:26:04.240
<v Speaker 1>and inflicted their first on them for eleven games. Wakefield

432
00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:08.160
<v Speaker 1>got twenty at the home of aull Kr, who scored six,

433
00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:13.200
<v Speaker 1>so only three goals from Martin no tries, and Wakefield's

434
00:26:13.279 --> 00:26:17.759
<v Speaker 1>tries were far till he got two. Smith scored another

435
00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:20.599
<v Speaker 1>try and Smooth kicked three goals.

436
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<v Speaker 2>Did you see this game, John, I did? I mean yeah,

437
00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:27.240
<v Speaker 2>I think the to loose result is the one of

438
00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:30.880
<v Speaker 2>the round. But that's taking nothing away from Wakefield, big

439
00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:33.680
<v Speaker 2>big result for them. They're obviously in a really rich,

440
00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:37.480
<v Speaker 2>finer form at the moment, a very tight game, a

441
00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:40.680
<v Speaker 2>lot of penalty cars, not a lot happening in terms

442
00:26:40.720 --> 00:26:45.200
<v Speaker 2>of attack. But the christ fatility showed two tries basically

443
00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:51.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, Barge hit ups right in the trial line,

444
00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:54.839
<v Speaker 2>taking several defenders over him. He's a massive unit. But

445
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<v Speaker 2>you know, okay, I'm sure they've done They did the

446
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<v Speaker 2>video on before and would have known he was danger

447
00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:03.880
<v Speaker 2>but it just couldn't contain him. Considered another try close

448
00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:06.559
<v Speaker 2>to the line from the hook go early on. So

449
00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:08.920
<v Speaker 2>it's a bit of a worry for Okay. I mean,

450
00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:12.200
<v Speaker 2>there's real cracks developing there. I think we've all seen

451
00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:15.640
<v Speaker 2>this year that they're nowhere here as dominant or as

452
00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:19.160
<v Speaker 2>omnipotent as they were in twenty twenty five. But they've

453
00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:24.759
<v Speaker 2>just lost that invisibility and you know, they're in danger

454
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<v Speaker 2>of missing the sixth their fifth at the moment. I

455
00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:34.240
<v Speaker 2>don't think they will miss the top six, but I

456
00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:36.640
<v Speaker 2>think it's going to take a bit of a turnaround

457
00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:40.079
<v Speaker 2>towards the end of the year to sort of, you know,

458
00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:43.079
<v Speaker 2>show that they can go on and really challenge in

459
00:27:43.119 --> 00:27:45.480
<v Speaker 2>the big games. I don't think that's impossible, but I

460
00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:48.559
<v Speaker 2>think also it is a bit of an aging squad

461
00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:51.039
<v Speaker 2>and you think maybe they're not really I don't they've

462
00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:53.480
<v Speaker 2>got much player movement happening at that club. I think

463
00:27:53.480 --> 00:27:56.480
<v Speaker 2>maybe that's something they might need to look at, just

464
00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:59.759
<v Speaker 2>to kind of spice things up a bit, because without

465
00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:02.759
<v Speaker 2>Matthalaurum and Hargraves have just seemed to have lost a

466
00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:05.640
<v Speaker 2>bit of bike, particularly in the middle and in the

467
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<v Speaker 2>forward pack.

468
00:28:08.440 --> 00:28:12.359
<v Speaker 1>Lee twenty four Caster for eighteen. Lee no doubt inspired

469
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<v Speaker 1>by the fact that the new Prime Minister elect, sorry

470
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<v Speaker 1>not elect, nobody elected him, just a few people in

471
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<v Speaker 1>Makerfield is as a Lee man, I think as a

472
00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:27.279
<v Speaker 1>rule or a former MP there at least they're twenty

473
00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:32.920
<v Speaker 1>four came from Lamb two from Armstrong and Hanley, who

474
00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:35.000
<v Speaker 1>seems to be in a streak of form at the moment.

475
00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:41.480
<v Speaker 1>Cook cooked up four goals, Cass eighteen from Hall rather

476
00:28:41.640 --> 00:28:48.640
<v Speaker 1>Lawa Lao Lao ta Ganga and Stimpson. Stimpson kicked a goal.

477
00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:53.440
<v Speaker 1>I didn't think he could kick a habit. Stimson is

478
00:28:53.480 --> 00:28:55.160
<v Speaker 1>one of my old players. I used to call him

479
00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:57.079
<v Speaker 1>the drill because he used to drill holes in the

480
00:28:57.119 --> 00:29:04.759
<v Speaker 1>opposition defense and Arsi scored scored two. I don't know

481
00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:10.000
<v Speaker 1>if this is necessarily a negative result for cattle FD either.

482
00:29:10.240 --> 00:29:13.720
<v Speaker 1>I think they've obviously took the fight to Lee there

483
00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:21.759
<v Speaker 1>and Lee are heading definitely in the right direction. They've

484
00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:23.200
<v Speaker 1>got their ship together.

485
00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:27.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know how many wins now and is

486
00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:29.359
<v Speaker 2>in a row for Lee, but they're on a big role.

487
00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:33.000
<v Speaker 2>They've got some great momentum behind them. Lockie Lane was

488
00:29:33.079 --> 00:29:35.920
<v Speaker 2>very good. David Armstrong is on fire at the moment.

489
00:29:35.960 --> 00:29:39.559
<v Speaker 2>Two tries and after the blinder he scored of magic

490
00:29:39.599 --> 00:29:42.200
<v Speaker 2>the week before, so they've got a lot of attacking

491
00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:44.559
<v Speaker 2>weapons and I thought this game went right down to

492
00:29:44.599 --> 00:29:47.880
<v Speaker 2>the last set cast. We're riding at so much better

493
00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:51.799
<v Speaker 2>from cass after they were diabolical a magic.

494
00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:58.160
<v Speaker 1>Magic Wigans Youth Team thirty tried from Cartwright Ken because

495
00:29:58.240 --> 00:30:01.680
<v Speaker 1>Liam McDermott and Daniel care And kick five goals. I

496
00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:04.279
<v Speaker 1>can't believe Keran didn't score a try this week. Probably

497
00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:07.240
<v Speaker 1>probably in the two old bracket. It's only the eighteen

498
00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:12.319
<v Speaker 1>to thirty group this week Warrington eighteen. Their tries came

499
00:30:12.359 --> 00:30:16.359
<v Speaker 1>from Popowarti, Irwin and Ashton and three goals for Erwin,

500
00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:19.640
<v Speaker 1>I joke, but Wigan did have a few young standings

501
00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:23.759
<v Speaker 1>and good good result for Wigan and Wigan's future.

502
00:30:24.680 --> 00:30:25.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a big.

503
00:30:25.759 --> 00:30:29.559
<v Speaker 1>Worry for Warrington, I think too, to not put many

504
00:30:29.559 --> 00:30:30.359
<v Speaker 1>gloves up there.

505
00:30:31.519 --> 00:30:33.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think. I think both both clubs fielded a

506
00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:37.119
<v Speaker 2>lot of young players and I think, you know, both

507
00:30:37.119 --> 00:30:42.279
<v Speaker 2>teams Shiner academies are really delivering just you know, some

508
00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:46.200
<v Speaker 2>bright young talents both those teams. Wigan just you know

509
00:30:46.920 --> 00:30:50.839
<v Speaker 2>sinder will that that toughness and that grind to get

510
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:54.160
<v Speaker 2>out a result. I really liked to share kind of

511
00:30:54.160 --> 00:31:00.519
<v Speaker 2>coming off the bench Shay O'Connor coming off the bench relation.

512
00:31:02.680 --> 00:31:05.240
<v Speaker 2>I don't believe so, but I can, I can find out.

513
00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:09.839
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, he really caught the eye and cart right

514
00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:15.759
<v Speaker 2>as well a fallback getting his first ever Super le try. Yeah.

515
00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:18.400
<v Speaker 2>I think I think for Warrington's they are they're on

516
00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:20.720
<v Speaker 2>a bit of a downward spot and I think I

517
00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:22.920
<v Speaker 2>think they might have lee next week or they've got

518
00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:25.759
<v Speaker 2>some tough games ahead, but then they've got an easier run,

519
00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:28.200
<v Speaker 2>so I don't I don't think there's any concern that

520
00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:32.640
<v Speaker 2>they will make the six, but they have got some

521
00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:35.680
<v Speaker 2>injuries and I think you know, the a bit long

522
00:31:35.799 --> 00:31:39.039
<v Speaker 2>confidence at the moment. There was a big call when

523
00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:40.640
<v Speaker 2>you and Earl went over. But I think it was

524
00:31:40.680 --> 00:31:44.640
<v Speaker 2>the right call in terms of the knock on. But yeah,

525
00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:46.720
<v Speaker 2>I think Warrington were writing in this.

526
00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:51.559
<v Speaker 1>Warrington have lost three in the last month, which I think.

527
00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:55.799
<v Speaker 2>Against what leads Lee and now I think Wigan.

528
00:31:56.400 --> 00:32:03.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Bob again, I said anyway that their big tests

529
00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:07.559
<v Speaker 1>were to come and right now they're not passing them. Yeah,

530
00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:09.960
<v Speaker 1>but I think you put you put Cartel, you put

531
00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:14.599
<v Speaker 1>Josh the others, you put Luke Rids, you put George Williams,

532
00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:19.759
<v Speaker 1>she puts, I don't know who else, and Andrew Johns,

533
00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:20.599
<v Speaker 1>reg Inglis.

534
00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:23.279
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you put your puts and I think that we'll

535
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:27.920
<v Speaker 2>have some of those players back quite soon. So yeah,

536
00:32:27.960 --> 00:32:30.039
<v Speaker 2>I don't I don't think there's real danger signs of

537
00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:32.920
<v Speaker 2>Warrenton for me at the moment. I mean it might

538
00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:36.160
<v Speaker 2>be different in a Fortnite, but yeah, I don't think

539
00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.440
<v Speaker 2>that too. I don't think the hitting the panic baton

540
00:32:38.440 --> 00:32:41.440
<v Speaker 2>as we speak.

541
00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:44.839
<v Speaker 1>To lose Hammered Saint Helen's and I can't believe Paul

542
00:32:44.880 --> 00:32:47.680
<v Speaker 1>Sculthorpe hasn't tweet tweeted about it that was gonna be

543
00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:53.079
<v Speaker 1>my I was prepared. I was subconscious, but subconscious bias.

544
00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:58.000
<v Speaker 1>I look for Paul Schulthorpe's tweets. But at home, Saint

545
00:32:58.039 --> 00:33:06.400
<v Speaker 1>Helen's zero zip zilch to lose forty six and twenty

546
00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:08.039
<v Speaker 1>of them were at half time, so it's not as

547
00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:16.039
<v Speaker 1>if they had one but half Masami scored three or Jami, Okaine,

548
00:33:16.599 --> 00:33:21.920
<v Speaker 1>chan Ulberg, Tropis and Laguerre scored the rest of the tries.

