August 8, 2025 • 20 mins
On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine. Friday August 8 2025
3 versus 4. The finals in sight. Both teams coming off a loss. Who is in the box seat? Former Warrior and Bulldog Steve Price joins D’Arcy to look at what maybe a season defining clash for both teams.
Piney broaches the Richie Mo’unga situation, now that he has been welcomed back into All Black arms again. Eventually.
D’Arcy and Jason cross swords in the Chamber, discussing the Black Caps’ repeat dose against Zimbabwe in the second test and they have a crack at NPC picks for the weekend. Well Piney makes D’Arcy do it.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:20):
It'd be hello there and welcome into the Sports Fix podcast.
For the eighth of the eighth, August eighth, twenty twenty five,
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Speaker 3 (00:34):
I'm Jason Pine, my name is Darcy Waldegrave and survey
we will right across the next fifteen twenty odd minutes
plenty to look at ahead of the weeking pony.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Indeed, there is now the Warriors, the Warriors.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Whenever I have been thinking about anything today, I find
my mind drifting back to the Warriors and what tomorrow
night might hold for fans of that club. We've got
anybody who can give us a bit of professional help
in this area.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Well, I know a bloke who used to play for
the Bulldogs and then he rolled over the ditch and
ended up being a bit of a legion to the Warriors.
To Steve Price is to join us to look at
there's two favorite teams of course, are both coming off
a bit of a stagger last week, so I don't
know who's got more fire in their belly, but I'm
sure Pricey will know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Pee will indeed looking forward to him from Steve Price
one of every kiwi's favorite Australians.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
From this time here in New Zealand. I've got a
few things to kick around in the chamber with you.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
As well, and the latest and sports news coming your
way too, so let's.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Get into it. In other news, let's get.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
You underway with a look at some of the big
sports stories around today.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
The black Caps.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Dominating the first day of the second and final cricket
Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. They bowled zimbabwey out for
one hundred and twenty five. Matt Henry another five wicket
bag picked it up as.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Well, and Matt Henry.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
The star of the series, has picked up another five
wicket bag. The black HAPs one hundred and seventy four
for one. It stumps Sevin Conway seventy nine to nine
out night Watchman Jacket Duffing, one of three debutantes is
there on eight. The Tall Blags have survived a late
scare to see off the Philippines ninety four eighty six
at Basketball's Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
Game Brazil when go to Too and Oh, Philippines acc
against the law A Zila whenning.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
The Toll Blacks had an eighteen point lead at one stage,
but were forced into some nervy moments as the Philippines
rallied with a big twenty seven to nineteen third quarter
to cut the gap.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And New Zealand rugby boss Mark.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Robinson has outlined the timeline of torch with Richie Morngar
over his eighteen month deal to return from Japan.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Wonga has signed the contract from next.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
July, but he'll have to play Canterbury Inn PC rugby
before being eligible for the All Blacks.
Speaker 6 (02:51):
It's obviously been a bit of speculation over the last
twelve to eighteen months, but in practical terms, the most
meaningful conversations have been happening for the last few months really,
probably since sort of April or so.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Use Candavinion It's Sports Fix with Jason Pine and Dussy.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
So the news dropped yesterday that Richie Muwonga will return
to New Zealand rugby next year via the NPC with Canterbury.
He signed an eighteen month deal from mid next year
through to the end of twenty twenty seven to come
home from Japanese club to Sheba and play for the
Crusaders and Canterbury. He will have to play NPC rugby
first before becoming eligible for the All Blacks from next October.
(03:30):
Now this throws the cat well and truly among the
playmaking pigeons in the All Blacks. Here are some questions
for you. How is Boden Barrett feeling right now? He's
the incumbent All Blacks number ten and now has to
play for a coach who he knows thinks there's a
better option and one he's been chasing to come home
since he took on the top job. Boden Barrett's a
(03:52):
pretty level aheaded chair. But how would you put out
of your mind the fact that your national coach would
prefer there was someone else out there instead of you.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
How is Damien Mackenzie feeling right now?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
He's now staring down the barrel of being the third
choice number ten, and even though like body he's an
option at fullback, he's by no means first choice there either,
with Will Jordan surely the man in the fifteen jumper
at least in Dmac's favor is his impactability and versatility,
meaning his place in the match day twenty three is
still very much on the table, unlike body who probably
(04:25):
knows he wears the ten jersey or no jersey. How
is Ruben Love feeling right now? He's been pushed further
down the pecking order in a position he's very keen
to play and now becomes part of a pretty clogged
fullback conversation as well? Will there even be a place
for Ruben Love on the plane to Australia for the
World Cup in a couple of years?
