Jim Dolan: Australian Correspondent talks Magic Round, Super Netball, Super Rugby

Our Australian Correspondent Jim Dolan gives us the latest from the wonderful wide world of Aussie sport. On today’s agenda:  

• Magic round and the return to common sense.  
• Looking at Canberra tonight, and not just because of the election. 
• Players are missing big games in Super Netball for weird reason.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldegrave from News.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Talk zedb Ladies and Gentlemen to Australia in Sport. It's
Gym Dolan time. Hello, James, Morning Das Morning Magic Round.
You say the return of common sense? What are you
talking about? It's a home game for the Warriors and
they're in Brisbane. They're having sensible about that.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Well, there's been a back down on the crackdown so far.
There's been the no more soft sinnbins for the high
shots that were accidental or insignificant touch. But will it
continue all weekend? I suppose we'll find out this afternoon.
It's been a fairly decent start to Magic Round there.

(00:51):
We're concerns about this playing surface after the rain that
they'd had. Brisbane recently spoke to somebody who was at
the Reds game last weekend and they said, yeah, that
surface is under a real stress, but it didn't look
too bad last night. It'll finish with a bang when
the Broncos will be keen to build on their thrashing
at the Woologs last week and the Panthers are sitting

(01:12):
last well, they have to make a move while the
season is still alive.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
Sorry just say that again. This is something I never
thought i'd ever hear anyone say. And the Panthers are laugh.
Move on.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
So Warriors are the cowboys today. I would imagine the
Warriors really need a win to show that they are
fair dinkom this season because they've been good in patches
and I think today on a very big stage, a
good time for them to make everyone sit up and
take notice.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
And also under the radar as well. I mean you
look at what the comming have actually done. Had a
horrible start to the season, but they've really started to stomp.
So four plays Sex probably an underrating football match, am
I right?

Speaker 3 (01:55):
And they say it'll be sellout today, so hopefully everyone's
there for all three games, and yeah, because sometimes I
think they're not. Everyone doesn't watch the Warriors every week
and they might be a little bit of a surprise.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
Also, the eyes are on Canberra. They're going away from
Brisbane and looking at Camber. It's not just because of
the election. I've got a theory about elections too. Do
you want to hear it tough? I'm going to tell
you anyway. I don't vote. I don't vote, it only
encourages them.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
Sorry, what's that mean, camera, Well, it's the Brumbies and
the Warrior tah. The Brumbies are going big promoting this
match is one of the matches of the year, saying
everything's on the line, from finals positions to Wallabies jerseys
as well as the all important bragging rights. These are
two pretty traditional rivals these days in Australian sports. We're

(02:49):
looking forward to a fallback battle between Tom Wright and
the Brumbies and Joseph Swale for the Tars. It must
win for the act team. The home team there is
still hoping for top two spot and probably a little
bit disappointed with the shock loss to Welling And last
week a team that they'd had. They also go pretty

(03:10):
well against the Tars at home, but the Tars have
been very good and won the thriller twenty five twenty
three when the two sides met the first time this season.
The boost for New South Wales is the return of
Jake Gordon from a knee injury. He's also set to
reject overseas offers in France, England and Japan and recommit
to the Waratars because he's got dreams of playing in

(03:31):
a home World Cup, so that might be some good
news for the Wara Tars. They'll be happy that can
get some of their travel blues out of the way tonight.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yeah, and that Brumbies will be a bit upset. It's
the first time that in the Zillantine this season has
actually gone over to Australian one, so that was a
ten book.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
Interest when they brought out that shiny new trophy for
the event too.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
Oh, everyone loves a good trophy. Big games in super
Netball players won't be there.

Speaker 3 (04:00):
What Yeah, it's well, it's something that probably happens every season,
but there seems to be a host of them all
at once and it's something that men's sport doesn't have
an issue with. But there's some major changes. Schimera Steeling
Humphrey announced yesterday she's going to miss the rest of
the season with Adelaide because she's pregnant with her first child.

(04:23):
This is on the back of Gina Crampton of the
Giants also sidelined through pregnancy. Maddie Proud for the Swifts
is also expecting very soon. All of this, while Emily
Mannix could return to the Melbourne Vixen's after the arrival
of her first child earlier this year. As I said,
I'm sure it's something can happen to women's sport for
every year, but this is four big names all at

(04:46):
the same time. Yeah, just an interesting approach. It's just
one of the things they have to deal with in
super Nepple.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Indeed, it is something the same as over here, and
hopefully all things going well and good, super netbl will
be a combination of all teams. But I'm not holding
my breath all that out com at mister Dolan. You
carry on with your wonderful weekend and we'll catch you
next Saturday. At the same time, thanks for yours.

Speaker 3 (05:11):
I'm chanting a democracy sausage? What move? Please cook up
the naggs while you're waiting to vote?

Speaker 2 (05:22):
All right, okay, who.

Speaker 3 (05:26):
Okay?

Speaker 2 (05:27):
You fine? That sounded so diicy, but I'm gonna move
away from that.

Speaker 1 (05:32):
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