549
00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:25.960
<v Speaker 1>Everyone had a crack basically, and Sharucks kicked seven goals.

550
00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:30.200
<v Speaker 1>Where do we start from this game?

551
00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:34.079
<v Speaker 2>I think olia Hershaw Bot had two or three tries

552
00:33:34.119 --> 00:33:37.480
<v Speaker 2>this again, he was sensational, just like you was last week.

553
00:33:37.559 --> 00:33:40.400
<v Speaker 2>He's I mean, he's having a good year anyway, but

554
00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:42.680
<v Speaker 2>I think he's gone to a different level in the

555
00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:45.640
<v Speaker 2>last couple of weeks. So I think we've got to

556
00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.039
<v Speaker 2>give to lose credit because they absolutely destroyed Catalans last

557
00:33:49.079 --> 00:33:52.240
<v Speaker 2>week and then they've done this in Saint Helen's. It's

558
00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:55.279
<v Speaker 2>the biggest loss St Helens have ever had at the

559
00:33:55.359 --> 00:33:58.559
<v Speaker 2>totally or whatever it's called now. It was the totally

560
00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:02.359
<v Speaker 2>wicked stadium at their home ground and they moved in

561
00:34:02.359 --> 00:34:04.559
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twelve. It's the biggest ever loss they've had.

562
00:34:04.599 --> 00:34:10.559
<v Speaker 2>So that's a bit of an I saw and poor role.

563
00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:13.280
<v Speaker 2>He wasn't poorny punches was he was called it embarrassing,

564
00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:17.079
<v Speaker 2>he said some of his players gave up, and some

565
00:34:17.199 --> 00:34:20.440
<v Speaker 2>mitigation in they've got fifteen or sixteen players out, but

566
00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:25.360
<v Speaker 2>you still look at those who were playing and on paper,

567
00:34:26.280 --> 00:34:29.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, they just they were woeful.

568
00:34:30.239 --> 00:34:32.719
<v Speaker 1>The first time they've failed to score at home in

569
00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:34.599
<v Speaker 1>the league since nineteen eighty.

570
00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:38.159
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean the interesting thing at that club is

571
00:34:38.159 --> 00:34:40.440
<v Speaker 2>that they do eat their own. Remember what happened with

572
00:34:40.519 --> 00:34:43.960
<v Speaker 2>Karen Cunningham, Remember what happened with Paul Wells last year.

573
00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:46.320
<v Speaker 2>And I think the knives for some of them, some

574
00:34:46.559 --> 00:34:51.039
<v Speaker 2>fans at least they're already out for ball rollie, you know,

575
00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:54.960
<v Speaker 2>and I'm not saying they should be. But it's a

576
00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:57.519
<v Speaker 2>real rebuild at the club now. I don't think you

577
00:34:57.559 --> 00:35:00.239
<v Speaker 2>can argue against that. You look at all the the

578
00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:05.000
<v Speaker 2>staff who have left, players who have left obviously off field,

579
00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:07.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, Wellens was going to the end of the

580
00:35:07.800 --> 00:35:12.960
<v Speaker 2>end of last year. Paul sorry, James Roby left along

581
00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:16.760
<v Speaker 2>with him, and then there's more the head of the

582
00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:21.519
<v Speaker 2>academy is going, assistant coaches have gone, and I think

583
00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:25.920
<v Speaker 2>some of the recruitment there not being disrespectful to some

584
00:35:25.960 --> 00:35:27.679
<v Speaker 2>of the players that signed, but you wouldn't call them

585
00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:33.199
<v Speaker 2>some Helen signings, and I think that's kind of showing

586
00:35:33.239 --> 00:35:37.880
<v Speaker 2>as well. So yeah, I thought they might struggle this

587
00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:43.679
<v Speaker 2>year just with their spine and who they signed, and yeah,

588
00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:48.159
<v Speaker 2>you just you wouldn't expect a lack of effort in

589
00:35:48.280 --> 00:35:50.480
<v Speaker 2>conceding that kind of amount of points. That's a real

590
00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:54.119
<v Speaker 2>that's a real shocking result.

591
00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:56.480
<v Speaker 1>For what Paul Rowlie can do this week going to

592
00:35:56.599 --> 00:35:59.960
<v Speaker 1>the team and say, boys, it wasn't our record defeat

593
00:36:00.079 --> 00:36:04.920
<v Speaker 1>as a club. That happened in nineteen oh nine when

594
00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:08.639
<v Speaker 1>Warrington beat them seventy eight six, and I think, looking

595
00:36:08.679 --> 00:36:10.440
<v Speaker 1>at the way it's written here, that was in Saint

596
00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:16.920
<v Speaker 1>Helen's too, so so something for him to chew on

597
00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:19.400
<v Speaker 1>this week. I should have mentioned this when we talked

598
00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:24.599
<v Speaker 1>about the Wigan game, but unfortunately Junior and December were

599
00:36:24.599 --> 00:36:28.199
<v Speaker 1>subjected to something not so nice on social media. But

600
00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:33.000
<v Speaker 1>it seems that it's been acted upon by police. John, Yeah,

601
00:36:33.039 --> 00:36:34.880
<v Speaker 1>I believe an arrest has been made.

602
00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:41.559
<v Speaker 2>Look, I don't think it sadly it's something that we

603
00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:46.039
<v Speaker 2>still have to address in twenty twenty six. But you know,

604
00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:50.559
<v Speaker 2>it's just disgusting people. I don't get like why you

605
00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:53.199
<v Speaker 2>would even why you would think that that's an appropriate

606
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:55.679
<v Speaker 2>thing to make a comment about our type.

607
00:36:57.039 --> 00:36:59.800
<v Speaker 1>But yeah, what I do with some of these people

608
00:36:59.880 --> 00:37:02.239
<v Speaker 1>is tell them to put a jersey on and promote

609
00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:03.559
<v Speaker 1>them into Super League next week.

610
00:37:03.679 --> 00:37:06.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah, well just get them to go down a

611
00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:09.440
<v Speaker 2>Wigan training and you can you can try and tackle

612
00:37:09.519 --> 00:37:13.800
<v Speaker 2>some places, but yeah, hopefully the appropriate action is taken

613
00:37:13.800 --> 00:37:17.440
<v Speaker 2>by the police and he gets a he also gets

614
00:37:17.440 --> 00:37:20.079
<v Speaker 2>a band from any rugular league games or any involvement,

615
00:37:20.079 --> 00:37:23.480
<v Speaker 2>because yeah, there's no place for that kind of it's

616
00:37:23.519 --> 00:37:28.360
<v Speaker 2>definitely a he I assume, yes. Yeah. Look.

617
00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:32.760
<v Speaker 1>The sickening thing too is that rugby league in the

618
00:37:32.880 --> 00:37:38.440
<v Speaker 1>UK has been an absolute trailblazer for gas relations. The

619
00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:44.000
<v Speaker 1>first black professional coach in the country, the first black

620
00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:46.599
<v Speaker 1>great national captain.

621
00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:47.719
<v Speaker 2>Yep.

622
00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:53.079
<v Speaker 1>I could go on and on and on, and if

623
00:37:53.079 --> 00:37:58.400
<v Speaker 1>there's one sport where we do welcome absolutely everybody unless

624
00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:01.199
<v Speaker 1>they're from Saint Helen's and you're from Wigan or something

625
00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:05.480
<v Speaker 1>like that. But yeah, the one sport where we welcome everybody.

626
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<v Speaker 1>I think it leaves a very sour taste in the

627
00:38:09.719 --> 00:38:12.199
<v Speaker 1>mouth and that certainly won't be the Rugby League tweet

628
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<v Speaker 1>of the week. But a late entry from Gavin Wilson,

629
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<v Speaker 1>when he was watching the Saint Helen's game, said, I

630
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<v Speaker 1>wish John Wilkins was on the broadcast today, So that's

631
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<v Speaker 1>my tweet of the week Johnny's tweet of the week.

632
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<v Speaker 1>Have a quick think about a jab as well, because

633
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<v Speaker 1>your tweet of the week was playing tennis in this weather?

634
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<v Speaker 1>Wasn't the smartest? Now sweating like all some Wells in

635
00:38:37.679 --> 00:38:40.039
<v Speaker 1>the Sahara. Maybe he should have changed that to Paul

636
00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:46.239
<v Speaker 1>Wellens in the Saint Helen's boardroom. The first of all

637
00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:47.079
<v Speaker 1>playing tennis?

638
00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:50.320
<v Speaker 2>Is that? Are you inspired by Wimbledon? Is that was

639
00:38:50.360 --> 00:38:54.119
<v Speaker 2>that worried? No? No, I played tennis because I'm old

640
00:38:54.239 --> 00:38:57.039
<v Speaker 2>now and unfortunately there's no touch I love. I'd love

641
00:38:57.039 --> 00:38:59.559
<v Speaker 2>to play touch fuddy, but there's no touch fuddy where

642
00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:03.800
<v Speaker 2>I live. I played tennis semi regularly, but yeah, it

643
00:39:03.840 --> 00:39:08.119
<v Speaker 2>was it was a bit hot, but yeah, the beers

644
00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:12.719
<v Speaker 2>but we had afterwards were very refreshed. Did you win? Ah?

645
00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:15.800
<v Speaker 2>We actually we stopped at for four in the first

646
00:39:15.800 --> 00:39:19.960
<v Speaker 2>set because partly because we weren out of time because

647
00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:22.599
<v Speaker 2>my partner had to go and pick up his son,

648
00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:26.599
<v Speaker 2>and then partly because it was two body hot. So yeah,

649
00:39:26.639 --> 00:39:27.679
<v Speaker 2>but usually.

650
00:39:29.760 --> 00:39:33.440
<v Speaker 1>So that's that's the definition of a hydration break if

651
00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:35.400
<v Speaker 1>you went straight for the beers as well.

652
00:39:35.920 --> 00:39:39.039
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we played on a loan. We were playing on

653
00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:41.440
<v Speaker 2>a loan. You tweeted a picture, didn't you? Was that alone?

654
00:39:41.800 --> 00:39:45.920
<v Speaker 2>Was that grass? No? No, I don't know what you

655
00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:51.000
<v Speaker 2>would call it as some sort of acrylic concrete Sheffield crab.

656
00:39:51.159 --> 00:39:53.480
<v Speaker 1>Basically that that would have been great for the heat

657
00:39:53.519 --> 00:39:57.440
<v Speaker 1>as well, to really absorb the heat for you rather

658
00:39:57.480 --> 00:40:02.239
<v Speaker 1>than reflect it back to your or or bemis. Back up,

659
00:40:02.679 --> 00:40:04.079
<v Speaker 1>Have you got a job this week or are you

660
00:40:04.159 --> 00:40:05.039
<v Speaker 1>feeling really good?

661
00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:09.679
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've got I've probably got a number of jobs.