Speaker 4 (04:45):
And how would it.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Feel committing everything you have to New Zealand rugby and
seeing a guy parachute into plan a World Cup and
then more than likely jet out back to Japan afterwards.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
And finally, how was Richie Wonger himself feeling right now?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
He'll be well and truly aware of all the dynamics
I've just mentioned, and on top of that, the spotlight
on him when he comes back will be white hot.
In many ways, Razer was putting all of his World
Cup eggs into Richie Moore on his his basket and
he'll be expected to deliver at test level off the
back of a few NBC matches and three years in Japan.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
I think we all knew he was coming back.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Now he is back, and now it's managing that on
a number of fronts, which is the big challenge for Razer.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Dissecting the sporting agenda. It's Sports Fix with Jason Vine
and Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
And it's were welcome to the Fixed podcast to Stephen
price six Warrior ex Bulldogs. Of course we're going to
bring up Pricey and find out what's going on for
this big game coming up on Saturday night.
Speaker 7 (05:51):
Ka Pricey.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I'm very happy, really looking forward to what I think
a lot of people thought was going to be a
lot tougher match for the Warriors, but after what we
saw the Bulldogs put up last week, it might be
even Stephen, Stephen, what do you think around this?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Yeah, well both teams are, you know, sort of coming
off losses and right up there on the table and
this game is massive for both teams. Yeah, just seeing
what happened obviously last night, you know with the Broncos
losing that you go from being fifth I think it
was eight. Just with how close everything is and how
(06:32):
results can go. And yeah, the Warriors, the Bulldogs, the Panthers,
the Storm, the Broncos, they're all pretty much playing each other,
the Dolphins over the next sort of four weeks, and
they are all the teams that are sort of currently
in the eight. And there's some teams knocking on the
door just out of the eight that want to be
in there. So where everyone's going to finish, We're going
(06:54):
to know more about that in another four weeks.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Do you tend towards the teams that have been there,
done that, that know what they're running to?
Speaker 7 (07:03):
The finals? Are like? Did do you look to these
teams and go you do not write them off?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
When when we talk about the Panthers, and I think
a lot of people have written them off over the
last few years, but they have turned a corner. And
we look at the Melbourne Storm perennially there are they
the scariest ones here because they know what it takes
down the stretch?
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Well, they are mate, but both have got sort of
injury issues at the moment. You look like, you know, Isaiah, yeah,
I's not playing this weekend, Hughes's out for a few
weeks of the storm. But you know the rest of
the team's still gone good. And then when you bring
it back to the Warriors and the Bulldogs, you know,
I see that James Fisher Harris has been named on
(07:44):
like an extended bench, so that'd be a real positive
to be able to bring him back into the team.
But you know, losing like say, guys like Luke Metcalfe
and you know, Mitch Varnett, those sort of guys for
the season, you know, that's put a real din in
the Warriors. But wow, like these young backrows like Lequer
and these other boys off the bench, how exciting as
(08:06):
it been seeing them develop and getting a bit of
a taste of footy and yeah, really strutting their stuff.
It's been really good to watch.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Yeah, not that exciting for Jacob Laban after what happened
to him last week, probably out for the end.
Speaker 7 (08:20):
What did you make of that decision and how that
played out?
Speaker 3 (08:24):
And also being sat down for two weeks after taking
a guy out, there's going to be out for six weeks?
Speaker 7 (08:31):
Is that still fair and right? The way the judiciary works.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
It's a real hard one, mate. You know, you look
at like Stephen Crichton doesn't get sent you know, sort
of sending him on the weekend, but the guy that
he came in contact with was taken from the field
for HIA. So it's a real hard one when you're going, oh,
(08:55):
you know, if someone gets injured and can't play the
rest of the game where he's out for a number
of weeks, then that should change the penalty. I'm not
really that keen on that. I think look at the
actual incident for what it is, exactly what happens. Is
it aggressive, is it intentional? Is it all those things?
Put those into the pot and come out with a decision,
(09:17):
don't you know, make it more because I'll made it
up being out. You know, he's on the sidelines for
extended periods. It's not ideal for that individual to be,
you know, on the sideline from an incident. But you know,
when you I just don't agree with it to be
able to say we'll take on a few more weeks
because our mate's injuret he's out for six weeks, or
(09:40):
give our mate three or four weeks because you know
that guy that he was the reason why he's out.
I'm not a fan of that.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
It's an interesting precedent to sit but I think when
you look at Cafus's record over the last couple of years,
he might.
