July 8, 2024 • 17 mins
On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 8th July 2024, Belinda Cordwell analyzes Lulu Sun's dream run at Wimbledon.
Lulu Sun has become the first Kiwi since Belinda Cordwell to make the quarter finals at a major, after beating UK's Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon. Belinda joins the podcast to discuss how big of a result this is for Lulu.
Plus, Elijah Fa'afiu joins the peoples chamber to discuss the All Blacks performance against England, and the uphill battle for the Warriors to make the 8.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello and welcome into a new week and a fresh
episode of the Sports Flex podcast. It is Monday, July
the eighth time Jason Pine good to have you along.
Lulu Sun has continued her stunning run at Wimbledon, from
qualifying to advancing to the quarterfinals. The key we making
her maiden appearance on center court. She's beaten British hometown
favorite Emma Ruddakanu in three sets and is through to
(00:45):
the quarterfinals. Going to cover that off on the Sports
Fix podcast today, the impact of it and the significance
of it as well some thoughts on a shot clock
in rugby Elijah Few who joined me in the chamber
to talk through the sporting issues of the weekend as well.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Let's get into it in other news.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Let's kick things off as always for the look of
the big sports stories of the day. The big one
Lulusun becoming the first New Zealander to make the women's
singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon, feeding hometown hero Emma Radicano in
three sets.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Emma. It was a great match against her.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
She really dig deep in there to get the wind
from it. No joy for the locals at Wimbledon, but
Latour the Tuter France has provided something for the locals
to celebrates. That is on Don Torgers winning the ninth
stage of the Tour de France on a challenging leg
(01:46):
which included thirty two kilometers of gravel roads. And speaking
of locals doing well, Lewis Hamilton has won the British
Grand Prix at Silverstone eight times.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
We've said it before.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Here's a nights for.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You, Louis Hamilton.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
When's the Britis Grand Prix?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Love betreue hat back. We got just the ticket. It's
Sportsfix now my News Talks V.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
This is the Sports Fix podcast. Lulu Sun has continued
her stunning run at Wimbledon. She's become the first New
Zealand woman to make the quarterfinals at the British Grand Slam,
making her first ever appearance on center court. Very cool,
very composed in a three sets victory over British hometown
favorite Emma Radicanu in a match that lasted almost three hours.
(02:35):
The last New Zealander to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon
was Chris Lewis. He went all the way to the
final in nineteen eighty three. The last time a Key
we reached any Grand Slam quarterfinal was nineteen eighty nine,
when Belinda Cordwell reached the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Belinda Cordwell is with US on Sports Fix, Blinda, can
you put into context how significant an achievement this is
(02:58):
making the quarterfinals at a major.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
It's pretty difficult to put it into context because it's
so huge. Really, I know we use that word a
lot in sport, but to look at a player that's
ranked one hundred and twenty three in the world that's
come through the toughest qualifying in the world in terms
of Grand Slams. I mean playing qualifying at Roehampton in England,
which is a venue sort of down the road from Wimbledon,
(03:24):
and trying to get through three rounds of qualifying where
everybody wants to win. It's really really tough, and she
managed that achievement. So to get into the main draw
on that basis was an achievement in itself, and now
to be having a conversation about Lulu making the quarter
finals at Wimbledon is career changing for her, and that's
(03:44):
not an understatement.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
How has this happened? What is it about her that
has allowed her and her game of tennis to get
her this far with, as I say, hopefully more to come.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Well, to be fair, she's got a bit of pedigree
in the game, and you know, she became a naturalized
New Zealander in March this year. But there's been a
lot that's happened in her career today. I mean, she
was had a WTA ranking apps, which is really pretty
unheard of. That's a very young age to get such
a ranking, and so has progressed from there, you know,
(04:15):
represented I think she represented Switzerland actually in twenty eighteen
at junior Wimbledon, or potentially New Zealand and then switched
to Switzerland and now back is representing New Zealand. But
she's certainly been around and played tennis through you know,
the last five to ten years, and also through in
(04:36):
Texas at the University of Texas where she studied as well.