662
00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:12.880
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I find it interesting. I've put out a

663
00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:15.519
<v Speaker 2>few tweets about about Huddersfield and just in my opinion,

664
00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:20.320
<v Speaker 2>I mean, Huddersfield don't have any fans, but but a

665
00:40:20.360 --> 00:40:23.159
<v Speaker 2>few of them have jumped into me and I think,

666
00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:27.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I understand the concept of fandom. You know,

667
00:40:27.119 --> 00:40:30.599
<v Speaker 2>you support your club no matter what, but it's not

668
00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:34.679
<v Speaker 2>an attack on the club itself or the coach or

669
00:40:34.719 --> 00:40:40.239
<v Speaker 2>the players. It's just honest observations, you know. I think

670
00:40:40.599 --> 00:40:43.360
<v Speaker 2>most people would be and Arson would if Hudsfield were thriving,

671
00:40:43.360 --> 00:40:45.440
<v Speaker 2>they'd be great. If they were getting you know, eight

672
00:40:45.559 --> 00:40:48.800
<v Speaker 2>nine thousand games or more, they're at the top of

673
00:40:48.800 --> 00:40:51.079
<v Speaker 2>the table and they were flourishing, that would be good.

674
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<v Speaker 2>But they're not, you know, and that's why they're in

675
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<v Speaker 2>the firing line. It's nothing personal, I think on that line.

676
00:40:58.440 --> 00:41:00.239
<v Speaker 2>I think it was interesting. I'm sure we'll talk about

677
00:41:00.280 --> 00:41:04.400
<v Speaker 2>origin later on the podcast, but yeah, well Laurie Daly's

678
00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:07.199
<v Speaker 2>press was interesting after Save It.

679
00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:12.880
<v Speaker 1>Save It, Okay, Yeah, because I'm going to talk about

680
00:41:12.960 --> 00:41:15.960
<v Speaker 1>fandom after reading your free read that you did after

681
00:41:16.000 --> 00:41:19.639
<v Speaker 1>the new South Wales game. Ian Nolan has been appointed

682
00:41:19.760 --> 00:41:23.679
<v Speaker 1>as the Rugby Football League's new Chief executive. Officially, the

683
00:41:23.719 --> 00:41:26.199
<v Speaker 1>forty four year old will start his role on the

684
00:41:26.199 --> 00:41:31.000
<v Speaker 1>first of October, and he's previously held roles at Manchester United,

685
00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:33.760
<v Speaker 1>BO and Science Sport.

686
00:41:35.239 --> 00:41:36.400
<v Speaker 2>There's no point, there's.

687
00:41:36.159 --> 00:41:39.199
<v Speaker 1>No point being too upset about them at the morning

688
00:41:39.199 --> 00:41:43.599
<v Speaker 1>because at the moment, because the crap, so it's not

689
00:41:43.679 --> 00:41:49.440
<v Speaker 1>that big a deal really. Any comment on the new RFL.

690
00:41:49.800 --> 00:41:52.360
<v Speaker 2>I think we talked about that a week ago, two

691
00:41:52.360 --> 00:41:55.559
<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, and we look. I think I think we

692
00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:57.719
<v Speaker 2>mentioned how it was unusual that he was kind of

693
00:41:57.800 --> 00:42:02.840
<v Speaker 2>parachuted last minute, wasn't it. He wasn't short listed. I

694
00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:06.599
<v Speaker 2>just don't know how much power he'll say, you know, well,

695
00:42:06.719 --> 00:42:11.440
<v Speaker 2>Sylvie Nigel Wood pulling the strings. I would imagine. Yeah.

696
00:42:11.639 --> 00:42:14.079
<v Speaker 2>I think it's interesting that he's an outsider. He's not

697
00:42:14.119 --> 00:42:16.440
<v Speaker 2>come from the RFL or from Clubland, because I think

698
00:42:16.480 --> 00:42:19.719
<v Speaker 2>the last person to do that in a senior role

699
00:42:19.840 --> 00:42:23.599
<v Speaker 2>was probably Richard Lewis, which was quite a while ago.

700
00:42:23.760 --> 00:42:28.599
<v Speaker 2>So maybe he'll be more independent and challenge the status

701
00:42:28.679 --> 00:42:31.519
<v Speaker 2>quo more than others. But we shall see. I think

702
00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:33.800
<v Speaker 2>it's a hold year judgment at this point in on.

703
00:42:34.639 --> 00:42:37.360
<v Speaker 1>Been good week for Wakefield. They extended their back roller

704
00:42:37.400 --> 00:42:41.000
<v Speaker 1>as I have agna for five more years, and he's

705
00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:42.119
<v Speaker 1>still on the twenty six.

706
00:42:42.199 --> 00:42:45.400
<v Speaker 2>I've noticed. Yeah, I mean I think, I think, what's

707
00:42:46.280 --> 00:42:48.239
<v Speaker 2>I think Wakefield are building a really good squad and

708
00:42:48.280 --> 00:42:51.719
<v Speaker 2>particularly their forward pack. I know we talked about Fatilli before,

709
00:42:51.800 --> 00:42:57.599
<v Speaker 2>but you know Fatilli Caleb hamlin Uelli might be making Obviously,

710
00:42:57.639 --> 00:42:59.480
<v Speaker 2>it looks like Tyson Smith will be going the end

711
00:42:59.480 --> 00:43:03.639
<v Speaker 2>of the year. But him, they've just they've just got

712
00:43:03.639 --> 00:43:08.440
<v Speaker 2>a really big, tough rodwell tough forward pack, which I

713
00:43:08.480 --> 00:43:10.079
<v Speaker 2>think they can really you know, basing a lot of

714
00:43:10.119 --> 00:43:13.719
<v Speaker 2>their success around, and a lot of those players were,

715
00:43:14.719 --> 00:43:19.039
<v Speaker 2>except perhaps mcmakon, sort of unheralded or unheard of arguably,

716
00:43:19.119 --> 00:43:22.679
<v Speaker 2>but they're they've been great fines and they're really leading

717
00:43:22.679 --> 00:43:32.239
<v Speaker 2>the way. State of Origin. Then go on, well, as

718
00:43:32.280 --> 00:43:37.840
<v Speaker 2>the resident queens Lander on this podcast, Queenslander, Sorry, Queensland resident,

719
00:43:40.360 --> 00:43:43.480
<v Speaker 2>I have no I have no I change every year

720
00:43:43.519 --> 00:43:46.199
<v Speaker 2>who I want to win, sometimes of change mid game

721
00:43:46.320 --> 00:43:50.039
<v Speaker 2>who I want to win. So well, I have to

722
00:43:50.079 --> 00:43:52.360
<v Speaker 2>give you credit because last week you did tip the

723
00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:58.000
<v Speaker 2>Blues and you and you called it. I was I've

724
00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:02.880
<v Speaker 2>been watching Origin for well probably forty years, and it

725
00:44:02.960 --> 00:44:05.599
<v Speaker 2>seemed to be a similar script in that, you know,

726
00:44:05.760 --> 00:44:12.280
<v Speaker 2>decider in some corps. You know. Obviously the the Jay

727
00:44:12.440 --> 00:44:16.599
<v Speaker 2>Arrow perhaps element added some extra emotion to Queensland and

728
00:44:16.760 --> 00:44:20.719
<v Speaker 2>also the sort of feace, criticism and in fighting in

729
00:44:20.719 --> 00:44:24.400
<v Speaker 2>the U SOL side. It looked pointed to me to

730
00:44:24.400 --> 00:44:28.000
<v Speaker 2>to Queensland victory. But I thought the Blues were sensational.

731
00:44:28.039 --> 00:44:32.480
<v Speaker 2>I thought that the selections were very good they played

732
00:44:33.239 --> 00:44:38.280
<v Speaker 2>with a lot of passion, a lot of efficiency played

733
00:44:38.280 --> 00:44:42.960
<v Speaker 2>out of their skins really throughout the team, and I thought, yeah, well,

734
00:44:43.519 --> 00:44:46.079
<v Speaker 2>obviously being from you, so Well's I loved it. That

735
00:44:46.159 --> 00:44:46.920
<v Speaker 2>was very enjoyable.

736
00:44:46.960 --> 00:44:49.199
<v Speaker 1>I think the key word you used there was the script,

737
00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:52.480
<v Speaker 1>and I think our media.

738
00:44:54.119 --> 00:44:54.719
<v Speaker 2>Have been.

739
00:44:56.239 --> 00:45:02.079
<v Speaker 1>Awful in terms of trying to write scripts. The phrase

740
00:45:02.159 --> 00:45:06.079
<v Speaker 1>that I would like to use is hyperbole permeates. So

741
00:45:11.599 --> 00:45:16.960
<v Speaker 1>Queensland one game one, sorry, Queensland won game two.

742
00:45:19.079 --> 00:45:19.920
<v Speaker 2>In an era.

743
00:45:19.880 --> 00:45:24.440
<v Speaker 1>Where because Rocks are so quick in the NRL right now,

744
00:45:24.679 --> 00:45:27.199
<v Speaker 1>if you do get some momentum you can rack up

745
00:45:27.239 --> 00:45:35.920
<v Speaker 1>the points. Basically New South Wales one game one, basically

746
00:45:36.039 --> 00:45:37.519
<v Speaker 1>because Ponger got sent off.

747
00:45:38.360 --> 00:45:40.440
<v Speaker 2>Yes, and.

748
00:45:42.480 --> 00:45:47.559
<v Speaker 1>Our media and whoever listens to them couldn't wait to

749
00:45:47.599 --> 00:45:49.519
<v Speaker 1>give Nathan Cleary Man of the match even though he

750
00:45:49.559 --> 00:45:54.320
<v Speaker 1>did what he did against twelve people. The pressure put

751
00:45:54.360 --> 00:45:56.840
<v Speaker 1>on that bloke is I've got a problem with the

752
00:45:56.880 --> 00:46:01.440
<v Speaker 1>way that's done as well, because in game three he's

753
00:46:01.480 --> 00:46:04.559
<v Speaker 1>now been talked about as a future immortal, etcetera, etcetera.

754
00:46:06.199 --> 00:46:10.360
<v Speaker 1>He played well, but that's it. We need more sober

755
00:46:10.400 --> 00:46:18.519
<v Speaker 1>analysis and I think I mean, since when has somebody

756
00:46:18.559 --> 00:46:21.840
<v Speaker 1>backing up in support. Since when there's somebody doing a

757
00:46:21.880 --> 00:46:25.039
<v Speaker 1>one on one strip, since when there's a half back

758
00:46:25.119 --> 00:46:28.440
<v Speaker 1>dumming and going and scoring a trying been something more

759
00:46:28.559 --> 00:46:32.840
<v Speaker 1>that needs to be immortalized, Like I just find our well,

760
00:46:32.920 --> 00:46:35.280
<v Speaker 1>Like I said, I use the term hyperbole.

761
00:46:35.320 --> 00:46:38.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't, Yeah, I don't. I don't think you. I

762
00:46:39.000 --> 00:46:42.880
<v Speaker 2>don't think necessarily he's ashowing to be an immortal right now.