Speaker 7 (09:56):
Be able to consider himself lucky. But look, that was
last week. Let's look forward to this week.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Where are the areas of concern on both sides? Do
you believe, Steve, when you look to both those games
last week, were there any lights in your head flashing
on going?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
Oh? So the two number four is really stand out
to me, and the lack of sort of involvement so
chance for the Warriors and Stephen Crichton for the Bulldogs,
got to find ways to get them more footy. You know,
Chang isn't playing fullback at the moment, and we know
how huge his work lad is when he's at fullback,
(10:32):
how influential that is for the Warriors, but now he's
in at center, it just doesn't seem like the balls
getting to him. And he's so important for you guys,
as is Stephen Crichton. So yeah, I think the halves
have got a real job to find ways to get
them involved. And the more they're going to be involved,
the better it's going to be for their footy teams.
(10:54):
I think the forwards cancel each other out. You've got
you know, Max King, Sam Houston the Bulldogs, and you
know Marauda and obviously Jackson starting for the Warriors and
both really good work rates, really well for their team,
very disciplined. Young Sam Healy, he's gone really well in
the last few weeks and he's had a sort of
(11:15):
jump in there, and Read Marney obviously pretty experienced. So
you keep on going through and you've got really Milli
Army kick Out and Jacob Preston and Lecca and Kirk Caple,
and then go to Aaron Clark. Ha has had a
massive season this year. I actually think he should be
in the Team of the Team of the Year. I
(11:36):
Reckon dally Ms his year has been that big, and
Jamie Salmon has been having a great year. And then
off the bench, you know, you've got to Marti and
Kirk Man who are both playing really good foota this year.
And yeah, it just goes through really really even I
Reckon as you sort of stayed to even the pullbacks,
Jacob kraz and you know, probably not first up fullbacks chosen,
(12:00):
but they're in there. They're going to do a great job.
And yeah, I actually can't wait for the game. And
as I say, to your mate, I can't.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Into the Chamber we go.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
What a delight to hear from Steve Price, And look,
I don't know that there's much that you and I
can add really to his expert analysis.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
Look, I just hope they win the game. I hope
they win the game.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Just take the two points, it's all we want. Doesn't
care if it's ugly, doesn't matter. Just get the two points.
But that's a ferocious Bulldog's site Steve mentioned wasn't looking
entirely happy what the Tigers did.
Speaker 7 (12:37):
To them last week. We wait, we see.
Speaker 4 (12:40):
We wait.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We see Panthers nights tonight incidentally from eight, So that'll
give us an idea of whether, if the Warriors were
to lose tomorrow or not, whether they'll drop out of
the top four if the Panthers get up over the
nights that came in Newcastle. Other matters around the second
cricket Test between the black Caps and Zimbabwe, do you
think this one's going to last longer than the first one,
which I think was over on day three?
Speaker 7 (13:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Was that the the seventh session of the Test match?
I think it only lasted seven sessions. That sounds it's
maybe at last eight. Look, there are so many parallels.
I don't know how much of it you watched last night, Piney.
I can't help myself, even though it's not a proper
Test match because it's not part of a Test Championship.
I sat there and I watched the first couple of
(13:23):
sessions because I couldn't help myself. So many similarities, you
know though, off the top of my head. Scott Styrus said,
it's sixty seven for four on Zimbabwe in both tests
at one stage after winning the toss and putting themselves
and in getting flogged ugly old times.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Ah, Now answer me this, when Will Young got out?
We're what one hundred and sixty two for one. I
know you're near the end of the first day, but
why on earth are they sending out a night watchman.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
I don't get night watchmen. I don't know if there's
a place for them anymore. Maybe you'd understand you, No,
I don't understand. I think the modern cricketer should be
able to deal with everything, because what normally happens in
a situation like this is you sent the night watchman out,
and then you're sending another night watchman out about two
balls later, right, I.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Just but the thing for me though, there the bolts
and barbwe for one twenty five, there one sixty for one.
If I'm Henry Nichols, I'm embarrassed. Just go out there
and batman, you're the number three going bats well?
Speaker 7 (14:27):
But was his callers at Rob Walter.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
I don't know the call it was. It's the wrong one. Well,
it's the wrong one.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Like you've still got him in there, and he didn't
end up like blowing his line. So I don't know
what happens when the game starts, what eight o'clock again
tonight over in Zimbabwe, there might be an explosion of
runs early doors.
Speaker 7 (14:46):
Who knows, who knows?
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Well he's got he's got eight two boundaries, so he's
not there. I mean, but then the job of a
night watchman has to sort of, you know, is to
just shut up shop, isn't it. He clearly didn't do
that for a couple of balls anyway. Yeah, look, let's
to see what happens. But for me, I just think,
you know, when you bought them out for one twenty
five and you've already got.
Speaker 4 (15:03):
What sixty run lead?
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Anyway, Anyway, the night watchman Love was like Neil because
he goes, I'm not a night watch him in the middle
all the bats when he come out and flog it
to all parts, wouldn't he He was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (15:14):
To it fell if a wicket fell within an hour
of stop, said him, sprinting out.
