June 5, 2024 • 18 mins
On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for Wednesday 5 June 2024, Wellington Phoenix star Alex Paulsen talks about being signed on a record deal to Premier League Club AFC Bournemouth - and whether he'll ever link up with Auckland FC?
D'Arcy also comments on the new proposal to shake up the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs heading into the 2025 season.
Plus, NZ Herald Online Sports Editor Alex Powell joins the panel to discuss mate vs mate and state vs state.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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I'm us Order Grave and welcome on into the Sports
Fixed podcast for the fifth of June twenty twenty four.
Sports Fixes. You're home for the most up to date,
latest and greatest sports news, all tied up at a
nice black sized package. What have you got for your well?
Today we're going to get things underway with Alex Paulson.
He's the goalkeeper formerly of the Phoenix, now of Bornemouth,
(00:42):
from the A League right the way through to the EPL,
who'll join us to talk excitement and at future that's
up shortly hob After that, I'll give you the skinny
around what I think should happen with the structure of
the finals in Super Rugby Pacific for next season. Eight
teams qualifying probably not good enough. Where to go from
now we'll talk about that and later on on the piece,
(01:04):
I'll be joined by Alex Powell. Alex was the New
Zealand Herald online sports editor. As we take a look
at some of the bigger stories of the day, including
Alex Paulson's movement, the state of Origin, which of course
hits the ground running in a brutal fashion tonight, and
the shakeup for the playoffs format. As I touched on
will we'll touch on with my editorial piece that is
(01:25):
the plan stand stick around, get a monks. Let's go
in other news and what's happened in sports today. Let's
get it from the mouths of the Monster themselves. Start
things off with Alex Paulson. He's trying to keep his
grounded as possible after getting a Premier League transfer to Burnemouth.
It's the biggest transfer in a league club's history. Not
(01:48):
bad for a twenty one year old a Alex.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
To be honest, it hasn't. Actually I haven't actually really
thought about those type of you know, scenarios playing in
my head.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
At first.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
It was more about, you know the significance of this,
of this transfer going to Bournemouth.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
And more to count from the young fellow up on
the podcast, Let's talk Worries, the Adamant, the wise that
the Eden Vanua Blake disciplinary drama has been settled. They've
named him to start the NURL match against the Cowboys
in Townsville on Saturday, assistant coach Richard A. Garcis Fanilla.
Blake's got on with his work.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
It's been very very quickly put behind everyone's. He turned
up and trained es as he always does, with a
great attitude and we now odds as one of the
most damaging players and best players in the comp on
his day.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
And finally put a fork in it. It's done. Novak
Djokovic's French Open is officially over. Craig Gabriel reports.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
An Mri has showed that he has a torn media
meniscus in his right knee. It has resulted in him
pulling out of the French Open, which puts kaspar Rood
into the semis on a walkover.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they have it from the mounds of the horses,
a player, a coach and a broadcaster. And that's Sports
Today VI.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
We've got just the ticket. It's Sports Fix, News Talk V.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
We'll join now on News Talk zb by the footballing
story of the year so far. Well as far as
New Zealand is concerned. Alex Paulson is off what was
confirmed today going to born with Alex. Congratulations, talk about
wildest dreams mate, You're probably still pinching yourself aren't you.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Yeah, I mean it's it's a humbling moment from my stuff,
for my family and especially for the people involved to
tide with Performouth. So yeah, I'm still trying to pinch myself.
It's a fantastic moment and I'm really really grateful for it.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
So where did it come from? Who made the first approach?
Did you bring them up and say there's a job.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Or I don't think it works like that, but psally,
for me, I was just trying to focus on my
football and with my stuff and my agent. You got
interest from Burnemouth and then we'll just progressed from there.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
But when did you realize that the forum you were
in was going to start attracting overseas interest?
Speaker 4 (03:58):
Crsure. For me, I had my contacts with with Reuben
Parker before the coach of the Phoenix, and we both
discussed that and thisially, we just wanted to focus on
game time and just focus on being the best gold
Cap that I can be within the team and how
supportive I can be about my teammates and we didn't
really catch on to half course through the interest Fromformous
specifically came. So I'm just grateful to be in a
(04:20):
position that I am in today.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Are you rolling in alex What are the details of
the contract? How much money are you walking away with?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Respectfully, I would like to keep that confidentially.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
I understand. But good things come to those who ask
I have a crank you. Yeah, You're hardly going to
be impoverished. What about living over in Britain? How is
that going to work for you? Enthusiastic about that?