763
00:46:42.960 --> 00:46:45.559
<v Speaker 2>But I would imagine those saying that would be basing

764
00:46:45.599 --> 00:46:47.400
<v Speaker 2>it on his whole career and what he's achieved, not

765
00:46:47.480 --> 00:46:50.800
<v Speaker 2>just one game. But I think by his own admission,

766
00:46:51.000 --> 00:46:54.719
<v Speaker 2>the Cleary was very poor in Game two, particularly defensively,

767
00:46:54.800 --> 00:46:58.440
<v Speaker 2>but it was one of his worst games in recent memory.

768
00:46:58.480 --> 00:47:02.280
<v Speaker 2>And I think, yeah, I think he was brilliant on Wednesday,

769
00:47:02.320 --> 00:47:04.239
<v Speaker 2>and I thought I was Mitch Moses. You know, he

770
00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:06.159
<v Speaker 2>was pretty poor in game too as well, but he's

771
00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:11.320
<v Speaker 2>passing his long kicking game. We're huge for Lynn Martin.

772
00:47:11.920 --> 00:47:13.880
<v Speaker 2>You know, it was probably unlucky not when a man match,

773
00:47:13.880 --> 00:47:22.719
<v Speaker 2>because he was sensational paineheas for no Blake Rhys Robson,

774
00:47:23.360 --> 00:47:26.079
<v Speaker 2>you know, But I think I think we're clearly as

775
00:47:26.119 --> 00:47:28.119
<v Speaker 2>we all know, he gets he gets to a long groove,

776
00:47:28.199 --> 00:47:33.480
<v Speaker 2>particularly from himself. I thought he I thought he delivered.

777
00:47:33.960 --> 00:47:36.280
<v Speaker 1>I look at it exactly for what it is, as

778
00:47:36.280 --> 00:47:42.039
<v Speaker 1>opposed to try and come up with a a critique

779
00:47:42.079 --> 00:47:47.000
<v Speaker 1>that is premeditated. I think it comes from a good

780
00:47:47.039 --> 00:47:49.239
<v Speaker 1>place in a way, in the sense that I think

781
00:47:49.440 --> 00:47:55.239
<v Speaker 1>the journals would like to crown a king. Yes, honestly, honestly,

782
00:47:55.360 --> 00:47:59.199
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I've not found anybody who can tell me

783
00:47:59.239 --> 00:48:01.840
<v Speaker 1>what Nathan clear he did apart from those three things

784
00:48:01.840 --> 00:48:03.880
<v Speaker 1>I mentioned, push up and support, did a one on

785
00:48:03.880 --> 00:48:06.920
<v Speaker 1>one strip that happened to lead to a try players

786
00:48:06.960 --> 00:48:13.400
<v Speaker 1>try stripping the ball on about thirty percent of tackles

787
00:48:13.400 --> 00:48:17.760
<v Speaker 1>in every game. And then the other thing was the

788
00:48:17.840 --> 00:48:20.119
<v Speaker 1>dummy and goal. The amount of times I've seen Nathan

789
00:48:20.159 --> 00:48:23.280
<v Speaker 1>Cleary and I've analyzed this and I've put stuff out

790
00:48:23.320 --> 00:48:27.719
<v Speaker 1>there where he gets lost because he doesn't organize properly

791
00:48:27.760 --> 00:48:31.199
<v Speaker 1>around himself, because he gets lost when he's not in

792
00:48:31.199 --> 00:48:37.239
<v Speaker 1>the Penrith system, and sometimes he just goes a best run. Well,

793
00:48:37.239 --> 00:48:39.679
<v Speaker 1>if you keep knocking on a door, eventually somebody's going

794
00:48:39.719 --> 00:48:42.840
<v Speaker 1>to open the door. So look, I am not arguing

795
00:48:42.880 --> 00:48:46.800
<v Speaker 1>that Nathan Cleary didn't play very play well. He did,

796
00:48:46.960 --> 00:48:49.599
<v Speaker 1>but let me tell you this, Moses next to him was.

797
00:48:51.159 --> 00:48:51.320
<v Speaker 2>Well.

798
00:48:51.360 --> 00:48:55.480
<v Speaker 1>First of all, his statistically was a lot better, kicked

799
00:48:55.519 --> 00:48:58.440
<v Speaker 1>for a lot further, ran for a lot more meters.

800
00:48:59.519 --> 00:49:03.519
<v Speaker 1>It takes it takes both halves to steer a team around,

801
00:49:04.039 --> 00:49:06.599
<v Speaker 1>particularly when both of them are minded to be the

802
00:49:06.800 --> 00:49:12.480
<v Speaker 1>organizers normally as well. So I just find the whole

803
00:49:12.559 --> 00:49:14.119
<v Speaker 1>media narrative ridiculous.

804
00:49:15.639 --> 00:49:17.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I think that's a that's a separate thing.

805
00:49:17.920 --> 00:49:20.880
<v Speaker 2>I think he's goalkicking clear, he was perfect, particularly the

806
00:49:21.599 --> 00:49:24.440
<v Speaker 2>pressure one late in the second half when Whens were

807
00:49:24.440 --> 00:49:28.760
<v Speaker 2>coming back. And I think it's also you know, the

808
00:49:29.199 --> 00:49:33.960
<v Speaker 2>delivering those certain moments, particularly Origin, you know, opening try,

809
00:49:34.519 --> 00:49:38.400
<v Speaker 2>beating four defenders, those are special things that not everyone

810
00:49:38.440 --> 00:49:39.679
<v Speaker 2>can do well.

811
00:49:39.880 --> 00:49:43.480
<v Speaker 1>So so no, not everybody. So nobody else on the

812
00:49:43.519 --> 00:49:45.559
<v Speaker 1>field is capable of scoring the opening try in an

813
00:49:45.559 --> 00:49:47.000
<v Speaker 1>Origin match? Is that what you're saying.

814
00:49:47.800 --> 00:49:52.519
<v Speaker 2>No, what I'm saying is looking at that moment when

815
00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:54.800
<v Speaker 2>he had the ball with nothing on and beating four

816
00:49:54.840 --> 00:49:57.880
<v Speaker 2>players to score in that in that position, Well, no

817
00:49:57.920 --> 00:50:01.840
<v Speaker 2>one else did it on that night. It doesn't happen

818
00:50:01.920 --> 00:50:04.960
<v Speaker 2>in Origin like that in that instance. That often it

819
00:50:05.039 --> 00:50:07.599
<v Speaker 2>has happened, and it will happen again. But I think

820
00:50:07.639 --> 00:50:11.320
<v Speaker 2>that's the mark of a champion player who owned the occasion.

821
00:50:14.719 --> 00:50:17.559
<v Speaker 1>I just think his hyperbole. Mate, He had a decent game,

822
00:50:17.760 --> 00:50:21.079
<v Speaker 1>had a decent game, and he did most of the

823
00:50:21.119 --> 00:50:24.320
<v Speaker 1>things he does. He does every every week anyway, kick well,

824
00:50:25.400 --> 00:50:30.480
<v Speaker 1>move the ball around, good defender. As a rule, anybody

825
00:50:30.480 --> 00:50:32.760
<v Speaker 1>could do a one on one strip. I don't honestly.

826
00:50:33.039 --> 00:50:35.840
<v Speaker 1>And then pushing up in support, well, anyone, that's what happened.

827
00:50:35.880 --> 00:50:37.719
<v Speaker 1>That's what happens when you get go forward.

828
00:50:38.880 --> 00:50:41.880
<v Speaker 2>But he was the one who was who did it.

829
00:50:41.920 --> 00:50:46.519
<v Speaker 2>Wasn't he He's the one who did it. I mean,

830
00:50:46.679 --> 00:50:48.480
<v Speaker 2>anyone can push out and support, but he was the

831
00:50:48.480 --> 00:50:50.360
<v Speaker 2>one that was there and scored the tryer. If he

832
00:50:50.400 --> 00:50:51.599
<v Speaker 2>wasn't there, there was no try.

833
00:50:51.719 --> 00:50:54.400
<v Speaker 1>So so how many how many times? How many times

834
00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:55.800
<v Speaker 1>I've tried been scored in origin?

835
00:50:55.960 --> 00:50:56.480
<v Speaker 2>Just this year?

836
00:50:56.519 --> 00:50:58.800
<v Speaker 1>With people pushing up in support, why aren't they they

837
00:50:58.920 --> 00:51:01.400
<v Speaker 1>getting rounders? Having owned origin?

838
00:51:04.239 --> 00:51:06.119
<v Speaker 2>Well, I think it's a combination of things. That's not

839
00:51:06.159 --> 00:51:10.239
<v Speaker 2>a one off support owning gorriaging. Owning gorriaging is a

840
00:51:10.239 --> 00:51:16.239
<v Speaker 2>combination of things. Well, I think game, Yeah, own origin,

841
00:51:16.559 --> 00:51:19.480
<v Speaker 2>owning origing. Think about that term. You didn't use. So

842
00:51:20.440 --> 00:51:23.559
<v Speaker 2>it's not it's not the first Origin he's playing in.

843
00:51:23.679 --> 00:51:26.679
<v Speaker 2>It's not the first Origin series is one either fift

844
00:51:27.400 --> 00:51:33.599
<v Speaker 2>series is one one. Just playing I think I think

845
00:51:33.639 --> 00:51:37.000
<v Speaker 2>the stat that I saw that he'd been first decided

846
00:51:37.079 --> 00:51:41.440
<v Speaker 2>he's won as a half more try involvements in Origin

847
00:51:41.599 --> 00:51:44.800
<v Speaker 2>than Willy Lewis and Andrew Johns because he played more games.

848
00:51:47.599 --> 00:51:49.280
<v Speaker 2>Maybe the case. Yeah, I mean he's going to play

849
00:51:49.480 --> 00:51:52.840
<v Speaker 2>if he continues his career. Considering his twenty eight he's

850
00:51:52.840 --> 00:51:54.800
<v Speaker 2>probably got another seven years.

851
00:51:54.920 --> 00:51:57.800
<v Speaker 1>Arguably with Origin, I have no problemination clear of getting

852
00:51:57.840 --> 00:52:01.440
<v Speaker 1>praise I get. I have a real problem with the

853
00:52:01.519 --> 00:52:05.320
<v Speaker 1>hyperbole that is being used, with the with the absolutes

854
00:52:05.400 --> 00:52:08.679
<v Speaker 1>that are being used a lot. He had a good game,

855
00:52:09.400 --> 00:52:11.320
<v Speaker 1>he had a good game. I think it's an insult

856
00:52:11.400 --> 00:52:13.920
<v Speaker 1>some of the things that have been written two people

857
00:52:14.039 --> 00:52:16.880
<v Speaker 1>like Hudson Young and Liam Martin, and some of the

858
00:52:16.880 --> 00:52:19.880
<v Speaker 1>things that have been said to who if if people

859
00:52:20.760 --> 00:52:26.239
<v Speaker 1>if people. And I won't often use this phrase, but

860
00:52:26.360 --> 00:52:30.320
<v Speaker 1>anybody who's played rugby league, coach rugby league knows that

861
00:52:30.400 --> 00:52:35.440
<v Speaker 1>you don't have anything without people like Hudson Young, Liam Martin,

862
00:52:35.599 --> 00:52:39.840
<v Speaker 1>Paying House, et cetera. The same things and our game.