Speaker 7 (15:20):
So hoping for a lot one.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
What I enjoying about this Test match? And look, I
know it's only Zimbabwe. It's not the best competition. You
only play being put in front off. But look at
this phalanx of young quicks and sometimes a wee bit
older quicks that are coming through. Now we've lost so
many good through injury and so on and so forth.
But man, they're just lining up. So whatever they're doing
(15:42):
out at Lincoln and Bob Carter, you've been fantastic over
the last twenty one years. He's he's stepping down, been
part of the pathways there. It's been working really, really
well at Lincoln because these guys are ready to rock,
right they are.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
We sat on the pod yesterday.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
You know if they went Henry Folks, Duffy Fisher, is
that a bit green? Henry aside to give all those
three guys their their test about well clearly didn't didn't
have too many you know, worries about that, because then
they went Folks picking up for on debut and Jacob
Duffy out there as a night watchman on debuty.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
Quick folks, sorry before you go on, because Folks was
out there collecting runs, ripping the middle order out looking
very very good. You could see Matt Henry go, you're
not going to pinch my five wicket bag, give me
the ball, you wait, and so he took it.
Speaker 7 (16:28):
And then of course who rolled in Fisher at the
end and just hammered it. They never mind, d you go.
It's all very very satisfactory for cricket.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Fans, indeed, jes So let's hope that we get a
bit more than seven sessions. I got the feeling newsal
a little bat for most of day two, maybe maybe
Chucksimbabwe and at the back end of the day and
who knows what might happen. Right, I'm going to give
you some NPC games to pick the winner of. I
don't need much explanation, just the winner from you tonight,
Northland Southland and Funga Day Northland North Harbor, Tartanaki at Albany,
(16:58):
tomorrow afternoon.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
North Harbor, Oh, North Harbor, they'll be stung after what happened.
They are playing at home. They celebrate that. If I
don't say North Harbor, James Parsons knows where I live.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
It's a very good, very good point, A very good point.
Why cuttle Wellington and Hamilton.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
I'm unsure about this. The Whacasians you would like to
think have enough. I think anyone saw them blow it
away last time. But I think Wellington would be rightly
upset with what happened last week, even though they played
the dominant Red and Blacks.
Speaker 7 (17:31):
But you'd lean.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Towards Wakato because they are at home. And it's the
only reason.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Why Tasman Mulaw two are Nelson four thirty five tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Well Tasman made to wake up after what happened last week.
They're still what three seventy five favorites to win the
whole competition. That's dropped a weeb it since they started,
So maybe they can actually just turn up would be nice.
Speaker 5 (17:51):
All right.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
I'm gonna pick Canterbury Auckland because you won't be able
to without an ipatch on. I think Canterbury will get
the job done. I think they'll win that one in
christ Church and go two from two. Sunday's games for
you counties, Monaco Bay have plenty in Poka Koe Sunday.
Speaker 7 (18:06):
Afternoon, they have plenty two wrong.
Speaker 4 (18:09):
Otago Hawks, Bay and Dunedin to wrap the round.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Otargo would probably get it done just because the nature
of the home but again I can't really split them.
Speaker 7 (18:20):
But it's a bit of a long trip, isn't it
for the bay Kiads?
Speaker 4 (18:22):
All right?
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Those are the predictions of mainly you in one game
at me and I.
Speaker 7 (18:27):
Think, why did I get to do all that?
Speaker 4 (18:29):
You just well, you can do it next week.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
I'm going to do it to you.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Right now because any what else happens over the weekend.
When it comes to rugby union, the far Up Palmer
Cup gets underway tomorrow, yes, and there's some good matchups there.
Speaker 7 (18:43):
The Storm are opening it.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I won't go right the way through it, but they're
coming up against the defending champions, Why College Rifles. So
if you take an a look, because there's the thing
about FBC this year is all the quality players are
hopping on a plane next week to tear off to
the Northern Hemisphere. So it's a real chance for some
of the youth to come sprouting through with some of
the seasoned vets and better players have disappeared her.
Speaker 4 (19:06):
That is true.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
But I still think that the powerhouses like the defending
champion white cut or side, you know, like the Wellington Pride,
like County's Manico, like Canterbury, like Otago. I think I
think that your traditional teams Premiership you.
Speaker 4 (19:21):
Can't do that. I can. I can make any rules
I like, fair enough, your podcast, do what you want exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
I think white Cutter will beat Auckland tomorrow in the
season opener. That's yes, I say two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
And I'm hoping that, yeah, that my Wellington Pride can
go to Nelson in the early game down there and
beat the Tasman muckle. But of course I'd never you know,
I'd never assume anything in this day and age.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
Are we done in the chamber.
