September 21, 2024 • 6 mins
With the All Blacks desperate to hold on to their final major piece of silverware, the Wallabies are in for an intense match.
Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Jason Pine to give an update ahead of the game and a look into the world of Aussie Sport.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalks EDB the tough Questions off the turf. Weekend
Sport with Jason Pine and GJ. Gunerholmes, New Zealand's most
trusted home builder News talks.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
MB fourteen away from two in the final minute of
the first half in Faraday, where North Harbor have brought
it back to fourteen to twelve against the home side Northland.
Northland fourteen Harbor twelve approaching the end of the first
half in this Bunnings NPC match. Great to welcome back
to Weekend Sport our Australian correspondent Adam Peacock, who's been
(00:42):
away for the last two or three weeks, but back
now and in Sydney where the Wallabies take on the
All Blacks this afternoon. Maybe you can give us a
weather report. First of all, Adam, how's the weather there.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Finny Gray, I'm great to be back chatting with you.
It could not be better. There is the most perfect
canvas to play running rugby. Just to question these two
teams coming up, because see whether they're bloody good enough
to play running rugby and well I saw, I'm sure
they'll get the opportunity. It's a dry day, it's twenty
(01:14):
three degrees, it's not too hot, it's not too cold,
there's no win. The track out there at the old
Olympic Stadium is perfect. So yeah, like hopefully now that
it's over to the two sets of fifteenth out there
to give us a show.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
How optimistic do you feel that the Wallabies can beat
the Old Blacks today?
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Not very I got to be honest. I mean, what
happened in Argentine it was just paranormal almost. It was
just so odd that you lead a game like that
and play some pretty good stuff and grind out of
victory and the week before against a really tough opposition,
as you guys know over there after what happened about
(01:52):
a month ago, and then serve that up for the
balance of the game. It's you know, it does feel
like one step forward, two steps back. But in a
general sense, I do feel like this what's on the
horizon for in Australia with Alliance and then home World Cup.
It's given, it's galvanized the organization a bit. So I
(02:15):
do know of offield appointments that are going on and
they're attracting good people to the organization and now it's
up to and they're making the tough cause, but they
see the right course with a thing like the World
Melbourne Rebel. So this afternoon is just another little step.
Whether it's a back with one of sideways one or
a forward one remains to be seen. But yeah, it
should be a good occasion out there and hopefully they
(02:36):
near enough for it, and yeah Rugby can kind of
get back on track with the general sporting public.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well. Sydney's the center of the Australasian sporting universe. This
weekend NRL semi Finals ahead of the preliminary finals next week.
Last night at Elian's Sharks twenty six, Cowboys eighteen, same
venue tonight, I think Roosters against your Manly Sea Eagles.
Are you a chance?
Speaker 3 (03:02):
We're a chance? But I just fear that our best
player and when he's one hundred percent fit, I genuinely
believe he's the best player in the competition. Tom Drouyovich,
he's not one hundred percent. He's got an MCL he's
got a shoulder problem. He's probably I reckon in the
range of fifty to sixty percent. Shit, So that's going
to make it tough. Our major strike, Manly's major strike weapon.
(03:23):
It can't be what he can be. So how do
they get around that? After a pretty brutal semifinal last
week against the Dogs who are so valiant in defeat,
up against the Rooster's team who embarrassed the first twenty minutes,
against Penrith, who are the benchmarks still remain the benchmark
in rugby league. So painting all that picture for you, Pineyer,
(03:44):
it paints a bleak one from a Manly perspective, but
it still should be a pretty good game for the
reasons advertised above. The conditions will be great and they'll
be able to chuck the ball around and Manly like
doing that, so they might cause the Roosters a few issues.
But I expect the Roosters to go through. Last time
I expected the Sharks to go through. They've got the
wobbly boots on, but really, what are they playing for.
They're playing for the right to be beaten by Penrith
(04:05):
and Melbourne on paperlit to get into the Grand Final.