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Yeah, it will be an amazing experience for me, especially
because the culture is going to be completely different and
I'm going to be new to it. So I'm looking
forward to the challenge and it's going to be an amazing.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Experience of Are you ready for the interest from the
media in England, because as you well know, they're pretty
big on football over there. They'll be right at you.
Is that something you've considered much that other side of
the game.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Yeah, I mean it's going to be pretty interesting. But
at the same time, I'm always open for a challenge
and the fact that the country itself great Britain England,
they have a lot of publicity around football. It's almost
like their religion there, so it's going to be it's
going to be great, and I mean, I'm always open
for the new learning moments and new advices as well
(05:28):
to help me, you know, get through those those moments
and the intensity of social media and the press as well.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Goal k b Alex Poulson joining the program. Look, we
don't tell us the details of the money. I get that.
What about the playing deal? How does that work straight
into a first team? How does that process unfold?
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Do you think?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (05:47):
So personally for me and and Burnemouth, we discussed our
plan and that time was obviously reiterated by the four
year deal that they that they offered to me. And
I think as a twenty one year old, we have
our steps towards getting as much game time as as
I can and also continue to develop. So I'm I'm
(06:08):
I'm excited and I'm looking forward to, you know, continuing
down that path.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
A lot of rumor around because of the ownership of
Bournemouth that you might end up being loaned out to
Auckland Football Club. Is that a possibility or not?
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Respectfully? Respectfully, you know I signed a four year deal
with Burmouth. The four year plan is to reinforced how
much how much intention that that's given me? So understandably,
you know, it's a it's a great pathway for me
(06:43):
to go down Bournemouth and I really want to make
sure that it's going to be in the best position
possible to help me develop and help me grow.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
As it stands, there's no conversation you'd be willing to
share around the possibility of view being loaned out.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I know that well.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
I mean Formouth has other sister clause as well, so
it's going to be it's going to be interesting as
well because I need to make sure that I also
get a work permit, which currently the stands I don't have.
So there's other clubs that almost have other clubs that's
also involved.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
That could be a sticking point Alex. I'm presuming you're
confident that that work permit will come through and you're
in the process of determining that now.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Yeah, I mean that's all with my agent. He's the
under the process and I haven't really you know, discussed
too much about the work.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
AUND just said to play football fair cool as well,
and you've got to focus on that. Twenty one years old,
the world's at your feet. What about the Olympics? You
don't need off there.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Yeah, I'm looking forward to playing in the Olympics as well.
It's going to be great, especially you know, that's what
hasn't been announced yet, but it's going to be hopefully
fantastic experience for all the players in bolts who's going
to represent their country at the Olympics. It's a special
occasion as well, so that's also going to be pretty
exciting in the next couple of months.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
And Alex Paulson, where do you think the biggest lift
has been in your game? Plainly at twenty one, you've
got so much more space to grow and but over
this last season, where do you think you've improved the most?
In your opinion?
Speaker 4 (08:16):
I think the maturity aspects as well, the mentality side
of it. I think I've grown as a first and
foremost not as a player, but as a human being.
The maturity levels that I've learnt along my journey this
season has been a mental with my success I like
to feel and the accolades that I've achieved this season,
(08:37):
so I think that's probably the biggest growing point for me.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
Fantastic, Hey, we're really really pleased for you. I presume
when you're over there you'll tell everyone how great New
Zealander is. And try and get some of those pro
players to come over here and play in Auckland.
Speaker 4 (08:50):
Thank you for your time.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
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Speaker 3 (09:00):
Fan centric that's a word that's been thrown around with
abandoned by everyone involved in rugby in current times. So
what's fans scene about the competition right now? Well, the
top eight plainly isn't. There are some good sides to
the top eight final series. Ie, like we saw last week,
most of the teams were still alive going into the
(09:21):
final round. That I suppose encourages engagement from all teams,
even the rubbish ones, right the way to the end
of the competition. But it also means that the top
teams in the camp have a real chance of getting
knocked out by the bottom teams in the camp. And
it's not inherently fair to those top teams. They don't
get a reward for finishing top of the table. All
(09:43):
they get is a chance to play again someone who
might be heading their straps and might just roll them.
