After a long stretch of bringing up the rear of Super Rugby, Australia seems to have found the golden ticket.
All four Australian teams are sitting in the top six – Reds in second, Brumbies in fourth, Waratahs in fifth, and Force in sixth.
Our Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock joins Piney to try work out what’s suddenly clicked for the Aussie teams.
“With the, yeah, the distribution of talent not as stretched – because let's face it, we don’t have a bottomless pit over here, that’s probably the overriding factor.”
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
B Australian correspondent Adam Peacock is with us.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Has your week been, mate of a quiet one ahead
of Champions League returning next week when the Quats go
back over here this weekend, So yeah, that.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
Can be a pretty alarm clocks. I need all the
busy sleep I can get before the big stuff quarterfinals
over there kickoff, so it should be great.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Looking forward to that. All right, some Australian sporting matters
to discuss today. Let's up with a Super Rugby table.
All four Australian teams in the top six right now.
The Reds got beaten in the rain last night by
the Chiefs, but they're still in the top six. Do
you think the removal of the Rebells, the distribution of
talent across four teams and not five, has been a
big part of this.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Yeah, yeah, it's been affect I think a couple of
maybe also players not going given what's on here in
the next couple of years, namely with the Lions two
are here and then maybe the World Cup might be
a bit out of stretch for twenty twenty seven. But
it's maybe in the back of some player's minds that
ordinarily those players might have gone and taken overseas opportunities,
(01:14):
but maybe hung around just to stay in front of
front of mine for selectors and things. So yeah, a
few factors and the fact I think where they're at
at the moment, the drawers being gone to a couple
of our teams, samely the warts have. We didn't even
have to go to the airport. It felt like for
the first month of the season that they got my
(01:37):
owner pacificate today obviously, but yeah, as soon as you
sent me that message to the mate, oh, let's talk
about the other sense, do really well and you're going
to have last night a rest, So yeah, thanks for that.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Look, I didn't mean to jigs anything. And to be fair,
what's that game? And the reads weren't so toill quite
near the end. So look, it's I think from our
point of view over here, we've always wanted a competition.
That's that's you know, got Jeopardy week to week, game
to game, and that's what we're getting.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Yeah, and I mean, how long did it go piny
when I think there's this ridiculous streak where not one
super rugby side from over here beat one super rugby
side from over there. Yeah, it was insane I think
with the Yeah, the distribution of talent not as stretched
because let's face it, we don't have bottomless pit over here.
That's probably the overriding factor.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Just all right, long mate, continue, Let's go to rugby league,
where the state of origin eligibility rules have been in
the news this week. Tell us more about this.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Yeah, this is a really odd story that not an
odd story, but something that looks like common sense has
just changed. But there seems a bit of pushback over here.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
That Okay, A.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Key one nation in rugby league is Australia, England and
New Zealand. So basically they say, if you declare your
allegiance to England like Victor Radley has done, or New
Zealand internationally, you can't play state of origin no matter
where you were born. Now matter if you're eligible to
play state of origins in South Bales or Queensland playing
your first and your footy. I think as a teenager
(03:02):
in those states you can't play. But it seems a
bit odd because you can do it if you're from
Toma or Sambai. Now, last time I check, those two
sides are rapidly closing the gap between New Zealand, England
and Australia are in footage. So what about we kind
of repurpose these rules and not say open flather. If
you were born in New Zealand and then you come
(03:23):
across here and play NRL A, you're all of a
sudden eligible to play in New South Wow. No, it's
those players who perhaps were born over here but elect
to represent New Zealand. Open it up, there's no harm.
So yeah, I think they need a tweet because mirkl
Chammer's my colleague. On the podcast over here, the Triple
M made the point that twenty years ago, not one
(03:43):
or not one New South Well player was eligible for
another nation. Now seven are, So yeah, don't mean it's
to change. I think they've got to rethink it because
the demographic of player and where they're coming from has
has definitely changed with the rise of the where these places,
like the Polynesian Malanesian population, it's inn massive and yeah
(04:06):
they're being born and bred here but then elected to
play for Samra Toma to make them their family proud,
which is unreal. And you want to strengthen that international game,
but don't dilute state of Rhods and just because she's
got an archaic rul.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah no, very well said, very well said, let's go
to football. Sam Kirk back with the Matilda. She's been
out with her ACL injury for quite some time and
of course her court case has gone on during that period.
How has her reintegration into the Matilda's been received.