863
00:52:39.760 --> 00:52:43.199
<v Speaker 2>Is the same that Andrew John's had. You know, Ben

864
00:52:43.280 --> 00:52:47.440
<v Speaker 2>Kennedy and Steve Simpson and Danny Bdeiris and and you

865
00:52:47.480 --> 00:52:52.079
<v Speaker 2>know Wally Lewis said Ala Langer and ye know they

866
00:52:52.159 --> 00:52:54.960
<v Speaker 2>didn't you don't. Yeah, it's a team sport. I completely

867
00:52:55.000 --> 00:53:00.480
<v Speaker 2>agree with you there. I think the key element, particularly

868
00:53:00.480 --> 00:53:06.320
<v Speaker 2>compared with Game two was the bench rotation that worked,

869
00:53:06.360 --> 00:53:09.840
<v Speaker 2>and and particularly his middles. You know, for now a

870
00:53:09.920 --> 00:53:13.639
<v Speaker 2>bloke was great, paying helfs was We're saying Rhys Robson

871
00:53:13.639 --> 00:53:15.320
<v Speaker 2>I thought was quite poor in game two, but he's

872
00:53:15.880 --> 00:53:19.039
<v Speaker 2>he's work. In Game one. His passing was very crisp,

873
00:53:20.039 --> 00:53:21.599
<v Speaker 2>you know.

874
00:53:21.719 --> 00:53:25.320
<v Speaker 1>You know the difference was John, They've got to go forward.

875
00:53:25.400 --> 00:53:28.159
<v Speaker 1>They won the collisions, they won the rocks. Yes, who

876
00:53:28.239 --> 00:53:30.119
<v Speaker 1>does that? Guess who does that for you? In ninety

877
00:53:30.280 --> 00:53:34.199
<v Speaker 1>percent of games? Did you get Did you get any questions?

878
00:53:34.280 --> 00:53:37.760
<v Speaker 2>John? A lot of questions are we're not talking about.

879
00:53:37.559 --> 00:53:41.440
<v Speaker 1>Us as Oh yeah, worked out as well. That's another

880
00:53:41.440 --> 00:53:46.280
<v Speaker 1>thing as well. Right, So look, I've been in Lourie

881
00:53:46.360 --> 00:53:48.719
<v Speaker 1>Daly's company for about five minutes, and you know, when

882
00:53:48.760 --> 00:53:50.920
<v Speaker 1>you just know somebody's a good bloke, he's a good bloke,

883
00:53:50.960 --> 00:53:51.800
<v Speaker 1>and everybody says.

884
00:53:51.760 --> 00:53:55.400
<v Speaker 2>Everyone says that that's right, right, but.

885
00:53:59.599 --> 00:54:04.119
<v Speaker 1>They said out assistant coaches before the game on the

886
00:54:04.159 --> 00:54:07.199
<v Speaker 1>morning of the game to brief the media on their

887
00:54:07.239 --> 00:54:13.239
<v Speaker 1>interchange plans. On before Game three. They also tipped off

888
00:54:13.280 --> 00:54:17.800
<v Speaker 1>to the media in the three weeks prior that players

889
00:54:17.800 --> 00:54:21.000
<v Speaker 1>were backing Lorry Daily and Bloody Bladdy Blah so much

890
00:54:21.039 --> 00:54:24.400
<v Speaker 1>so that I got the intel, if you like, and

891
00:54:24.440 --> 00:54:27.599
<v Speaker 1>the vibe of what was coming because I tip Queensland

892
00:54:27.599 --> 00:54:30.960
<v Speaker 1>to win the series three nil or two to one,

893
00:54:31.000 --> 00:54:34.199
<v Speaker 1>with Ashley Klein getting the one. I think what's happened

894
00:54:34.239 --> 00:54:36.960
<v Speaker 1>with New South Wales it has bottomed out so much

895
00:54:37.000 --> 00:54:40.320
<v Speaker 1>and so quickly by game two again because of people's

896
00:54:41.480 --> 00:54:46.440
<v Speaker 1>hyperbole about the outcome of Game two, rather than looking

897
00:54:46.480 --> 00:54:49.760
<v Speaker 1>at it objectively, there's been panicing New South Wales. Lorrie

898
00:54:49.840 --> 00:54:51.360
<v Speaker 1>Daly has gone, I'm not up to this.

899
00:54:52.800 --> 00:54:53.400
<v Speaker 2>I think.

900
00:54:54.840 --> 00:54:58.199
<v Speaker 1>He won't use those words. But because after Game three

901
00:54:58.360 --> 00:55:01.320
<v Speaker 1>then goes somebody said some to him in a press conference,

902
00:55:01.400 --> 00:55:04.039
<v Speaker 1>he goes, I'm a leader. I'm a leader. That's what

903
00:55:04.199 --> 00:55:07.320
<v Speaker 1>that's what we do. In other words, I use other

904
00:55:07.360 --> 00:55:11.519
<v Speaker 1>people to to give me, to give me ideas. And

905
00:55:11.880 --> 00:55:15.360
<v Speaker 1>the other thing is it took them three games to

906
00:55:15.400 --> 00:55:18.039
<v Speaker 1>get their interchange thing right. And then the other thing

907
00:55:18.079 --> 00:55:20.519
<v Speaker 1>as well is the other fellow coaching in the other

908
00:55:20.559 --> 00:55:23.039
<v Speaker 1>coaching box who's never coached anything in his life before

909
00:55:23.079 --> 00:55:23.880
<v Speaker 1>he coached Origin.

910
00:55:24.280 --> 00:55:28.320
<v Speaker 2>We're watching him learning on the job. It took News.

911
00:55:28.400 --> 00:55:31.400
<v Speaker 1>It's taken New South Wales three series to work out,

912
00:55:32.239 --> 00:55:36.480
<v Speaker 1>or two series and two games that Queensland take three

913
00:55:36.519 --> 00:55:38.719
<v Speaker 1>carries in and then shift the ball and play for

914
00:55:40.079 --> 00:55:43.320
<v Speaker 1>second of that long to work that out. And they

915
00:55:43.400 --> 00:55:46.920
<v Speaker 1>worked it out on Wednesday. And it works a hell

916
00:55:46.920 --> 00:55:49.360
<v Speaker 1>of a lot better when you're completely dominating the rook

917
00:55:49.400 --> 00:55:51.440
<v Speaker 1>and winning the battle in the rook and getting the

918
00:55:51.440 --> 00:55:54.280
<v Speaker 1>go forward and stopping the opposition go forward, which is

919
00:55:54.320 --> 00:55:57.360
<v Speaker 1>earned by in ninety nine percent of the cases forwards.

920
00:55:58.679 --> 00:56:01.360
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, you used you to talk about Lorrie Daly's

921
00:56:01.360 --> 00:56:02.159
<v Speaker 1>comments as well.

922
00:56:02.760 --> 00:56:05.280
<v Speaker 2>Well. I think he was obviously very fired up, wasn't it?

923
00:56:05.320 --> 00:56:08.320
<v Speaker 2>And I think though he wasn't specifically, he didn't name

924
00:56:08.360 --> 00:56:11.760
<v Speaker 2>and I think the main point of his upset or

925
00:56:11.800 --> 00:56:15.400
<v Speaker 2>angst was that that Korean courier male story, wasn't it.

926
00:56:15.440 --> 00:56:19.159
<v Speaker 2>I think between after game one before game two and

927
00:56:19.199 --> 00:56:21.400
<v Speaker 2>that that he was putting some of the New so

928
00:56:21.519 --> 00:56:24.199
<v Speaker 2>Weals players to sleep. I believe that was the gist

929
00:56:24.199 --> 00:56:27.400
<v Speaker 2>of the article. You could have just laughed at that. Yeah,

930
00:56:27.440 --> 00:56:31.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean the interesting thing is I mean, look, you

931
00:56:31.000 --> 00:56:34.320
<v Speaker 2>would like to think that the people who wrote it

932
00:56:35.320 --> 00:56:38.000
<v Speaker 2>had numerous sources for that, or very good sources for that.

933
00:56:39.719 --> 00:56:42.239
<v Speaker 2>But look, I think we also, and I'm not accusing

934
00:56:42.320 --> 00:56:44.239
<v Speaker 2>them in this instance, we also know there are certain

935
00:56:44.280 --> 00:56:48.840
<v Speaker 2>agendas running the sport. I know I've been the the

936
00:56:49.039 --> 00:56:51.480
<v Speaker 2>subject of stories that were blatantly false, but that were

937
00:56:51.480 --> 00:56:55.159
<v Speaker 2>pushed out by you know, certain people origin though too.

938
00:56:55.239 --> 00:56:57.960
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it is no, it is odd. I'm not

939
00:56:58.000 --> 00:57:01.199
<v Speaker 2>having a crack at Lorry. Look, I think you know,

940
00:57:01.719 --> 00:57:05.199
<v Speaker 2>if you deliver in that and A, that's your opportunity

941
00:57:05.239 --> 00:57:08.679
<v Speaker 2>to buy back, isn't it. And look he did that

942
00:57:08.800 --> 00:57:14.239
<v Speaker 2>in spectacular fashion. Personally. You know I was critical after

943
00:57:15.239 --> 00:57:19.679
<v Speaker 2>after game one end game two, but it's it's it

944
00:57:19.760 --> 00:57:21.760
<v Speaker 2>was about the selections in the bench rotation. It has

945
00:57:21.800 --> 00:57:23.840
<v Speaker 2>nothing to do with his you know, him being a

946
00:57:23.920 --> 00:57:25.880
<v Speaker 2>human being or being a good bloke or not.

947
00:57:26.639 --> 00:57:28.360
<v Speaker 1>I had to laugh at your message to me in

948
00:57:28.440 --> 00:57:32.760
<v Speaker 1>the immediate aftermath, los Ball, What what's happened to fosball?

949
00:57:32.960 --> 00:57:35.519
<v Speaker 2>By the way, Well, I believe I believe that was

950
00:57:35.559 --> 00:57:40.679
<v Speaker 2>the NRL admin putting out los ball. Everything. It was

951
00:57:40.760 --> 00:57:43.199
<v Speaker 2>you know we had angeball, didn't we and we had

952
00:57:43.519 --> 00:57:47.079
<v Speaker 2>do we have petball? You know we've got every pepism

953
00:57:47.159 --> 00:57:52.880
<v Speaker 2>I think, Yeah, yeah, I mean fosball. I don't really

954
00:57:52.880 --> 00:57:55.119
<v Speaker 2>want to talk about that. But if you're you're winning by,

955
00:57:55.360 --> 00:57:56.000
<v Speaker 2>I insist.