This has got a change, of course now that the
rebels have gone twelve teams has gone to eleven teams.
So what happens. How does Super Rugby Pacific juggle that.
It's extraordinarily important that they listen to the fans, that
(10:03):
they listen to the clubs, and they listen to the broadcasters.
Maybe maybe not, because the way this competition works, the
way it is lifted this season, because of the twigs
that have been made immediately, has proven that the effect
that the board can have on this competition is immense.
Should the decisions be made correctly, should the decisions be
(10:25):
made with great haste? I think most people would love
a top six and a top six where the first
two teams get a reward for finishing the top of
the competition. A lot of water to go into the bridge.
But what I like about this I don't believe that
Super Rugby Pacific are saying fan centric because it's a buzzword.
(10:46):
I think they genuinely believe that, and I'd like to
think the final decision that they come up with will
be beneficial to everybody who loves Super Rugby Pacific.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfex.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Time to get nice and cozy and the Chamber now
and throw around a couple of the big sports stories
from today. We're joined by Alex. You see it on
herold's online sports editor. Ah, it's good to have you
in here, mate, Alex Powell to Alex Paulson. How big
is this one, bro?
Speaker 7 (11:16):
I mean it's huge for Alex Paulson and huge for
I guess the A League that this sort of interest
is there for players, whether or not you buy into
the hype or the narrative that there's just just a
tactical move from Bill Foley and the Black Knights, who
own bourn Myths by the way, to weaken the Phoenix
and potentially even loan their best player back.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
I don't think that's legal though, within the constraints of
the A League. I think they put something in place
to stop people doing that for this very reason.
Speaker 7 (11:45):
Yep, they did that because of the Manchester City Melbourne
City links. But look, there are some smart people in
this industry, so who knows what Auckland de FC will
come up with. I don't think they will do that,
by the way. I think they've made a very good
effort to sign Michael vaud as their first goalkeeper, so
I don't think that undercut him like that.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Yeah, and Alex Sis, Look, he presumes that if he
does get loaned out more than likely to be in
England to another of sisters clubs over there, which makes
perfect sense. But talking about aspirational young keepers, young players,
and this has happened more often in New Zealand, going
if I get into the A League, I could go
and play in the EPL. This is a step that
(12:23):
is only just starting to happen. This is huge for
the local game.
Speaker 7 (12:26):
I mean, you think back to when sarpret Thing went
from the Phoenix to Bayern Munich and how big that was.
I mean, and that hasn't really worked out for Sarprett.
He's no longer in the you know, playing with the
German Giants. But you're right, this is a huge opportunity
for Elex Pawson. It's going to be tough because for
a goalkeeper, unless you're going to come in and play
as the number one straight away, you need to go
somewhere else. It's the toughest job in football being a
(12:47):
number two goalkeeper because the best case scenario for your
team you're not playing.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
What an amazing opportunity for him to bank something. He's
not going to be short changed. Is he going out
of there?
Speaker 7 (12:59):
Oh, you'd hope not. I mean, I don't think he's
going hungry in Wellington, but you're right that you should
have a big pay rise.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
We we just hope. I suppose to this. He's twenty
one years old. He can keep your head firmly on
his shoulders and don't get too carried away because I
expect with the media interest as well overwhelming. You know,
it's like over in Britain with their football.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
I didn't like you see Alex Paulson being paraded on
the Premier League social accounts, on Bournemouth social accounts, and
I you know, when this came through, it was sort
of like, okay, well he'll go into you know, maybe
being the academy. But it looks like they're planning to
use them in some capacities, so who knows what it's
going to be.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
Gonna be huge? Is it going to be bigger than
the Origin tonight?
Speaker 2 (13:33):
Sure?
Speaker 3 (13:34):
But the Origin Tonight's still pretty big around here? Do
you still engage? This still make you stay awake till midnight?