Speaker 7 (19:48):
Yeah, let's let's let's lock the doors.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
We're out now, Jason. I meant like lock the door
when we both dive. Jason, Jason opened the door.
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It'd be hello there and welcome into the Sports Fix podcast.
For the eighth of the eighth, August eighth, twenty twenty five,
we're in association with GJ. Gardner Homes, New Zealand's most
trusted home builder as we survey another sporting weekend.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
I'm Jason Pine, my name is Darcy Waldegrave and survey
we will right across the next fifteen twenty odd minutes
plenty to look at ahead of the weeking pony.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Indeed, there is now the Warriors, the Warriors.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Whenever I have been thinking about anything today, I find
my mind drifting back to the Warriors and what tomorrow
night might hold for fans of that club. We've got
anybody who can give us a bit of professional help
in this area.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Well, I know a bloke who used to play for
the Bulldogs and then he rolled over the ditch and
ended up being a bit of a legion to the Warriors.
To Steve Price is to join us to look at
there's two favorite teams of course, are both coming off
a bit of a stagger last week, so I don't
know who's got more fire in their belly, but I'm
sure Pricey will know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Pee will indeed looking forward to him from Steve Price
one of every kiwi's favorite Australians.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
From this time here in New Zealand. I've got a
few things to kick around in the chamber with you.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
As well, and the latest and sports news coming your
way too, so let's.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Get into it. In other news, let's get.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
You underway with a look at some of the big
sports stories around today.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
The black Caps.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Dominating the first day of the second and final cricket
Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. They bowled zimbabwey out for
one hundred and twenty five. Matt Henry another five wicket
bag picked it up as.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Well, and Matt Henry.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
The star of the series, has picked up another five
wicket bag. The black HAPs one hundred and seventy four
for one. It stumps Sevin Conway seventy nine to nine
out night Watchman Jacket Duffing, one of three debutantes is
there on eight. The Tall Blags have survived a late
scare to see off the Philippines ninety four eighty six
at Basketball's Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
Game Brazil when go to Too and Oh, Philippines acc
against the law A Zila whenning.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
The Toll Blacks had an eighteen point lead at one stage,
but were forced into some nervy moments as the Philippines
rallied with a big twenty seven to nineteen third quarter
to cut the gap.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And New Zealand rugby boss Mark.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Robinson has outlined the timeline of torch with Richie Morngar
over his eighteen month deal to return from Japan.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Wonga has signed the contract from next.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
July, but he'll have to play Canterbury Inn PC rugby
before being eligible for the All Blacks.
Speaker 6 (02:51):
It's obviously been a bit of speculation over the last
twelve to eighteen months, but in practical terms, the most
meaningful conversations have been happening for the last few months really,
probably since sort of April or so.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Use Candavinion It's Sports Fix with Jason Pine and Dussy.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
So the news dropped yesterday that Richie Muwonga will return
to New Zealand rugby next year via the NPC with Canterbury.
He signed an eighteen month deal from mid next year
through to the end of twenty twenty seven to come
home from Japanese club to Sheba and play for the
Crusaders and Canterbury. He will have to play NPC rugby
first before becoming eligible for the All Blacks from next October.
(03:30):
Now this throws the cat well and truly among the
playmaking pigeons in the All Blacks. Here are some questions
for you. How is Boden Barrett feeling right now? He's
the incumbent All Blacks number ten and now has to
play for a coach who he knows thinks there's a
better option and one he's been chasing to come home
since he took on the top job. Boden Barrett's a
(03:52):
pretty level aheaded chair. But how would you put out
of your mind the fact that your national coach would
prefer there was someone else out there instead of you.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
How is Damien Mackenzie feeling right now?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
He's now staring down the barrel of being the third
choice number ten, and even though like body he's an
option at fullback, he's by no means first choice there either,
with Will Jordan surely the man in the fifteen jumper
at least in Dmac's favor is his impactability and versatility,
meaning his place in the match day twenty three is
still very much on the table, unlike body who probably
(04:25):
knows he wears the ten jersey or no jersey. How
is Ruben Love feeling right now? He's been pushed further
down the pecking order in a position he's very keen
to play and now becomes part of a pretty clogged
fullback conversation as well? Will there even be a place
for Ruben Love on the plane to Australia for the
World Cup in a couple of years?
Speaker 4 (04:45):
And how would it.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Feel committing everything you have to New Zealand rugby and
seeing a guy parachute into plan a World Cup and
then more than likely jet out back to Japan afterwards.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
And finally, how was Richie Wonger himself feeling right now?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
He'll be well and truly aware of all the dynamics
I've just mentioned, and on top of that, the spotlight
on him when he comes back will be white hot.