956
00:57:56.119 --> 00:57:59.960
<v Speaker 1>Now, if you're winning by, where's where's your hyperbolic comment?

957
00:58:00.199 --> 00:58:04.519
<v Speaker 2>Now? You should you should close that out. Really, That's

958
00:58:04.639 --> 00:58:06.079
<v Speaker 2>that's all I got to say about that. Have they

959
00:58:06.159 --> 00:58:09.639
<v Speaker 2>lost three of the last five something like that? Uh,

960
00:58:09.920 --> 00:58:13.360
<v Speaker 2>they've lost the last two and I know that probably

961
00:58:14.239 --> 00:58:15.280
<v Speaker 2>three of the last.

962
00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:22.639
<v Speaker 1>Four, and they're outside the eight right now. Tooflect media

963
00:58:22.719 --> 00:58:26.000
<v Speaker 1>guru that I am bulldogs, mate, they're even worse.

964
00:58:27.800 --> 00:58:29.559
<v Speaker 2>Well, look, I think you know it could be worse.

965
00:58:29.559 --> 00:58:31.639
<v Speaker 2>They could have been the Dolphins this weekend.

966
00:58:32.639 --> 00:58:35.920
<v Speaker 1>They went to the have you know former Saint Helen's

967
00:58:35.920 --> 00:58:38.599
<v Speaker 1>coach as well, the coach and the Dolphins. There must

968
00:58:38.639 --> 00:58:43.920
<v Speaker 1>be something something in the water in the region.

969
00:58:44.679 --> 00:58:46.880
<v Speaker 2>Paul Wells is on the Cowboys staff, so I'm sure

970
00:58:46.880 --> 00:58:48.800
<v Speaker 2>he enjoyed the victory. This morning.

971
00:58:50.079 --> 00:58:52.239
<v Speaker 1>While you search for the questions you've got, I did

972
00:58:52.360 --> 00:58:55.719
<v Speaker 1>get one that I found one somewhere. I've forgotten who

973
00:58:55.760 --> 00:58:58.400
<v Speaker 1>sent it. What's the ruling on a captain's challenge after

974
00:58:58.440 --> 00:59:00.840
<v Speaker 1>the final hooter has blown? To laugh at that? What

975
00:59:01.559 --> 00:59:06.159
<v Speaker 1>three weeks later? Or can we go back to twenty

976
00:59:06.239 --> 00:59:06.960
<v Speaker 1>twenty four?

977
00:59:07.800 --> 00:59:07.840
<v Speaker 2>It?

978
00:59:08.039 --> 00:59:10.000
<v Speaker 1>Is it possible? And how much time do they have

979
00:59:10.079 --> 00:59:11.800
<v Speaker 1>to raise the challenge? Can it be done when the

980
00:59:11.880 --> 00:59:14.400
<v Speaker 1>teams are halfway up the motorway on the way home?

981
00:59:15.559 --> 00:59:17.519
<v Speaker 1>The end of the actual official end of the game

982
00:59:17.599 --> 00:59:20.480
<v Speaker 1>is when the referee blows the whistle, isn't it the

983
00:59:19.960 --> 00:59:24.800
<v Speaker 1>In theory the hooter is an indicator from the timekeepers,

984
00:59:24.920 --> 00:59:29.159
<v Speaker 1>or it used to be anyway, And so in theory

985
00:59:29.440 --> 00:59:34.320
<v Speaker 1>it's not a bad question because I assume this must

986
00:59:34.320 --> 00:59:38.480
<v Speaker 1>have happened. Somebody must have tried something on captain challenge

987
00:59:38.480 --> 00:59:41.800
<v Speaker 1>wise after the after a hooter, And that's why that's

988
00:59:41.840 --> 00:59:43.679
<v Speaker 1>that question has been sent, and I'm sorry to have

989
00:59:43.679 --> 00:59:45.719
<v Speaker 1>ever sent it. I forgot to make a note of

990
00:59:45.719 --> 00:59:46.360
<v Speaker 1>who did.

991
00:59:47.920 --> 00:59:51.639
<v Speaker 2>We did? We did have a question from James Valley

992
00:59:52.519 --> 00:59:55.039
<v Speaker 2>what on earth has Hattenederson Helens? But what a transformation

993
00:59:55.079 --> 00:59:56.320
<v Speaker 2>we had to lose two? I mean, I think we

994
00:59:56.440 --> 00:59:59.639
<v Speaker 2>talked earlier on a fair bit about Hends and to lose,

995
00:59:59.679 --> 01:00:02.440
<v Speaker 2>but I think think you know St. Helen's area, they're

996
01:00:02.480 --> 01:00:04.800
<v Speaker 2>in a big rebel rebuild there and I don't think

997
01:00:06.199 --> 01:00:09.320
<v Speaker 2>you know their attack is particularly good and I think

998
01:00:09.559 --> 01:00:12.119
<v Speaker 2>it's the most harmonious squad there. I think some of

999
01:00:12.119 --> 01:00:16.719
<v Speaker 2>the recruitment has been pretty poor. What's happened to Jack

1000
01:00:16.719 --> 01:00:20.960
<v Speaker 2>Wellsby as a player? You really do wonder it? Just Yeah,

1001
01:00:21.320 --> 01:00:24.400
<v Speaker 2>it seems like the club is in a big, big

1002
01:00:24.400 --> 01:00:27.480
<v Speaker 2>hole at the moment. But we have got we have

1003
01:00:27.599 --> 01:00:34.440
<v Speaker 2>got some other questions as well. With me briefly, I'll

1004
01:00:34.480 --> 01:00:38.719
<v Speaker 2>put some background music on while you search. Should we

1005
01:00:39.519 --> 01:00:42.599
<v Speaker 2>question from Ben Blackwell? Whoever wins the TV deal for

1006
01:00:42.639 --> 01:00:45.519
<v Speaker 2>Super League, which I think will more than likely be

1007
01:00:45.559 --> 01:00:49.840
<v Speaker 2>Sky must improve the video referee technology for referees. The

1008
01:00:49.920 --> 01:00:52.880
<v Speaker 2>disappearing arm on the VR for Daniel's no trial was

1009
01:00:52.920 --> 01:00:55.320
<v Speaker 2>quite embarrassing. The repay looked like it was filming on potato.

1010
01:00:55.440 --> 01:01:00.679
<v Speaker 2>And the sport deserves better despite its failings. Yeah, I mean,

1011
01:01:01.119 --> 01:01:03.760
<v Speaker 2>I think you know, the production values, the fact that

1012
01:01:03.760 --> 01:01:06.719
<v Speaker 2>they're doing every game, the production values have definitely dropped.

1013
01:01:06.760 --> 01:01:10.119
<v Speaker 2>I think we talked about that earlier this year, didn't we. League.

1014
01:01:10.800 --> 01:01:14.400
<v Speaker 2>I personally think I don't agree they're having every game

1015
01:01:14.480 --> 01:01:18.000
<v Speaker 2>otherwise there's been a big win for the sport. I

1016
01:01:18.039 --> 01:01:21.000
<v Speaker 2>think maybe having three or four games around would be

1017
01:01:23.239 --> 01:01:28.880
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, that's just a personal opinion question from Mark

1018
01:01:28.920 --> 01:01:33.159
<v Speaker 2>Williams and this did this did make me laugh. Come on,

1019
01:01:33.239 --> 01:01:35.639
<v Speaker 2>John Channel, you're in a glad hill. I'll give you

1020
01:01:35.679 --> 01:01:38.119
<v Speaker 2>the question as platform. How deep can Mandly go in

1021
01:01:38.119 --> 01:01:43.400
<v Speaker 2>the playoffs? Sea goals unleashed? I mean it's quite seagulls

1022
01:01:43.480 --> 01:01:47.000
<v Speaker 2>unleashed or see Eagles. No, that's what I was about

1023
01:01:47.000 --> 01:01:49.960
<v Speaker 2>to say. They're not the seagulls, So that's the first

1024
01:01:49.960 --> 01:01:53.719
<v Speaker 2>bit wrong right, and a whole albion unleashed. But he said,

1025
01:01:53.719 --> 01:01:55.840
<v Speaker 2>but seriously, with the Sharks pumping the informed goals, do

1026
01:01:55.840 --> 01:01:58.320
<v Speaker 2>you mainly have the squad under Foz to make a run? Look,

1027
01:01:58.400 --> 01:02:02.199
<v Speaker 2>I I think they do, but I think the ACL

1028
01:02:02.280 --> 01:02:08.039
<v Speaker 2>injury to what's his buddy name, Luke Brooks has heard

1029
01:02:08.119 --> 01:02:15.599
<v Speaker 2>them will learn ow to coach now or not. But yeah,

1030
01:02:15.800 --> 01:02:18.400
<v Speaker 2>I think I think they can. I can definitely make

1031
01:02:18.440 --> 01:02:21.079
<v Speaker 2>a run the playoffs, but yeah, they'll I need to

1032
01:02:21.119 --> 01:02:23.400
<v Speaker 2>turn things around next week, that's for sure.

1033
01:02:24.159 --> 01:02:26.679
<v Speaker 1>They got next week, Manly, I don't I don't know

1034
01:02:26.679 --> 01:02:28.599
<v Speaker 1>if I've a look. Well, I'll love a look for you.

1035
01:02:28.679 --> 01:02:32.199
<v Speaker 2>J question from NRL inside UK. Do you think there's

1036
01:02:32.199 --> 01:02:35.840
<v Speaker 2>an appetite for mid season internationals potentially against France, Ilan,

1037
01:02:35.880 --> 01:02:41.159
<v Speaker 2>Scotland or exiles. I would say no, there isn't because

1038
01:02:42.199 --> 01:02:46.079
<v Speaker 2>the players for several of those players, their best players

1039
01:02:46.119 --> 01:02:47.719
<v Speaker 2>would be playing in the NRL. No one's got the

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01:02:47.760 --> 01:02:50.440
<v Speaker 2>money to bring them over and if you look at

1041
01:02:50.440 --> 01:02:53.599
<v Speaker 2>the crowds for mid season internationals, they've generally been poor,

1042
01:02:54.280 --> 01:03:01.960
<v Speaker 2>as has been the media coverage see traveling to Gold Coast. Yeah,

1043
01:03:02.159 --> 01:03:05.280
<v Speaker 2>I mean that's definitely a winnable game. The second point

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01:03:05.280 --> 01:03:07.800
<v Speaker 2>of the question was should the Super League follow Should

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01:03:07.960 --> 01:03:11.360
<v Speaker 2>the Super League follow suit and implement the six man bench?

1046
01:03:11.400 --> 01:03:13.360
<v Speaker 2>If so, it should be some kind of rule in

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01:03:13.400 --> 01:03:15.280
<v Speaker 2>put by the Super League that one spot of the

1048
01:03:15.320 --> 01:03:17.679
<v Speaker 2>six men bench mus schedule and an academy player each

1049
01:03:17.719 --> 01:03:20.360
<v Speaker 2>game to try and improve the England national team in

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01:03:20.400 --> 01:03:21.039
<v Speaker 2>the long run.