Speaker 7 (13:41):
See? I Approachardge you from a unique perspective because I
don't support New South Wales or Queensland when they run
out there, they're not representing me. So I just want
to see a good game of footy and saying that
having Michael Maguire there as coach New South Wales with
has linked to the Kiwi's I am really looking forward
to this one now. There have been so many narratives
going through this year about the players who aren't there.
You know, what's Niko Hines going to do instead of
(14:03):
Nathan Cleary. So yeah, I am absolutely going to stay
up with this one.
Speaker 3 (14:07):
Yeah. I wonder as well about the influence of the
Warrior if indeed he does get a role. We'll see
if Barnet gets to actually get out there and have
a crack and plainly being selfish around this one. Don't
break him, please don't see.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
I'm with you here. I don't want him anywhere near
the field. I want him to be the best drinks
boy that New South Wales have ever had and then
get on a nice plane back to New Zealand to
train with the boys for the rest of the week.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
We know in.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Australia there's still lights touch paper for a lot of people.
Does it still have that sense over here in New
Zealand It's been around for a long time. Do you
get that feeling around your friend, your colleagues.
Speaker 7 (14:43):
I tell you what it feels like a lot of
the hype towards that of Origin in New zund has
now been channeled to the Warriors. I don't know if
you feel the same, but the interest in the game
that normally is was a for Origin and comes through
three times a year for the game is now there
every week, you know, because people want to see, you know,
what are the Warriors doing? Have they got this weekend?
Is it a sellout? Can I go?
Speaker 2 (15:03):
So?
Speaker 7 (15:04):
In that regard, I'm actually pretty stoked because you know,
that's how it should be right where New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
We support the Warriors, And if you're really honest about it,
if you look at Oregon, it used to be the
best of the best. That's not the case anymore. Because
there are so many Keyes Pacific, are English and the
like playing in that comp You could put together a
team that would challenge, probably beat these guys anyway. So
some of the gloss taken, but not for the Akers
because they couldn't care about the international.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
I mean, you remember the last time back when the
Keywis played Australia.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
How did that go?
Speaker 7 (15:34):
Thirty odd?
Speaker 6 (15:34):
Now?
Speaker 7 (15:35):
They didn't get their.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
No, they didn't anyway, origin tonight should be a good one.
Looking forward to staying up all night and listen to
the ridiculous commentary and watching the referees drop their whistles
as they punch each other. That's another story. Let's finish
things off ALEX with the playoffs format twenty twenty five.
Where does this go? What do they have to do?
Speaker 7 (15:56):
Who knows? Okay? So, for those who haven't seen a
story from Lamb Napier in New Zealand Herald this morning
that Super Rugby's playoff structure will change the obviously going
to eleven teams at the demise of the Melbourne and Wills.
At the moment, there is so much criticism about the
finals because it's eight teams from twelve eight. I mean,
that's a joke as it is it is eight from
eleven would be even worse. So at the moment, there
are two systems on the table. One would be a
(16:18):
top six where one or two get a week off
three to six playoff and then you basically get semi
finals after that, and then which mirror is the A League.
The second one mirrors the NFL, where it's one to seven,
top one gets a break two to seven playoff semi
finals after that un.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Likely to replicate that, are they all not? I don't
know which way they'd swing. Look, I've spoken with the
board chair. He likes the sixteen comp But it's not
just him, is it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
No.
Speaker 7 (16:49):
I mean this whole Super Rugby independent commission that's coming
for the best interest of the game will ultimately decide
how it goes. But I'm with him. I like the
top six, like it's what we see in the A League,
so it's what I'm more familiar with. But the issue
at the moment is, you know, eight from twelve for
miss out. If we have that extrapolated at the next
season where it's seven from eleven, it's the same problem.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Go with something new and improved. But of anything we
know last week the final round, there is a lot
of positions still live, and that added eyeballs and excitement.
I even watched Big and Drew or play the Rebels.
I don't even thought I'd do that, but I was
keyed into it because of that format.
Speaker 7 (17:28):
No exactly. I mean, you can argue to four and
against whatever way you want, but ultimately you can't have
a competition where what's that is a percentile? Sixty six
percent of the teams make it if I'm so sorry
if that's bad maths to anyone listening. You can't have that.
It's just not good for the competition. You can't have
that many to you can't have more teams in the
(17:48):
finals than out. That's just not good.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
Our ex Powell from New Zealand Herald, the online sports editor,
thank you very much for your time in your opinion
a pleasure.