In many ways, Razer was putting all of his World
Cup eggs into Richie Moore on his his basket and
he'll be expected to deliver at test level off the
back of a few NBC matches and three years in Japan.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
I think we all knew he was coming back.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Now he is back, and now it's managing that on
a number of fronts, which is the big challenge for Razer.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Dissecting the sporting agenda. It's Sports Fix with Jason Vine
and Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
And it's were welcome to the Fixed podcast to Stephen
price six Warrior ex Bulldogs. Of course we're going to
bring up Pricey and find out what's going on for
this big game coming up on Saturday night.
Speaker 7 (05:51):
Ka Pricey.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I'm very happy, really looking forward to what I think
a lot of people thought was going to be a
lot tougher match for the Warriors, but after what we
saw the Bulldogs put up last week, it might be
even Stephen, Stephen, what do you think around this?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Yeah, well both teams are, you know, sort of coming
off losses and right up there on the table and
this game is massive for both teams. Yeah, just seeing
what happened obviously last night, you know with the Broncos
losing that you go from being fifth I think it
was eight. Just with how close everything is and how
(06:32):
results can go. And yeah, the Warriors, the Bulldogs, the Panthers,
the Storm, the Broncos, they're all pretty much playing each other,
the Dolphins over the next sort of four weeks, and
they are all the teams that are sort of currently
in the eight. And there's some teams knocking on the
door just out of the eight that want to be
in there. So where everyone's going to finish, We're going
(06:54):
to know more about that in another four weeks.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Do you tend towards the teams that have been there,
done that, that know what they're running to?
Speaker 7 (07:03):
The finals? Are like? Did do you look to these
teams and go you do not write them off?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
When when we talk about the Panthers, and I think
a lot of people have written them off over the
last few years, but they have turned a corner. And
we look at the Melbourne Storm perennially there are they
the scariest ones here because they know what it takes
down the stretch?
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Well, they are mate, but both have got sort of
injury issues at the moment. You look like, you know, Isaiah, yeah,
I's not playing this weekend, Hughes's out for a few
weeks of the storm. But you know the rest of
the team's still gone good. And then when you bring
it back to the Warriors and the Bulldogs, you know,
I see that James Fisher Harris has been named on
(07:44):
like an extended bench, so that'd be a real positive
to be able to bring him back into the team.
But you know, losing like say, guys like Luke Metcalfe
and you know, Mitch Varnett, those sort of guys for
the season, you know, that's put a real din in
the Warriors. But wow, like these young backrows like Lequer
and these other boys off the bench, how exciting as
(08:06):
it been seeing them develop and getting a bit of
a taste of footy and yeah, really strutting their stuff.
It's been really good to watch.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Yeah, not that exciting for Jacob Laban after what happened
to him last week, probably out for the end.
Speaker 7 (08:20):
What did you make of that decision and how that
played out?
Speaker 3 (08:24):
And also being sat down for two weeks after taking
a guy out, there's going to be out for six weeks?
Speaker 7 (08:31):
Is that still fair and right? The way the judiciary works.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
It's a real hard one, mate. You know, you look
at like Stephen Crichton doesn't get sent you know, sort
of sending him on the weekend, but the guy that
he came in contact with was taken from the field
for HIA. So it's a real hard one when you're going, oh,
(08:55):
you know, if someone gets injured and can't play the
rest of the game where he's out for a number
of weeks, then that should change the penalty. I'm not
really that keen on that. I think look at the
actual incident for what it is, exactly what happens. Is
it aggressive, is it intentional? Is it all those things?
Put those into the pot and come out with a decision,
(09:17):
don't you know, make it more because I'll made it
up being out. You know, he's on the sidelines for
extended periods. It's not ideal for that individual to be,
you know, on the sideline from an incident. But you know,
when you I just don't agree with it to be
able to say we'll take on a few more weeks
because our mate's injuret he's out for six weeks, or
(09:40):
give our mate three or four weeks because you know
that guy that he was the reason why he's out.
I'm not a fan of that.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
It's an interesting precedent to sit but I think when
you look at Cafus's record over the last couple of years,
he might.
Speaker 7 (09:56):
Be able to consider himself lucky. But look, that was
last week. Let's look forward to this week.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Where are the areas of concern on both sides? Do
you believe, Steve, when you look to both those games
last week, were there any lights in your head flashing
on going?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
Oh? So the two number four is really stand out
to me, and the lack of sort of involvement so
chance for the Warriors and Stephen Crichton for the Bulldogs,
got to find ways to get them more footy. You know,
Chang isn't playing fullback at the moment, and we know
how huge his work lad is when he's at fullback,
(10:32):
how influential that is for the Warriors, but now he's
in at center, it just doesn't seem like the balls
getting to him. And he's so important for you guys,
as is Stephen Crichton. So yeah, I think the halves
have got a real job to find ways to get
them involved. And the more they're going to be involved,
the better it's going to be for their footy teams.