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01:03:22.840 --> 01:03:25.039
<v Speaker 1>I don't mind the academy player idea, but it all

1052
01:03:25.079 --> 01:03:26.519
<v Speaker 1>comes back to costs, doesn't it.

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01:03:26.719 --> 01:03:27.280
<v Speaker 2>Right, So.

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01:03:29.719 --> 01:03:35.639
<v Speaker 1>You put two extra players on duty, you'll have to

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01:03:35.679 --> 01:03:37.119
<v Speaker 1>compensate them financially.

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01:03:38.440 --> 01:03:40.800
<v Speaker 2>Yes, And I think if we're going to talk about

1057
01:03:40.920 --> 01:03:44.599
<v Speaker 2>academy players, Like, surely if we want to improve the

1058
01:03:44.639 --> 01:03:49.480
<v Speaker 2>English national team we'd lower the quota. That's absolutely yeah,

1059
01:03:49.760 --> 01:03:53.760
<v Speaker 2>instead of increasing it. Question from Mick Dickinson, can we

1060
01:03:53.800 --> 01:03:55.840
<v Speaker 2>go back to promotion and relegation and get rid of

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01:03:55.880 --> 01:03:59.239
<v Speaker 2>irongine grading and brackets giants fan the bottom team deserves

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01:03:59.280 --> 01:04:05.480
<v Speaker 2>to be relegated. I actually saw some praise for IMG somewhere. Oh.

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01:04:06.199 --> 01:04:08.400
<v Speaker 2>The thing with the thing with IMG is they had

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01:04:08.440 --> 01:04:15.159
<v Speaker 2>lifted standards, like lifted standards in digital, lifted standards at clubs.

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01:04:15.159 --> 01:04:17.800
<v Speaker 2>But I think the problem with the grading is some

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01:04:17.840 --> 01:04:20.880
<v Speaker 2>of it can be manipulated. You know, clubs can bring

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01:04:20.920 --> 01:04:25.440
<v Speaker 2>in led boards for one week, rent them and they

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01:04:25.480 --> 01:04:28.840
<v Speaker 2>get classed as an improvement and then move them out

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01:04:28.880 --> 01:04:29.400
<v Speaker 2>the next week.

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<v Speaker 1>And compare it to I mean, you've just got married

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01:04:32.519 --> 01:04:36.239
<v Speaker 1>now to a lovely lady, and now that you're married,

1072
01:04:36.280 --> 01:04:38.639
<v Speaker 1>you're probably going to play less tennis, drink more beer,

1073
01:04:38.719 --> 01:04:42.159
<v Speaker 1>eat more pizzas and just let your body go. And

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01:04:43.199 --> 01:04:46.400
<v Speaker 1>if your lady is I MG, and she'll keep you

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01:04:46.440 --> 01:04:49.239
<v Speaker 1>on your toes and keep you you know, she'll keep

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01:04:49.280 --> 01:04:53.119
<v Speaker 1>you getting Mun'tchi and Johnny.

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01:04:53.039 --> 01:04:55.880
<v Speaker 2>Play more tennis. Mate. We need you, we need you better.

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01:04:55.920 --> 01:04:58.320
<v Speaker 1>And that's probably the good thing that IMG do, isn't

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01:04:58.320 --> 01:05:00.559
<v Speaker 1>it They keep everybody be honest.

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01:05:01.719 --> 01:05:04.800
<v Speaker 2>I think that's the idea. Yes. Question from Brennan loftus,

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01:05:05.679 --> 01:05:07.760
<v Speaker 2>is the dominant tackle still thing in the NR on

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01:05:07.840 --> 01:05:15.480
<v Speaker 2>super don't recall hearing ref's court during games? So that again, no,

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01:05:15.679 --> 01:05:24.760
<v Speaker 2>the dominant tackle? Is it something? Yeah? Sort of? You

1084
01:05:24.800 --> 01:05:27.360
<v Speaker 2>know another one that came in and then sort of

1085
01:05:27.679 --> 01:05:32.039
<v Speaker 2>just was massive. I haven't heard it in too many

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01:05:32.079 --> 01:05:32.599
<v Speaker 2>games of.

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<v Speaker 1>Like the sky microphone probably not working, the referees started

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01:05:42.360 --> 01:05:47.079
<v Speaker 1>going back eleven meters over here so that they could

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01:05:47.119 --> 01:05:49.000
<v Speaker 1>look at the defensive line in front of them.

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01:05:49.719 --> 01:05:50.119
<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm.

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01:05:51.280 --> 01:05:57.239
<v Speaker 1>Didn't communicate it very well. Led to even more occasions

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01:05:57.280 --> 01:06:03.079
<v Speaker 1>of got them one side, and then I think they've

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01:06:03.079 --> 01:06:07.719
<v Speaker 1>just sort of messaged massage that out. However, some referees

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01:06:07.760 --> 01:06:08.360
<v Speaker 1>still do it.

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01:06:13.079 --> 01:06:17.039
<v Speaker 2>Another question from Aby saying should we get rid of

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01:06:17.039 --> 01:06:20.239
<v Speaker 2>the action of putting an incident on report? I would

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01:06:20.280 --> 01:06:26.760
<v Speaker 2>say no easily that One question from Matt I want

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01:06:26.760 --> 01:06:28.760
<v Speaker 2>to know your thoughts on seven tackle sets. Should it

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01:06:28.840 --> 01:06:30.400
<v Speaker 2>be a seven tackle set if you drop the ball

1100
01:06:30.440 --> 01:06:32.800
<v Speaker 2>over the line, et cetera. The rules born and stop

1101
01:06:32.840 --> 01:06:34.639
<v Speaker 2>people just pulling it dead from distance? I think the

1102
01:06:34.719 --> 01:06:42.599
<v Speaker 2>rule that needs changing. MM. Why yeah, I don't have

1103
01:06:42.639 --> 01:06:46.519
<v Speaker 2>any problem with the rule as it stands. Question from

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01:06:46.559 --> 01:06:48.760
<v Speaker 2>John Hodgson. It is the constant complaining about the restaurant,

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01:06:48.760 --> 01:06:50.880
<v Speaker 2>coaches and fans. The reason for the gradual increase in

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01:06:50.960 --> 01:06:54.239
<v Speaker 2>video ref interventions.

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01:06:52.880 --> 01:06:56.639
<v Speaker 1>Not that I'm aware of, doesn't happen when Pilkington's play

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01:06:56.639 --> 01:06:59.719
<v Speaker 1>against Portico either there's no video ref there there's no

1109
01:07:00.039 --> 01:07:03.239
<v Speaker 1>blame about the ref and in several other grounds Westall

1110
01:07:03.360 --> 01:07:04.559
<v Speaker 1>versus Thotill whoever?

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01:07:04.719 --> 01:07:10.480
<v Speaker 2>You know? The question from Joss be with landing arguably

1112
01:07:10.519 --> 01:07:12.280
<v Speaker 2>better than half of Super leg I mean that's a

1113
01:07:12.440 --> 01:07:15.480
<v Speaker 2>that's a fake calder. Just will they be in an

1114
01:07:15.480 --> 01:07:18.599
<v Speaker 2>next shoe or get shafted as rumored? I don't think

1115
01:07:18.599 --> 01:07:22.400
<v Speaker 2>anyone knows the answer to that. It's awful, isn't it.

1116
01:07:22.440 --> 01:07:28.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean the Australian delegates that came to look after

1117
01:07:29.800 --> 01:07:34.880
<v Speaker 2>London Broncos fortunes led in terms of profile by Darren Lockyer.

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01:07:35.760 --> 01:07:38.559
<v Speaker 2>They came over to London, or went over to London

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01:07:39.280 --> 01:07:41.119
<v Speaker 2>as I sit here in Brisbane.

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01:07:42.239 --> 01:07:47.639
<v Speaker 1>With obviously with a thought that they would be in

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01:07:47.719 --> 01:07:51.639
<v Speaker 1>Super League a year down the line, the fact that

1122
01:07:51.639 --> 01:07:56.320
<v Speaker 1>that potentially might not happen now and we're in the

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01:07:56.320 --> 01:08:04.239
<v Speaker 1>middle of July. H pub tests and if test whatever

1124
01:08:04.320 --> 01:08:06.599
<v Speaker 1>tests you want to look at.

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01:08:07.960 --> 01:08:12.039
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and a couple more on Facebook, Chris J. Linley.

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01:08:12.039 --> 01:08:15.559
<v Speaker 2>Should subjective decisions be adjudicated on by the video referee,

1127
01:08:16.039 --> 01:08:18.119
<v Speaker 2>who may who may have a different opinion to the

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01:08:18.159 --> 01:08:21.239
<v Speaker 2>on field referee? I would say no.

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01:08:22.399 --> 01:08:24.960
<v Speaker 1>I think I think the problem with technology is we've

1130
01:08:25.000 --> 01:08:32.279
<v Speaker 1>got too much room to discuss the outcomes. Yeah, and

1131
01:08:32.359 --> 01:08:37.039
<v Speaker 1>I think the problem comes when you have technology. Let's

1132
01:08:37.079 --> 01:08:39.840
<v Speaker 1>let's go. Let's take another sports faith for World Cup

1133
01:08:39.880 --> 01:08:45.560
<v Speaker 1>England versus Norway. The ball hits the string at the

1134
01:08:45.600 --> 01:08:50.560
<v Speaker 1>top the spider cam thing. Is it called the spider

1135
01:08:50.600 --> 01:08:53.000
<v Speaker 1>cam web? Is it because it comes from the spider

1136
01:08:54.000 --> 01:08:59.039
<v Speaker 1>It looks like it hits it and the deviation changes.

1137
01:09:01.279 --> 01:09:04.920
<v Speaker 1>Var didn't notice it, and the fever's chip in the

1138
01:09:04.960 --> 01:09:09.279
<v Speaker 1>ball didn't pick it up either, allegedly, But to the

1139
01:09:09.399 --> 01:09:14.680
<v Speaker 1>naked eye, if it looks like a dog, it's fairy

1140
01:09:14.840 --> 01:09:16.960
<v Speaker 1>like a dog, wags and tail like a dog, et cetera.

1141
01:09:18.680 --> 01:09:20.960
<v Speaker 2>Just sounds like we're standing English cheating. If you ask me,

1142
01:09:22.920 --> 01:09:26.279
<v Speaker 2>I didn't know the referee was English. Like the diving

1143
01:09:26.319 --> 01:09:34.800
<v Speaker 2>for that penalty what moving on question Christia, sorry, the

1144
01:09:34.880 --> 01:09:37.880
<v Speaker 2>question from Simon paul a deep diving to Haddersfield please

1145
01:09:37.880 --> 01:09:40.359
<v Speaker 2>and why they should stay up if they finish bottom.