Speaker 4 (04:33):
Yeah, yeah, great by all accounts, that the flavors of
loves having her back the public as well. She was
up on the big screen a couple of times earlier
in this game against Korea last night and crowd went nuts.
So yeah, any confirmation about the fact that what she's
been through and obviously duri hashitt quickly. She was in
court for allegedly abusing a police officer in London two
(04:56):
years ago now, but she was acquitted of those charges.
She made her peace with Football Australia and they all
got on the same page and welcome her back into camp.
She's not ready yet, she's just rehabing, continuing her rehabilitation
from an a c L inside the camp. She's nearly ready,
but no, by all accounts. The Buzz around the camp
was higher with having Sam there as it would be
(05:17):
because she's she's a positive person with her teammates and yeah,
they've like having her back.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Apparently absolute superstar. I bet I bet they are. And
just to finish, a couple of AFL fans brought their
guns to a game between Carlton and Colling. What I
shouldn't laugh? They how did they even get the money?
Speaker 4 (05:35):
I had chuckled at some of the headlines in Melbourne,
which is basically, something happens in AFL like that, and
it's a societal problem. If something happened like that in
a leagues you and I know finding that it would
be canceled sport. So yeah, it's a little too faced
powers it's come across, but it's a see if this matter.
Obviously we're not not having a go at the fact
that it is an absolute serious Now that these two
(05:56):
guys are apparently out in bail, there is their run. Yeah,
they haven't been on the right side of the law
all their life, put it that way, and they got
in Apparently they've got these screen is that that AI
based or something, and they got in. They know they're
carrying on like idiots in the ground, so they ended
up getting chucked out and when they got chucked out,
they kind of got searched two loaded guns, so pretty
(06:20):
insite that by all accounts, they weren't going to do anything.
They just you know, they're cup guys. They thought they'd
walk us through to the loaded gun, which I don't
know how you get to that stage in life, but anyway,
so be it. But yeah, pretty serious. All the security
protocols have been looked at the mcg all right.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Well, thankfully nobody was hurt in the whole thing. Yeah,
maybe maybe just a tale of increased security. And I
don't know, maybe human eyes are better than AI eyes
after all, I don't know. We'll we will leave that
for all, leave that. Who would have thought we'll leave
that for another day? Great detend has always mate, enjoy
your weekend and we'll catch up next ourday.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
Thanks Fanny, have everyone.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
You have a good one to mate. Ellen Peacock, our
regular Australian correspondent around this time every Saturday afternoon.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Pine, 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 Vine
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
B Australian correspondent Adam Peacock is with us.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Has your week been, mate of a quiet one ahead
of Champions League returning next week when the Quats go
back over here this weekend, So yeah, that.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
Can be a pretty alarm clocks. I need all the
busy sleep I can get before the big stuff quarterfinals
over there kickoff, so it should be great.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Looking forward to that. All right, some Australian sporting matters
to discuss today. Let's up with a Super Rugby table.
All four Australian teams in the top six right now.
The Reds got beaten in the rain last night by
the Chiefs, but they're still in the top six. Do
you think the removal of the Rebells, the distribution of
talent across four teams and not five, has been a
big part of this.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Yeah, yeah, it's been affect I think a couple of
maybe also players not going given what's on here in
the next couple of years, namely with the Lions two
are here and then maybe the World Cup might be
a bit out of stretch for twenty twenty seven. But
it's maybe in the back of some player's minds that
ordinarily those players might have gone and taken overseas opportunities,
(01:14):
but maybe hung around just to stay in front of
front of mine for selectors and things. So yeah, a
few factors and the fact I think where they're at
at the moment, the drawers being gone to a couple
of our teams, samely the warts have. We didn't even
have to go to the airport. It felt like for
the first month of the season that they got my
(01:37):
owner pacificate today obviously, but yeah, as soon as you
sent me that message to the mate, oh, let's talk
about the other sense, do really well and you're going
to have last night a rest, So yeah, thanks for that.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Look, I didn't mean to jigs anything. And to be fair,
what's that game? And the reads weren't so toill quite
near the end. So look, it's I think from our
point of view over here, we've always wanted a competition.
That's that's you know, got Jeopardy week to week, game
to game, and that's what we're getting.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Yeah, and I mean, how long did it go piny
when I think there's this ridiculous streak where not one
super rugby side from over here beat one super rugby
side from over there. Yeah, it was insane I think
with the Yeah, the distribution of talent not as stretched
because let's face it, we don't have bottomless pit over here.