So we'll see.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, it just feels like, I don't know, you can't
put Melbourne and Penrith into the Grand Final. Already, but
it feels like in a couple of weeks that's the
scenario we're going to be faced with. Anyway, that's all
to come. Last night also at the SCG AFL preliminary finals,
Sydney Swan's ninety five, Port Adela fifty nine. So thiswan's
far too strong now it's too long against Brisbane late
this afternoon in the other semi So we could have
(04:31):
two non Victorian teams in the Grand Final if the
Lions were year.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Yeah, it has happened on the odd occasion. Happened a
lot around twenty years ago. I mean Port played Brisbane
in a Grand five. Port Adelaid played Brisbane in the
Grand Final. Siding who are playing West Coast and back
to back ground final, So it doesn't lose the sense
of occasion. I still have one hundred thousand people there,
but it does speak to the power shift, even though
people in Melbourne still believe that the universe revolves around
(04:59):
AFL footy in Melbourne. I mean Mark Robinson respected journo.
He was on television through the week. He said something
absolutely crazy. You said, you're gonna have forty thousand there
in Sydney on Friday night and I can see in
my lifetime AFL killing off rugby league in Sydney. Now
that is one of the more stupid Like that's like
saying the twenty forty two World Cup in football will
(05:23):
be held on Pluto. That is just ridiculous. But it
speaks of what Melbourne people think of AFL footy. It's like,
oh yeah, it's great, we have this national competition, but
we run the world. We're the best type thing. So
you know, people from outside of Melbourne will be quite
you know, like a little smirk on the face if
it's a non Victorian Grand Final. But we'll find out
(05:45):
this afternoon in a couple of hours time, so I
think it's a five o'clock bounce out at mc Geelong
are great, they're just so consistent and Bresban have done
well to get to this day, so it should be
a buddy good game of footy.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Great Devy back on the radio, Adam, we'll do it
again next Saturday.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Sounds good. Thanks BNNY, Thanks Adam.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Adam Peacock our Australian correspondent Around this time every Saturday
afternoon
Speaker 1 (06:05):
For more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to news Talk set b weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalks EDB the tough Questions off the turf. Weekend
Sport with Jason Pine and GJ. Gunerholmes, New Zealand's most
trusted home builder News talks.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
MB fourteen away from two in the final minute of
the first half in Faraday, where North Harbor have brought
it back to fourteen to twelve against the home side Northland.
Northland fourteen Harbor twelve approaching the end of the first
half in this Bunnings NPC match. Great to welcome back
to Weekend Sport our Australian correspondent Adam Peacock, who's been
(00:42):
away for the last two or three weeks, but back
now and in Sydney where the Wallabies take on the
All Blacks this afternoon. Maybe you can give us a
weather report. First of all, Adam, how's the weather there.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Finny Gray, I'm great to be back chatting with you.
It could not be better. There is the most perfect
canvas to play running rugby. Just to question these two
teams coming up, because see whether they're bloody good enough
to play running rugby and well I saw, I'm sure
they'll get the opportunity. It's a dry day, it's twenty
(01:14):
three degrees, it's not too hot, it's not too cold,
there's no win. The track out there at the old
Olympic Stadium is perfect. So yeah, like hopefully now that
it's over to the two sets of fifteenth out there
to give us a show.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
How optimistic do you feel that the Wallabies can beat
the Old Blacks today?
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Not very I got to be honest. I mean, what
happened in Argentine it was just paranormal almost. It was
just so odd that you lead a game like that
and play some pretty good stuff and grind out of
victory and the week before against a really tough opposition,
as you guys know over there after what happened about
(01:52):
a month ago, and then serve that up for the
balance of the game. It's you know, it does feel
like one step forward, two steps back. But in a
general sense, I do feel like this what's on the
horizon for in Australia with Alliance and then home World Cup.