(10:54):
I think the forwards cancel each other out. You've got
you know, Max King, Sam Houston the Bulldogs, and you
know Marauda and obviously Jackson starting for the Warriors and
both really good work rates, really well for their team,
very disciplined. Young Sam Healy, he's gone really well in
the last few weeks and he's had a sort of
(11:15):
jump in there, and Read Marney obviously pretty experienced. So
you keep on going through and you've got really Milli
Army kick Out and Jacob Preston and Lecca and Kirk Caple,
and then go to Aaron Clark. Ha has had a
massive season this year. I actually think he should be
in the Team of the Team of the Year. I
(11:36):
Reckon dally Ms his year has been that big, and
Jamie Salmon has been having a great year. And then
off the bench, you know, you've got to Marti and
Kirk Man who are both playing really good foota this year.
And yeah, it just goes through really really even I
Reckon as you sort of stayed to even the pullbacks,
Jacob kraz and you know, probably not first up fullbacks chosen,
(12:00):
but they're in there. They're going to do a great job.
And yeah, I actually can't wait for the game. And
as I say, to your mate, I can't.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Into the Chamber we go.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
What a delight to hear from Steve Price, And look,
I don't know that there's much that you and I
can add really to his expert analysis.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
Look, I just hope they win the game. I hope
they win the game.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Just take the two points, it's all we want. Doesn't
care if it's ugly, doesn't matter. Just get the two points.
But that's a ferocious Bulldog's site Steve mentioned wasn't looking
entirely happy what the Tigers did.
Speaker 7 (12:37):
To them last week. We wait, we see.
Speaker 4 (12:40):
We wait.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We see Panthers nights tonight incidentally from eight, So that'll
give us an idea of whether, if the Warriors were
to lose tomorrow or not, whether they'll drop out of
the top four if the Panthers get up over the
nights that came in Newcastle. Other matters around the second
cricket Test between the black Caps and Zimbabwe, do you
think this one's going to last longer than the first one,
which I think was over on day three?
Speaker 7 (13:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Was that the the seventh session of the Test match?
I think it only lasted seven sessions. That sounds it's
maybe at last eight. Look, there are so many parallels.
I don't know how much of it you watched last night, Piney.
I can't help myself, even though it's not a proper
Test match because it's not part of a Test Championship.
I sat there and I watched the first couple of
(13:23):
sessions because I couldn't help myself. So many similarities, you
know though, off the top of my head. Scott Styrus said,
it's sixty seven for four on Zimbabwe in both tests
at one stage after winning the toss and putting themselves
and in getting flogged ugly old times.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Ah, Now answer me this, when Will Young got out?
We're what one hundred and sixty two for one. I
know you're near the end of the first day, but
why on earth are they sending out a night watchman.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
I don't get night watchmen. I don't know if there's
a place for them anymore. Maybe you'd understand you, No,
I don't understand. I think the modern cricketer should be
able to deal with everything, because what normally happens in
a situation like this is you sent the night watchman out,
and then you're sending another night watchman out about two
balls later, right, I.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Just but the thing for me though, there the bolts
and barbwe for one twenty five, there one sixty for one.
If I'm Henry Nichols, I'm embarrassed. Just go out there
and batman, you're the number three going bats well?
Speaker 7 (14:27):
But was his callers at Rob Walter.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
I don't know the call it was. It's the wrong one. Well,
it's the wrong one.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Like you've still got him in there, and he didn't
end up like blowing his line. So I don't know
what happens when the game starts, what eight o'clock again
tonight over in Zimbabwe, there might be an explosion of
runs early doors.
Speaker 7 (14:46):
Who knows, who knows?
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Well he's got he's got eight two boundaries, so he's
not there. I mean, but then the job of a
night watchman has to sort of, you know, is to
just shut up shop, isn't it. He clearly didn't do
that for a couple of balls anyway. Yeah, look, let's
to see what happens. But for me, I just think,
you know, when you bought them out for one twenty
five and you've already got.
Speaker 4 (15:03):
What sixty run lead?
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Anyway, Anyway, the night watchman Love was like Neil because
he goes, I'm not a night watch him in the middle
all the bats when he come out and flog it
to all parts, wouldn't he He was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (15:14):
To it fell if a wicket fell within an hour
of stop, said him, sprinting out.
Speaker 7 (15:20):
So hoping for a lot one.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
What I enjoying about this Test match? And look, I
know it's only Zimbabwe. It's not the best competition. You
only play being put in front off. But look at
this phalanx of young quicks and sometimes a wee bit
older quicks that are coming through. Now we've lost so
many good through injury and so on and so forth.