That's probably the overriding factor.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Just all right, long mate, continue, Let's go to rugby league,
where the state of origin eligibility rules have been in
the news this week. Tell us more about this.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Yeah, this is a really odd story that not an
odd story, but something that looks like common sense has
just changed. But there seems a bit of pushback over here.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
That Okay, A.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Key one nation in rugby league is Australia, England and
New Zealand. So basically they say, if you declare your
allegiance to England like Victor Radley has done, or New
Zealand internationally, you can't play state of origin no matter
where you were born. Now matter if you're eligible to
play state of origins in South Bales or Queensland playing
your first and your footy. I think as a teenager
(03:02):
in those states you can't play. But it seems a
bit odd because you can do it if you're from
Toma or Sambai. Now, last time I check, those two
sides are rapidly closing the gap between New Zealand, England
and Australia are in footage. So what about we kind
of repurpose these rules and not say open flather. If
you were born in New Zealand and then you come
(03:23):
across here and play NRL A, you're all of a
sudden eligible to play in New South Wow. No, it's
those players who perhaps were born over here but elect
to represent New Zealand. Open it up, there's no harm.
So yeah, I think they need a tweet because mirkl
Chammer's my colleague. On the podcast over here, the Triple
M made the point that twenty years ago, not one
(03:43):
or not one New South Well player was eligible for
another nation. Now seven are, So yeah, don't mean it's
to change. I think they've got to rethink it because
the demographic of player and where they're coming from has
has definitely changed with the rise of the where these places,
like the Polynesian Malanesian population, it's inn massive and yeah
(04:06):
they're being born and bred here but then elected to
play for Samra Toma to make them their family proud,
which is unreal. And you want to strengthen that international game,
but don't dilute state of Rhods and just because she's
got an archaic rul.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah no, very well said, very well said, let's go
to football. Sam Kirk back with the Matilda. She's been
out with her ACL injury for quite some time and
of course her court case has gone on during that period.
How has her reintegration into the Matilda's been received.
Speaker 4 (04:33):
Yeah, yeah, great by all accounts, that the flavors of
loves having her back the public as well. She was
up on the big screen a couple of times earlier
in this game against Korea last night and crowd went nuts.
So yeah, any confirmation about the fact that what she's
been through and obviously duri hashitt quickly. She was in
court for allegedly abusing a police officer in London two
(04:56):
years ago now, but she was acquitted of those charges.
She made her peace with Football Australia and they all
got on the same page and welcome her back into camp.
She's not ready yet, she's just rehabing, continuing her rehabilitation
from an a c L inside the camp. She's nearly ready,
but no, by all accounts. The Buzz around the camp
was higher with having Sam there as it would be
(05:17):
because she's she's a positive person with her teammates and yeah,
they've like having her back.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Apparently absolute superstar. I bet I bet they are. And
just to finish, a couple of AFL fans brought their
guns to a game between Carlton and Colling. What I
shouldn't laugh? They how did they even get the money?
Speaker 4 (05:35):
I had chuckled at some of the headlines in Melbourne,
which is basically, something happens in AFL like that, and
it's a societal problem. If something happened like that in
a leagues you and I know finding that it would
be canceled sport. So yeah, it's a little too faced
powers it's come across, but it's a see if this matter.
Obviously we're not not having a go at the fact
that it is an absolute serious Now that these two
(05:56):
guys are apparently out in bail, there is their run. Yeah,
they haven't been on the right side of the law
all their life, put it that way, and they got
in Apparently they've got these screen is that that AI
based or something, and they got in. They know they're
carrying on like idiots in the ground, so they ended
up getting chucked out and when they got chucked out,
they kind of got searched two loaded guns, so pretty
(06:20):
insite that by all accounts, they weren't going to do anything.
They just you know, they're cup guys. They thought they'd
walk us through to the loaded gun, which I don't
know how you get to that stage in life, but anyway,
so be it. But yeah, pretty serious. All the security
protocols have been looked at the mcg all right.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Well, thankfully nobody was hurt in the whole thing. Yeah,
maybe maybe just a tale of increased security. And I
don't know, maybe human eyes are better than AI eyes
after all, I don't know. We'll we will leave that
for all, leave that. Who would have thought we'll leave
that for another day? Great detend has always mate, enjoy
your weekend and we'll catch up next ourday.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
Thanks Fanny, have everyone.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
You have a good one to mate. Ellen Peacock, our
regular Australian correspondent around this time every Saturday afternoon.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Pine, listen live
to News Talk Set B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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