Speaker 7 (17:57):
Thanks for having me mate dissecting the sporting agenda.
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I'm us Order Grave and welcome on into the Sports
Fixed podcast for the fifth of June twenty twenty four.
Sports Fixes. You're home for the most up to date,
latest and greatest sports news, all tied up at a
nice black sized package. What have you got for your well?
Today we're going to get things underway with Alex Paulson.
He's the goalkeeper formerly of the Phoenix, now of Bornemouth,
(00:42):
from the A League right the way through to the EPL,
who'll join us to talk excitement and at future that's
up shortly hob After that, I'll give you the skinny
around what I think should happen with the structure of
the finals in Super Rugby Pacific for next season. Eight
teams qualifying probably not good enough. Where to go from
now we'll talk about that and later on on the piece,
(01:04):
I'll be joined by Alex Powell. Alex was the New
Zealand Herald online sports editor. As we take a look
at some of the bigger stories of the day, including
Alex Paulson's movement, the state of Origin, which of course
hits the ground running in a brutal fashion tonight, and
the shakeup for the playoffs format. As I touched on
will we'll touch on with my editorial piece that is
(01:25):
the plan stand stick around, get a monks. Let's go
in other news and what's happened in sports today. Let's
get it from the mouths of the Monster themselves. Start
things off with Alex Paulson. He's trying to keep his
grounded as possible after getting a Premier League transfer to Burnemouth.
It's the biggest transfer in a league club's history. Not
(01:48):
bad for a twenty one year old a Alex.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
To be honest, it hasn't. Actually I haven't actually really
thought about those type of you know, scenarios playing in
my head.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
At first.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
It was more about, you know the significance of this,
of this transfer going to Bournemouth.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
And more to count from the young fellow up on
the podcast, Let's talk Worries, the Adamant, the wise that
the Eden Vanua Blake disciplinary drama has been settled. They've
named him to start the NURL match against the Cowboys
in Townsville on Saturday, assistant coach Richard A. Garcis Fanilla.
Blake's got on with his work.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
It's been very very quickly put behind everyone's. He turned
up and trained es as he always does, with a
great attitude and we now odds as one of the
most damaging players and best players in the comp on
his day.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
And finally put a fork in it. It's done. Novak
Djokovic's French Open is officially over. Craig Gabriel reports.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
An Mri has showed that he has a torn media
meniscus in his right knee. It has resulted in him
pulling out of the French Open, which puts kaspar Rood
into the semis on a walkover.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they have it from the mounds of the horses,
a player, a coach and a broadcaster. And that's Sports
Today VI.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
We've got just the ticket. It's Sports Fix, News Talk V.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
We'll join now on News Talk zb by the footballing
story of the year so far. Well as far as
New Zealand is concerned. Alex Paulson is off what was
confirmed today going to born with Alex. Congratulations, talk about
wildest dreams mate, You're probably still pinching yourself aren't you.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Yeah, I mean it's it's a humbling moment from my stuff,
for my family and especially for the people involved to
tide with Performouth. So yeah, I'm still trying to pinch myself.
It's a fantastic moment and I'm really really grateful for it.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
So where did it come from? Who made the first approach?
Did you bring them up and say there's a job.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Or I don't think it works like that, but psally,
for me, I was just trying to focus on my
football and with my stuff and my agent. You got
interest from Burnemouth and then we'll just progressed from there.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
But when did you realize that the forum you were
in was going to start attracting overseas interest?
Speaker 4 (03:58):
Crsure. For me, I had my contacts with with Reuben
Parker before the coach of the Phoenix, and we both
discussed that and thisially, we just wanted to focus on
game time and just focus on being the best gold
Cap that I can be within the team and how
supportive I can be about my teammates and we didn't
really catch on to half course through the interest Fromformous
specifically came. So I'm just grateful to be in a
(04:20):
position that I am in today.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Are you rolling in alex What are the details of
the contract? How much money are you walking away with?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Respectfully, I would like to keep that confidentially.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
I understand. But good things come to those who ask
I have a crank you. Yeah, You're hardly going to
be impoverished. What about living over in Britain? How is
that going to work for you? Enthusiastic about that?