But man, they're just lining up. So whatever they're doing
(15:42):
out at Lincoln and Bob Carter, you've been fantastic over
the last twenty one years. He's he's stepping down, been
part of the pathways there. It's been working really, really
well at Lincoln because these guys are ready to rock,
right they are.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
We sat on the pod yesterday.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
You know if they went Henry Folks, Duffy Fisher, is
that a bit green? Henry aside to give all those
three guys their their test about well clearly didn't didn't
have too many you know, worries about that, because then
they went Folks picking up for on debut and Jacob
Duffy out there as a night watchman on debuty.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
Quick folks, sorry before you go on, because Folks was
out there collecting runs, ripping the middle order out looking
very very good. You could see Matt Henry go, you're
not going to pinch my five wicket bag, give me
the ball, you wait, and so he took it.
Speaker 7 (16:28):
And then of course who rolled in Fisher at the
end and just hammered it. They never mind, d you go.
It's all very very satisfactory for cricket.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Fans, indeed, jes So let's hope that we get a
bit more than seven sessions. I got the feeling newsal
a little bat for most of day two, maybe maybe
Chucksimbabwe and at the back end of the day and
who knows what might happen. Right, I'm going to give
you some NPC games to pick the winner of. I
don't need much explanation, just the winner from you tonight,
Northland Southland and Funga Day Northland North Harbor, Tartanaki at Albany,
(16:58):
tomorrow afternoon.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
North Harbor, Oh, North Harbor, they'll be stung after what happened.
They are playing at home. They celebrate that. If I
don't say North Harbor, James Parsons knows where I live.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
It's a very good, very good point, A very good point.
Why cuttle Wellington and Hamilton.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
I'm unsure about this. The Whacasians you would like to
think have enough. I think anyone saw them blow it
away last time. But I think Wellington would be rightly
upset with what happened last week, even though they played
the dominant Red and Blacks.
Speaker 7 (17:31):
But you'd lean.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Towards Wakato because they are at home. And it's the
only reason.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Why Tasman Mulaw two are Nelson four thirty five tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Well Tasman made to wake up after what happened last week.
They're still what three seventy five favorites to win the
whole competition. That's dropped a weeb it since they started,
So maybe they can actually just turn up would be nice.
Speaker 5 (17:51):
All right.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
I'm gonna pick Canterbury Auckland because you won't be able
to without an ipatch on. I think Canterbury will get
the job done. I think they'll win that one in
christ Church and go two from two. Sunday's games for
you counties, Monaco Bay have plenty in Poka Koe Sunday.
Speaker 7 (18:06):
Afternoon, they have plenty two wrong.
Speaker 4 (18:09):
Otago Hawks, Bay and Dunedin to wrap the round.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Otargo would probably get it done just because the nature
of the home but again I can't really split them.
Speaker 7 (18:20):
But it's a bit of a long trip, isn't it
for the bay Kiads?
Speaker 4 (18:22):
All right?
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Those are the predictions of mainly you in one game
at me and I.
Speaker 7 (18:27):
Think, why did I get to do all that?
Speaker 4 (18:29):
You just well, you can do it next week.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
I'm going to do it to you.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Right now because any what else happens over the weekend.
When it comes to rugby union, the far Up Palmer
Cup gets underway tomorrow, yes, and there's some good matchups there.
Speaker 7 (18:43):
The Storm are opening it.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I won't go right the way through it, but they're
coming up against the defending champions, Why College Rifles. So
if you take an a look, because there's the thing
about FBC this year is all the quality players are
hopping on a plane next week to tear off to
the Northern Hemisphere. So it's a real chance for some
of the youth to come sprouting through with some of
the seasoned vets and better players have disappeared her.
Speaker 4 (19:06):
That is true.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
But I still think that the powerhouses like the defending
champion white cut or side, you know, like the Wellington Pride,
like County's Manico, like Canterbury, like Otago. I think I
think that your traditional teams Premiership you.
Speaker 4 (19:21):
Can't do that. I can. I can make any rules
I like, fair enough, your podcast, do what you want exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
I think white Cutter will beat Auckland tomorrow in the
season opener. That's yes, I say two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
And I'm hoping that, yeah, that my Wellington Pride can
go to Nelson in the early game down there and
beat the Tasman muckle. But of course I'd never you know,
I'd never assume anything in this day and age.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
Are we done in the chamber.
Speaker 7 (19:48):
Yeah, let's let's let's lock the doors.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
We're out now, Jason. I meant like lock the door
when we both dive. Jason, Jason opened the door.
Speaker 1 (19:58):
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Speaker 2 (20:05):
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Speaker 3 (20:21):
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I've got it Friday night. Also, I've got the job Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
(20:42):
Super keen to have your calls, your text and your thoughts.
We talk the big sports stories of the day.
Speaker 4 (20:48):
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