October 11, 2024 • 6 mins
Our Australian Correspondent Jim Dolan gives us the latest from the wonderful wide world of Aussie sport.
- This weekend is all about Bathurst
- There are interesting times ahead for Rugby Australia... off the field.
- The Summer of Cricket is almost here
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Wildegrave from News Talk ZB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
All right, let's see it across the Tasman. So much
going on, such a busy time of year for everyone
over there, so let's chat to Jim Dolan to sort
of soak it all up and find out what all
the talking points over there are.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Jim, Morning Tea.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
You're recovered from finals, fortnight's AFL and NRL done for
the year.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
Yeah, exactly, Adam wondering what we're going to do this
weekend and then of course I remembered Bathlist that's happening,
so we're all pretty excited about things getting out away
this weekend.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
What's it like domestically in Australia in terms of the
hype and stuff. It's obviously a thing that you know,
motorsport fans over here get pretty excited for a lot
of people in front of the TV all day. What
about in Australia given how much of a busy time
it is for sport across many different codes.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Yeah, I think it's lost a few of the casual
observers now that it's no longer Ford Holden rivalry and
some of the big stars of the races have gone.
Of course, we had two keyws dominate for some time,
they had plenty of fans, but we've also seen the
retirements of a lot of our champions over the years,
so I think we're all crying out for a new
(01:12):
hero when keewe Matt Kain, he's obviously stepped up and
he's pretty exciting to watch race, and Will Brown is
also going all right too, so I think we're up
for a big race weekend. All the little Brown's done
behind the eight ball after his co driver Scott Pie
met the wall at ip Eat on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah great, And I'm sill during the week that Supercars
are sort of tweaking their format for next year. How
important is Bathurst for the overall Supercars program to have
those eyes on screens bums on seats.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Well, I always referred about this as their Grand Final,
even though there's a number of key rounds come after that,
but it is. It's such an iconic event where people
that I didn't even know are car fans will tell
you that they're blocking out all day Sunday just to
prop themselves on the screen. And everybody likes to go
about this once in their life for the great races
to experience what it's all like. So it's has that
(02:06):
pulling power yet, like I said, maybe not so much
the casual observers, but yeah, there's still it's just something
about you. It gets you enticed there and there that
some of us don't even mine when it rains a
little bit, even though it doesn't look like that's going
to happen this weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Okay, well, myna head's fort tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
They're looking forward to hopefully some more key we success
there at Bathurst based on the qualifyer. Right, let's talk
this this Rugby Australia Melbourne Rebels mess germ. It's it's
just been a sad story from the start, hasn't it.
What the Rebels, you know, dwindling into nothing and now
court room battles. This is not what Rugby Australia needs
sort of thought.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Yeah, the directors of the Melbourne Rebels suing Rugby Australia.
They want thirty million dollars and reinstatement. So then Rugby
Australia has decided straight away countersuit, saying that they didn't
know the depth of the hole that they are involved
in that the rebels director's got them in. So that's
going to be two things. It's going to take a
long time to sort out and it's going to be expensive,
(03:03):
and that's already having some knock on effects. Phil war
the boss of Rugby Australia. He's due to start negotiations
before Christmas on a new broadcast deal. They need more
money to stay afloat, currently getting thirty three million per
season from the broadcasters. It also means that the cash
strip code can't negotiate with players who are off contract
(03:24):
at the end of next year, and that has led
to the AARL Commission Chairman Peter Vlandi's giving NRL clubs
the green light to chase rugby stars outside the salary cap.
So the expansion on the horizon, remember going to New Guinea,
possibly going to Perth, so there'll be more quality players
(03:44):
and more fringe players needed to fill squads. It's understood
some of the leading rugby players are already considering a
switch because they want to secure their long term futures.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Yeah wow, okay, interesting situation.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
They're continuing and I don't think it'll be resolved by
the time that the new season is around next year
and Jim, we've got our domestic cricket season starting next weekend.
To win is sort of stuff ramping up for the
summer cricket over there.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Yes, we've had the first round of Shield matches this
week and the curators have obviously had plenty of good
weather to prepare because all three matches ended in draws.
There were plenty of centuries scored, but there's two that
stand out. We're going to domestic one days this weekend
now after the players have a bit of a rest,
and the two that stood out were both scored by
(04:30):
a bloke on debut for New South Wales, Sam Constace.
He scored one hundred and fifty two and one hundred
and five against South Australia. Already they are calls for
him to replace Dave Warner as the Test opener, with
the series against India just a month away. Doug Waltis
famously made his Test to be at nineteen. He's scored
one hundred and fifty five against England on debut and
(04:52):
he says they are positives for picking someone, so you
ang because at nineteen you don't have any fear and
you don't have any nerves and he says that Australia're
not blessed with openers in good form at the moment,
so that's another reason to take a long term gam
on constance. So he certainly stood up the first game
his first opportunity that obviously other states are now crying
(05:13):
for how saying that their players should be allowed. So
it's good to see there's a little bit of argie
bargieing cricket before one of our big summers.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Love it and I think a lot of people believe
that the Australian Test team isn't coming here given what
happened last summer. Ray.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Yeah, we're just getting ready for India.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Yeah, I bet now that I'll be one to watch.