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Yeah, it will be an amazing experience for me, especially
because the culture is going to be completely different and
I'm going to be new to it. So I'm looking
forward to the challenge and it's going to be an amazing.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Experience of Are you ready for the interest from the
media in England, because as you well know, they're pretty
big on football over there. They'll be right at you.
Is that something you've considered much that other side of
the game.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Yeah, I mean it's going to be pretty interesting. But
at the same time, I'm always open for a challenge
and the fact that the country itself great Britain England,
they have a lot of publicity around football. It's almost
like their religion there, so it's going to be it's
going to be great, and I mean, I'm always open
for the new learning moments and new advices as well
(05:28):
to help me, you know, get through those those moments
and the intensity of social media and the press as well.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Goal k b Alex Poulson joining the program. Look, we
don't tell us the details of the money. I get that.
What about the playing deal? How does that work straight
into a first team? How does that process unfold?
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Do you think?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (05:47):
So personally for me and and Burnemouth, we discussed our
plan and that time was obviously reiterated by the four
year deal that they that they offered to me. And
I think as a twenty one year old, we have
our steps towards getting as much game time as as
I can and also continue to develop. So I'm I'm
(06:08):
I'm excited and I'm looking forward to, you know, continuing
down that path.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
A lot of rumor around because of the ownership of
Bournemouth that you might end up being loaned out to
Auckland Football Club. Is that a possibility or not?
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Respectfully? Respectfully, you know I signed a four year deal
with Burmouth. The four year plan is to reinforced how
much how much intention that that's given me? So understandably,
you know, it's a it's a great pathway for me
(06:43):
to go down Bournemouth and I really want to make
sure that it's going to be in the best position
possible to help me develop and help me grow.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
As it stands, there's no conversation you'd be willing to
share around the possibility of view being loaned out.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I know that well.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
I mean Formouth has other sister clause as well, so
it's going to be it's going to be interesting as
well because I need to make sure that I also
get a work permit, which currently the stands I don't have.
So there's other clubs that almost have other clubs that's
also involved.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
That could be a sticking point Alex. I'm presuming you're
confident that that work permit will come through and you're
in the process of determining that now.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Yeah, I mean that's all with my agent. He's the
under the process and I haven't really you know, discussed
too much about the work.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
AUND just said to play football fair cool as well,
and you've got to focus on that. Twenty one years old,
the world's at your feet. What about the Olympics? You
don't need off there.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Yeah, I'm looking forward to playing in the Olympics as well.
It's going to be great, especially you know, that's what
hasn't been announced yet, but it's going to be hopefully
fantastic experience for all the players in bolts who's going
to represent their country at the Olympics. It's a special
occasion as well, so that's also going to be pretty
exciting in the next couple of months.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
And Alex Paulson, where do you think the biggest lift
has been in your game? Plainly at twenty one, you've
got so much more space to grow and but over
this last season, where do you think you've improved the most?
In your opinion?
Speaker 4 (08:16):
I think the maturity aspects as well, the mentality side
of it. I think I've grown as a first and
foremost not as a player, but as a human being.
The maturity levels that I've learnt along my journey this
season has been a mental with my success I like
to feel and the accolades that I've achieved this season,
(08:37):
so I think that's probably the biggest growing point for me.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
Fantastic, Hey, we're really really pleased for you. I presume
when you're over there you'll tell everyone how great New
Zealander is. And try and get some of those pro
players to come over here and play in Auckland.
Speaker 4 (08:50):
Thank you for your time.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
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Speaker 3 (09:00):
Fan centric that's a word that's been thrown around with
abandoned by everyone involved in rugby in current times. So
what's fans scene about the competition right now? Well, the
top eight plainly isn't. There are some good sides to
the top eight final series. Ie, like we saw last week,
most of the teams were still alive going into the
(09:21):
final round. That I suppose encourages engagement from all teams,
even the rubbish ones, right the way to the end
of the competition. But it also means that the top
teams in the camp have a real chance of getting
knocked out by the bottom teams in the camp. And
it's not inherently fair to those top teams. They don't
get a reward for finishing top of the table. All
(09:43):
they get is a chance to play again someone who
might be heading their straps and might just roll them.