It's given, it's galvanized the organization a bit. So I
(02:15):
do know of offield appointments that are going on and
they're attracting good people to the organization and now it's
up to and they're making the tough cause, but they
see the right course with a thing like the World
Melbourne Rebel. So this afternoon is just another little step.
Whether it's a back with one of sideways one or
a forward one remains to be seen. But yeah, it
should be a good occasion out there and hopefully they
(02:36):
near enough for it, and yeah Rugby can kind of
get back on track with the general sporting public.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well. Sydney's the center of the Australasian sporting universe. This
weekend NRL semi Finals ahead of the preliminary finals next week.
Last night at Elian's Sharks twenty six, Cowboys eighteen, same
venue tonight, I think Roosters against your Manly Sea Eagles.
Are you a chance?
Speaker 3 (03:02):
We're a chance? But I just fear that our best
player and when he's one hundred percent fit, I genuinely
believe he's the best player in the competition. Tom Drouyovich,
he's not one hundred percent. He's got an MCL he's
got a shoulder problem. He's probably I reckon in the
range of fifty to sixty percent. Shit, So that's going
to make it tough. Our major strike, Manly's major strike weapon.
(03:23):
It can't be what he can be. So how do
they get around that? After a pretty brutal semifinal last
week against the Dogs who are so valiant in defeat,
up against the Rooster's team who embarrassed the first twenty minutes,
against Penrith, who are the benchmarks still remain the benchmark
in rugby league. So painting all that picture for you, Pineyer,
(03:44):
it paints a bleak one from a Manly perspective, but
it still should be a pretty good game for the
reasons advertised above. The conditions will be great and they'll
be able to chuck the ball around and Manly like
doing that, so they might cause the Roosters a few issues.
But I expect the Roosters to go through. Last time
I expected the Sharks to go through. They've got the
wobbly boots on, but really, what are they playing for.
They're playing for the right to be beaten by Penrith
(04:05):
and Melbourne on paperlit to get into the Grand Final.
So we'll see.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, it just feels like, I don't know, you can't
put Melbourne and Penrith into the Grand Final. Already, but
it feels like in a couple of weeks that's the
scenario we're going to be faced with. Anyway, that's all
to come. Last night also at the SCG AFL preliminary finals,
Sydney Swan's ninety five, Port Adela fifty nine. So thiswan's
far too strong now it's too long against Brisbane late
this afternoon in the other semi So we could have
(04:31):
two non Victorian teams in the Grand Final if the
Lions were year.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Yeah, it has happened on the odd occasion. Happened a
lot around twenty years ago. I mean Port played Brisbane
in a Grand five. Port Adelaid played Brisbane in the
Grand Final. Siding who are playing West Coast and back
to back ground final, So it doesn't lose the sense
of occasion. I still have one hundred thousand people there,
but it does speak to the power shift, even though
people in Melbourne still believe that the universe revolves around
(04:59):
AFL footy in Melbourne. I mean Mark Robinson respected journo.
He was on television through the week. He said something
absolutely crazy. You said, you're gonna have forty thousand there
in Sydney on Friday night and I can see in
my lifetime AFL killing off rugby league in Sydney. Now
that is one of the more stupid Like that's like
saying the twenty forty two World Cup in football will
(05:23):
be held on Pluto. That is just ridiculous. But it
speaks of what Melbourne people think of AFL footy. It's like,
oh yeah, it's great, we have this national competition, but
we run the world. We're the best type thing. So
you know, people from outside of Melbourne will be quite
you know, like a little smirk on the face if
it's a non Victorian Grand Final. But we'll find out
(05:45):
this afternoon in a couple of hours time, so I
think it's a five o'clock bounce out at mc Geelong
are great, they're just so consistent and Bresban have done
well to get to this day, so it should be
a buddy good game of footy.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Great Devy back on the radio, Adam, we'll do it
again next Saturday.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Sounds good. Thanks BNNY, Thanks Adam.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Adam Peacock our Australian correspondent Around this time every Saturday
afternoon
Speaker 1 (06:05):
For more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to news Talk set b weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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