I'm sure.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Jim ready appreciate your time, thanks so much, Enjoy the
weekend and enjoy Bathurst as well. That as Jim Dolan,
our correspondent from Australia bringing us all the latest on
everything happening. There's such a great time of year for
the Australian sort of sporting oh spring really with the
Grand Finals Bathurst's obviously a couple of months away from
the Australian Open. It's there's always something going on Boxing
(05:52):
Day test.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
Of course.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
God, you could just just have just Australian sport on
your agenda and you'd find a lot of enjoyment and
not much time.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
To do much else.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
listen live to news Talks it be on Saturday mornings,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Wildegrave from News Talk ZB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
All right, let's see it across the Tasman. So much
going on, such a busy time of year for everyone
over there, so let's chat to Jim Dolan to sort
of soak it all up and find out what all
the talking points over there are.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Jim, Morning Tea.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
You're recovered from finals, fortnight's AFL and NRL done for
the year.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
Yeah, exactly, Adam wondering what we're going to do this
weekend and then of course I remembered Bathlist that's happening,
so we're all pretty excited about things getting out away
this weekend.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
What's it like domestically in Australia in terms of the
hype and stuff. It's obviously a thing that you know,
motorsport fans over here get pretty excited for a lot
of people in front of the TV all day. What
about in Australia given how much of a busy time
it is for sport across many different codes.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Yeah, I think it's lost a few of the casual
observers now that it's no longer Ford Holden rivalry and
some of the big stars of the races have gone.
Of course, we had two keyws dominate for some time,
they had plenty of fans, but we've also seen the
retirements of a lot of our champions over the years,
so I think we're all crying out for a new
(01:12):
hero when keewe Matt Kain, he's obviously stepped up and
he's pretty exciting to watch race, and Will Brown is
also going all right too, so I think we're up
for a big race weekend. All the little Brown's done
behind the eight ball after his co driver Scott Pie
met the wall at ip Eat on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah great, And I'm sill during the week that Supercars
are sort of tweaking their format for next year. How
important is Bathurst for the overall Supercars program to have
those eyes on screens bums on seats.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Well, I always referred about this as their Grand Final,
even though there's a number of key rounds come after that,
but it is. It's such an iconic event where people
that I didn't even know are car fans will tell
you that they're blocking out all day Sunday just to
prop themselves on the screen. And everybody likes to go
about this once in their life for the great races
to experience what it's all like. So it's has that
(02:06):
pulling power yet, like I said, maybe not so much
the casual observers, but yeah, there's still it's just something
about you. It gets you enticed there and there that
some of us don't even mine when it rains a
little bit, even though it doesn't look like that's going
to happen this weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Okay, well, myna head's fort tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
They're looking forward to hopefully some more key we success
there at Bathurst based on the qualifyer. Right, let's talk
this this Rugby Australia Melbourne Rebels mess germ. It's it's
just been a sad story from the start, hasn't it.
What the Rebels, you know, dwindling into nothing and now
court room battles. This is not what Rugby Australia needs
sort of thought.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Yeah, the directors of the Melbourne Rebels suing Rugby Australia.
They want thirty million dollars and reinstatement. So then Rugby
Australia has decided straight away countersuit, saying that they didn't
know the depth of the hole that they are involved
in that the rebels director's got them in. So that's
going to be two things. It's going to take a
long time to sort out and it's going to be expensive,
(03:03):
and that's already having some knock on effects. Phil war
the boss of Rugby Australia. He's due to start negotiations
before Christmas on a new broadcast deal. They need more
money to stay afloat, currently getting thirty three million per
season from the broadcasters. It also means that the cash
strip code can't negotiate with players who are off contract
(03:24):
at the end of next year, and that has led
to the AARL Commission Chairman Peter Vlandi's giving NRL clubs
the green light to chase rugby stars outside the salary cap.
So the expansion on the horizon, remember going to New Guinea,
possibly going to Perth, so there'll be more quality players
(03:44):
and more fringe players needed to fill squads. It's understood
some of the leading rugby players are already considering a
switch because they want to secure their long term futures.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Yeah wow, okay, interesting situation.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
They're continuing and I don't think it'll be resolved by
the time that the new season is around next year
and Jim, we've got our domestic cricket season starting next weekend.
To win is sort of stuff ramping up for the
summer cricket over there.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Yes, we've had the first round of Shield matches this
week and the curators have obviously had plenty of good
weather to prepare because all three matches ended in draws.
There were plenty of centuries scored, but there's two that
stand out. We're going to domestic one days this weekend
now after the players have a bit of a rest,
and the two that stood out were both scored by
(04:30):
a bloke on debut for New South Wales, Sam Constace.
He scored one hundred and fifty two and one hundred
and five against South Australia. Already they are calls for
him to replace Dave Warner as the Test opener, with
the series against India just a month away. Doug Waltis
famously made his Test to be at nineteen. He's scored
one hundred and fifty five against England on debut and
(04:52):
he says they are positives for picking someone, so you
ang because at nineteen you don't have any fear and
you don't have any nerves and he says that Australia're
not blessed with openers in good form at the moment,
so that's another reason to take a long term gam
on constance. So he certainly stood up the first game
his first opportunity that obviously other states are now crying
(05:13):
for how saying that their players should be allowed. So
it's good to see there's a little bit of argie
bargieing cricket before one of our big summers.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Love it and I think a lot of people believe
that the Australian Test team isn't coming here given what
happened last summer. Ray.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Yeah, we're just getting ready for India.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Yeah, I bet now that I'll be one to watch.
I'm sure.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Jim ready appreciate your time, thanks so much, Enjoy the
weekend and enjoy Bathurst as well. That as Jim Dolan,
our correspondent from Australia bringing us all the latest on
everything happening. There's such a great time of year for
the Australian sort of sporting oh spring really with the
Grand Finals Bathurst's obviously a couple of months away from
the Australian Open. It's there's always something going on Boxing
(05:52):
Day test.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
Of course.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
God, you could just just have just Australian sport on
your agenda and you'd find a lot of enjoyment and
not much time.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
To do much else.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
listen live to news Talks it be on Saturday mornings,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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