1146
01:09:40.720 --> 01:09:43.800
<v Speaker 2>There's no relegation brew performances like these, there's nothing to

1147
01:09:43.920 --> 01:09:48.880
<v Speaker 2>fear that. Yeah, we're talked about. I think the whole

1148
01:09:48.920 --> 01:09:51.600
<v Speaker 2>thing about people saying, oh well there's no relegation, that

1149
01:09:51.960 --> 01:09:54.560
<v Speaker 2>they don't want to finish bottom, that's nonsense. I mean,

1150
01:09:54.600 --> 01:09:58.720
<v Speaker 2>you look at the the Dragons, you know, you look

1151
01:09:58.760 --> 01:10:01.840
<v Speaker 2>at clubs and super League. If you were losing every week,

1152
01:10:01.920 --> 01:10:06.560
<v Speaker 2>not only is your crowds dropping, the coaches under pressure

1153
01:10:06.560 --> 01:10:10.159
<v Speaker 2>to keep his job players in the future. Yeah, this

1154
01:10:10.560 --> 01:10:13.319
<v Speaker 2>whole sort of you know, it keeps clubs. Honest, I

1155
01:10:13.359 --> 01:10:16.720
<v Speaker 2>don't necessarily agree with that. No one wants to win

1156
01:10:16.760 --> 01:10:20.640
<v Speaker 2>a wooden spoon, do they. I can remember, and this

1157
01:10:20.720 --> 01:10:23.479
<v Speaker 2>is nothing close to professional sport, but I can remember

1158
01:10:23.560 --> 01:10:27.279
<v Speaker 2>playing soccer at nineteen or twenty and a very very

1159
01:10:27.319 --> 01:10:30.279
<v Speaker 2>crap team, and I think we might have won one

1160
01:10:30.359 --> 01:10:33.439
<v Speaker 2>game or had one win and one draw, and there

1161
01:10:33.479 --> 01:10:37.479
<v Speaker 2>was a few ten year losses in that season, but

1162
01:10:37.640 --> 01:10:41.199
<v Speaker 2>that one win or that one draw was celebrated like

1163
01:10:41.279 --> 01:10:43.640
<v Speaker 2>it was everything, because you know what, I mean, you're

1164
01:10:43.640 --> 01:10:48.159
<v Speaker 2>fighting for every scrap and every result, so I disagree

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01:10:48.199 --> 01:10:52.520
<v Speaker 2>with that. And then we did have two questions about

1166
01:10:52.520 --> 01:10:55.199
<v Speaker 2>the more brothers. Why do they hate cars for Tigers?

1167
01:10:55.800 --> 01:10:59.960
<v Speaker 2>And now I don't think the referees the walls hate

1168
01:11:00.079 --> 01:11:06.720
<v Speaker 2>as for tigers. Yeah, I think that's true. Anyway, you

1169
01:11:06.760 --> 01:11:09.439
<v Speaker 2>can be sit there and call what can we do

1170
01:11:09.640 --> 01:11:13.079
<v Speaker 2>to destroy Castle? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, I mean I think

1171
01:11:13.079 --> 01:11:16.720
<v Speaker 2>that's why generally people get become referees because they want

1172
01:11:16.760 --> 01:11:21.399
<v Speaker 2>the prospective teams to to win every weekend. I'll do

1173
01:11:21.439 --> 01:11:26.039
<v Speaker 2>everything to screw over certain times. Was that it for questions?

1174
01:11:26.359 --> 01:11:28.439
<v Speaker 2>I believe that is all the questions. I'm sorry if

1175
01:11:28.479 --> 01:11:30.640
<v Speaker 2>I missed anyone, but there was there was quite a few.

1176
01:11:30.760 --> 01:11:32.640
<v Speaker 2>But I think we're I think we're all done.

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01:11:33.760 --> 01:11:37.000
<v Speaker 1>The pressure is on you now for this week's tipping,

1178
01:11:37.159 --> 01:11:40.399
<v Speaker 1>because there's no way you tipped Saint Helen's to lose

1179
01:11:40.479 --> 01:11:41.560
<v Speaker 1>to Toulouse, So.

1180
01:11:41.640 --> 01:11:42.760
<v Speaker 2>No, I didn't.

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01:11:43.960 --> 01:11:48.239
<v Speaker 1>Thursday at eight Belts, Bradford Bulls host Wakefield.

1182
01:11:50.239 --> 01:11:53.119
<v Speaker 2>Look, I think you know, Breadford will give it a

1183
01:11:53.119 --> 01:11:55.239
<v Speaker 2>good shake, but I think the way Wakefield play and

1184
01:11:55.560 --> 01:11:57.319
<v Speaker 2>you'd definitely be backing them in that one.

1185
01:11:58.239 --> 01:12:02.279
<v Speaker 1>Friday at eight Belts Both games were eight bells on Friday.

1186
01:12:02.800 --> 01:12:09.159
<v Speaker 1>Huddersfield Giants are unleashed against Wigan Warriors.

1187
01:12:09.760 --> 01:12:12.239
<v Speaker 2>They can be unleashed as much as they want. Ralph

1188
01:12:12.319 --> 01:12:15.960
<v Speaker 2>Rommer can make all the glowing media speak comments in

1189
01:12:16.319 --> 01:12:18.880
<v Speaker 2>newspapers and say everything's awesome and we're going to win

1190
01:12:19.000 --> 01:12:21.319
<v Speaker 2>Super League in twenty thirty. But no.

1191
01:12:22.880 --> 01:12:25.800
<v Speaker 1>Maybe the reason I don't think the more Brothers hate

1192
01:12:25.840 --> 01:12:29.039
<v Speaker 1>Castleford as I think they obviously hate Huddersfield. All the referees.

1193
01:12:31.319 --> 01:12:33.840
<v Speaker 2>Look, the funny thing is that the Hardersford actually beat

1194
01:12:33.880 --> 01:12:40.399
<v Speaker 2>with you. It would be quite ironic and hilarious.

1195
01:12:39.640 --> 01:12:44.920
<v Speaker 1>If they don't win this week, it'll be regression. Sat

1196
01:12:45.000 --> 01:12:52.159
<v Speaker 1>Helen's host Catalans. I think they'd better win or else

1197
01:12:52.159 --> 01:12:55.199
<v Speaker 1>the coach might be chased out of Ellen's.

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01:12:55.600 --> 01:13:01.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah no, Catlans generally don't travel well in the UK.

1199
01:13:02.079 --> 01:13:04.119
<v Speaker 2>They've lost a few. But yeah, I think I think

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01:13:04.119 --> 01:13:08.359
<v Speaker 2>there'll be a response from Saint Helens because, yeah, I

1201
01:13:08.359 --> 01:13:12.239
<v Speaker 2>don't think that performance today was acceptable, so I'm expecting

1202
01:13:12.239 --> 01:13:12.760
<v Speaker 2>a reaction.

1203
01:13:14.439 --> 01:13:18.920
<v Speaker 1>Warrington play hul Kingston Rolevers at three o'clock on Saturday.

1204
01:13:20.840 --> 01:13:24.479
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, another you know, two teams probably struggling slightly, probably

1205
01:13:24.680 --> 01:13:30.079
<v Speaker 2>just tip hole car in this one, but yeah, that

1206
01:13:30.199 --> 01:13:33.640
<v Speaker 2>could be a game that goes either way. Pull left

1207
01:13:33.720 --> 01:13:39.039
<v Speaker 2>C host Lee at five thirty. Look, I think holl

1208
01:13:39.079 --> 01:13:41.760
<v Speaker 2>of C a rubbish this year and that's been proven,

1209
01:13:41.800 --> 01:13:45.920
<v Speaker 2>and you know, LUI will win that game comfortably to

1210
01:13:46.079 --> 01:13:52.840
<v Speaker 2>lose play York at eight o'clock. Yes, very evenly matched teams.

1211
01:13:54.439 --> 01:13:58.079
<v Speaker 2>A tough one to pick. I think maybe just short.

1212
01:13:58.119 --> 01:13:59.880
<v Speaker 2>But then again, it would not surprise me if to

1213
01:14:00.239 --> 01:14:01.439
<v Speaker 2>listen with that one.

1214
01:14:01.560 --> 01:14:11.840
<v Speaker 1>On our solitary Sunday fixture, Castleford host Leed Rhinos. Yeah,

1215
01:14:11.880 --> 01:14:15.159
<v Speaker 1>so the question before we go, John, is it coming home.

1216
01:14:17.920 --> 01:14:20.760
<v Speaker 2>Now? I'm not coming home. I'm already I'm already at

1217
01:14:20.760 --> 01:14:24.960
<v Speaker 2>home made, I'm hand a bed after this. Okay. Will

1218
01:14:25.000 --> 01:14:29.680
<v Speaker 2>England win the fief for World Cup? I don't know. Look,

1219
01:14:31.079 --> 01:14:34.880
<v Speaker 2>I think it's interesting that I haven't played that particularly well,

1220
01:14:34.920 --> 01:14:36.359
<v Speaker 2>but they've still managed to pull it out of the

1221
01:14:36.359 --> 01:14:40.479
<v Speaker 2>bag in numerous games, which shows a lot of finding

1222
01:14:40.520 --> 01:14:46.520
<v Speaker 2>spirit and a lot of characters. So look, the messy

1223
01:14:46.680 --> 01:14:50.159
<v Speaker 2>Falklands war Derby should be they however, send before I'm

1224
01:14:50.159 --> 01:14:54.880
<v Speaker 2>looking forward to that one. Me too, Me too. Anyway,

1225
01:14:54.960 --> 01:14:56.720
<v Speaker 2>this is a Rugby league podcast.

1226
01:14:56.840 --> 01:15:00.399
<v Speaker 1>Indeed, and you've been listening to Lee Addison. You can

1227
01:15:00.439 --> 01:15:02.680
<v Speaker 1>get an admin at Rugby League Coach dot com. Bete

1228
01:15:02.800 --> 01:15:05.600
<v Speaker 1>you which is the email address at Rugby League Coach

1229
01:15:05.640 --> 01:15:08.600
<v Speaker 1>on socials, please send a message on Instagram or Facebook

1230
01:15:08.600 --> 01:15:10.560
<v Speaker 1>log because I don't look at the messages on TikTok

1231
01:15:10.600 --> 01:15:13.560
<v Speaker 1>and things like that. And I'm also on Rugby League

1232
01:15:13.560 --> 01:15:15.720
<v Speaker 1>coach dot com dot au. John, Where can we get

1233
01:15:15.760 --> 01:15:17.199
<v Speaker 1>you apart from the tennis court.

1234
01:15:17.960 --> 01:15:20.479
<v Speaker 2>You can get me on exit Johnny d Davidson. You

1235
01:15:20.520 --> 01:15:23.079
<v Speaker 2>can get me on Facebook a John Davidson journalist and

1236
01:15:23.439 --> 01:15:29.199
<v Speaker 2>on Instagram as well. Did you watch Wimbledon? No? I

1237
01:15:29.279 --> 01:15:32.680
<v Speaker 2>did not. Okay, take care