This has got a change, of course now that the
rebels have gone twelve teams has gone to eleven teams.
So what happens. How does Super Rugby Pacific juggle that.
It's extraordinarily important that they listen to the fans, that
(10:03):
they listen to the clubs, and they listen to the broadcasters.
Maybe maybe not, because the way this competition works, the
way it is lifted this season, because of the twigs
that have been made immediately, has proven that the effect
that the board can have on this competition is immense.
Should the decisions be made correctly, should the decisions be
(10:25):
made with great haste? I think most people would love
a top six and a top six where the first
two teams get a reward for finishing the top of
the competition. A lot of water to go into the bridge.
But what I like about this I don't believe that
Super Rugby Pacific are saying fan centric because it's a buzzword.
(10:46):
I think they genuinely believe that, and I'd like to
think the final decision that they come up with will
be beneficial to everybody who loves Super Rugby Pacific.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfex.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Time to get nice and cozy and the Chamber now
and throw around a couple of the big sports stories
from today. We're joined by Alex. You see it on
herold's online sports editor. Ah, it's good to have you
in here, mate, Alex Powell to Alex Paulson. How big
is this one, bro?
Speaker 7 (11:16):
I mean it's huge for Alex Paulson and huge for
I guess the A League that this sort of interest
is there for players, whether or not you buy into
the hype or the narrative that there's just just a
tactical move from Bill Foley and the Black Knights, who
own bourn Myths by the way, to weaken the Phoenix
and potentially even loan their best player back.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
I don't think that's legal though, within the constraints of
the A League. I think they put something in place
to stop people doing that for this very reason.
Speaker 7 (11:45):
Yep, they did that because of the Manchester City Melbourne
City links. But look, there are some smart people in
this industry, so who knows what Auckland de FC will
come up with. I don't think they will do that,
by the way. I think they've made a very good
effort to sign Michael vaud as their first goalkeeper, so
I don't think that undercut him like that.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Yeah, and Alex Sis, Look, he presumes that if he
does get loaned out more than likely to be in
England to another of sisters clubs over there, which makes
perfect sense. But talking about aspirational young keepers, young players,
and this has happened more often in New Zealand, going
if I get into the A League, I could go
and play in the EPL. This is a step that
(12:23):
is only just starting to happen. This is huge for
the local game.
Speaker 7 (12:26):
I mean, you think back to when sarpret Thing went
from the Phoenix to Bayern Munich and how big that was.
I mean, and that hasn't really worked out for Sarprett.
He's no longer in the you know, playing with the
German Giants. But you're right, this is a huge opportunity
for Elex Pawson. It's going to be tough because for
a goalkeeper, unless you're going to come in and play
as the number one straight away, you need to go
somewhere else. It's the toughest job in football being a
(12:47):
number two goalkeeper because the best case scenario for your
team you're not playing.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
What an amazing opportunity for him to bank something. He's
not going to be short changed. Is he going out
of there?
Speaker 7 (12:59):
Oh, you'd hope not. I mean, I don't think he's
going hungry in Wellington, but you're right that you should
have a big pay rise.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
We we just hope. I suppose to this. He's twenty
one years old. He can keep your head firmly on
his shoulders and don't get too carried away because I
expect with the media interest as well overwhelming. You know,
it's like over in Britain with their football.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
I didn't like you see Alex Paulson being paraded on
the Premier League social accounts, on Bournemouth social accounts, and
I you know, when this came through, it was sort
of like, okay, well he'll go into you know, maybe
being the academy. But it looks like they're planning to
use them in some capacities, so who knows what it's
going to be.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
Gonna be huge? Is it going to be bigger than
the Origin tonight?
Speaker 2 (13:33):
Sure?
Speaker 3 (13:34):
But the Origin Tonight's still pretty big around here? Do
you still engage? This still make you stay awake till midnight?
Speaker 7 (13:41):
See? I Approachardge you from a unique perspective because I
don't support New South Wales or Queensland when they run
out there, they're not representing me. So I just want
to see a good game of footy and saying that
having Michael Maguire there as coach New South Wales with
has linked to the Kiwi's I am really looking forward
to this one now. There have been so many narratives
going through this year about the players who aren't there.
You know, what's Niko Hines going to do instead of
(14:03):
Nathan Cleary. So yeah, I am absolutely going to stay
up with this one.
Speaker 3 (14:07):
Yeah. I wonder as well about the influence of the
Warrior if indeed he does get a role. We'll see
if Barnet gets to actually get out there and have
a crack and plainly being selfish around this one. Don't
break him, please don't see.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
I'm with you here. I don't want him anywhere near
the field. I want him to be the best drinks
boy that New South Wales have ever had and then
get on a nice plane back to New Zealand to
train with the boys for the rest of the week.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
We know in.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
Australia there's still lights touch paper for a lot of people.
Does it still have that sense over here in New
Zealand It's been around for a long time. Do you
get that feeling around your friend, your colleagues.
Speaker 7 (14:43):
I tell you what it feels like a lot of
the hype towards that of Origin in New zund has
now been channeled to the Warriors. I don't know if
you feel the same, but the interest in the game
that normally is was a for Origin and comes through
three times a year for the game is now there
every week, you know, because people want to see, you know,
what are the Warriors doing? Have they got this weekend?
Is it a sellout? Can I go?
Speaker 2 (15:03):
So?
Speaker 7 (15:04):
In that regard, I'm actually pretty stoked because you know,
that's how it should be right where New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
We support the Warriors, And if you're really honest about it,
if you look at Oregon, it used to be the
best of the best. That's not the case anymore. Because
there are so many Keyes Pacific, are English and the
like playing in that comp You could put together a
team that would challenge, probably beat these guys anyway. So
some of the gloss taken, but not for the Akers
because they couldn't care about the international.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
I mean, you remember the last time back when the
Keywis played Australia.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
How did that go?
Speaker 7 (15:34):
Thirty odd?
Speaker 6 (15:34):
Now?
Speaker 7 (15:35):
They didn't get their.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
No, they didn't anyway, origin tonight should be a good one.
Looking forward to staying up all night and listen to
the ridiculous commentary and watching the referees drop their whistles
as they punch each other. That's another story. Let's finish
things off ALEX with the playoffs format twenty twenty five.
Where does this go? What do they have to do?
Speaker 7 (15:56):
Who knows? Okay? So, for those who haven't seen a
story from Lamb Napier in New Zealand Herald this morning
that Super Rugby's playoff structure will change the obviously going
to eleven teams at the demise of the Melbourne and Wills.
At the moment, there is so much criticism about the
finals because it's eight teams from twelve eight. I mean,
that's a joke as it is it is eight from
eleven would be even worse. So at the moment, there
are two systems on the table. One would be a
(16:18):
top six where one or two get a week off
three to six playoff and then you basically get semi
finals after that, and then which mirror is the A League.
The second one mirrors the NFL, where it's one to seven,
top one gets a break two to seven playoff semi
finals after that un.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Likely to replicate that, are they all not? I don't
know which way they'd swing. Look, I've spoken with the
board chair. He likes the sixteen comp But it's not
just him, is it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
No.
Speaker 7 (16:49):
I mean this whole Super Rugby independent commission that's coming
for the best interest of the game will ultimately decide
how it goes. But I'm with him. I like the
top six, like it's what we see in the A League,
so it's what I'm more familiar with. But the issue
at the moment is, you know, eight from twelve for
miss out. If we have that extrapolated at the next
season where it's seven from eleven, it's the same problem.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Go with something new and improved. But of anything we
know last week the final round, there is a lot
of positions still live, and that added eyeballs and excitement.
I even watched Big and Drew or play the Rebels.
I don't even thought I'd do that, but I was
keyed into it because of that format.
Speaker 7 (17:28):
No exactly. I mean, you can argue to four and
against whatever way you want, but ultimately you can't have
a competition where what's that is a percentile? Sixty six
percent of the teams make it if I'm so sorry
if that's bad maths to anyone listening. You can't have that.
It's just not good for the competition. You can't have
that many to you can't have more teams in the
(17:48):
finals than out. That's just not good.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
Our ex Powell from New Zealand Herald, the online sports editor,
thank you very much for your time in your opinion
a pleasure.
Speaker 7 (17:57):
Thanks for having me mate dissecting the sporting agenda.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
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Speaker 3 (18:06):
And that wraps it up. That's Sports Fixed for the
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