And so I think that we're sort of saying where
has this come from? But I think gradually she has
been building her craft and building her career over a
number of years.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Today, how much confidence will her performances in the past
week give her.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Massive? Huge I mean, you really only had to look
at the way she played at quarterfied sorry that to
get into the quarterfinals. I just think watching the confidence
to take a short ball and approach the ned. She
came to the net nearly thirty times eins Radicano and
most of the women players are not that comfortable at
the net. So to see Lulu actually approaching the net
(05:15):
and taking the match to her opponent, to me if
it makes it feel like she's actually playing in a
really confident manner at the moment, And it's difficult not
to be so confident when you've won, you know, six
or seven matches at the tournament on such a world stage.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
She'll make Croatian Donna vacag next. She could win that,
couldn't she, Blinda? How far could she potentially go?
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Yeah, she could definitely win the next match. And at
the moment, you know, you're down to the last eight,
so you've got to be saying, well, you know, I've
got some chances here. But I think the focus for
her team and I think we've already read about. It
is around just taking one match at a time and
trying to stick to the same routine and the same
mindset that she's used all the way to the tournament.
(05:57):
So the challenge is sort of not to get over
excited because you're playing a quarter final. But if watching
her play this morning is anything to go by, I mean,
center court at Wimbledon, playing against a British home time
time favorite who has done so well historically, and to
not get overawed and over excited by that event, you know,
(06:20):
makes us feel really good about about her next match
on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
What is it like playing at Wimbledon? You played all
the majors, How does Wimbledon compare?
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, my personal view is that Wimbledon's unbelievable. It's in
a different league of its own. I mean, I think
the fact that even that you dress in white, which
is not necessarily what you do for the rest of
the year, but there's a real aura about stepping out
there and looking at at the history of the game
there and looking at just everything about it, the strawberries
(06:51):
and cream, the way people cue, the patience, and the
knowledge of the British you know, sort of fraternity if
you like. They really know their tennis and it's a
very special place to be at. So if you're going
to play your best tennis, good on Lulu for playing
a best tennis at Wimbledon.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
An exciting time. I can't believe it's been thirty five
years since you got to the Semis in Melbourne. I
can't believe it's been thirty five years.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
My niece are telling me that it's ceferly been thirty
five years.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Do you think that much to them?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Ah? No, not really. I mean I think, you know,
you move on with your life and I'm doing different
things now. But I think it's moments like these where
you know a few people ring up and want to comment,
and you think about that in the context of what
that was like and for me at that time, and
I can't speak for Lulu, it was an exciting fortnight
for me, and I tried to cherish everything for what
(07:46):
it was at that time and hopefully tried to smell
the roses because it was a special time in my
career and I hope that it's a special time in
Lulu's as well.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
I'm sure it is. Welinda great to get the chance
to chat. Thanks for joining us tonight, not at all, cheers.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
This is Sports Figs, your daily dose of sports news
cower By News Talks Evvy.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
One of the big talking points after Saturday night's first
All Blacks test of the year in Dunedin was Damien
McKenzie's penalty attempt not even being attempted, being timed out
late in the game. Now, the rule is that from
the moment you signal your intent to take a kicker goal,
you have sixty seconds for the kick to be taken.
That includes getting the tee out, all of the setup
(08:31):
and then coming forward and making contact with the ball.
That all has to happen within sixty seconds. And I
think we're probably all okay with that rule, aren't we.
It's designed to stop time wasting, especially late in games.
But surely there needs to be a shot clock on
the big screen at the ground, a visual queue for
the kicker and for us in the crowd as well.
(08:53):
You think about every other sport that uses shot clocks
of varying degrees, Basketball with its twenty four seconds to
take a shot, Tennis with the time you're allowed to serve,
baseball for pitchers, even cricket for the DRS reviewing where
there is a time limit for something to happen, they
have a visual demonstration of that at the venue on
(09:15):
a big screen. So why' isn't that one for rugby?
There simply has to be a visual indicator for the
sixty seconds. It's absolutely a no brainer for me to
give Damien McKenzie his due. He didn't complain afterwards, he
owned it. He said, look, I just need to make
some adjustments in the way I go about things. Now.
I've watched it back and I've timed it, and the
referees pretty much bang on with his timing. From the
(09:37):
moment that Damien McKenzie says I'm taking the shot at
goal and the referee points up at the posts, it's
almost exactly sixty seconds before he blows again for the
timed out call, just as Damien McKenzie's about to start
as running to kick the ball. So the officiating is
done correctly. It did take about twenty seconds to get
the tea out and Damien McKenzie doesn't have the ball
(09:58):
on the tee until about forty seconds from there. He
was always up against the clock and so it proved.
But yet have to think that clock wouldn't have run
down on him if he could actually see the clock.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
The Chamber is now in session.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
On Sportsfax, into the Chamber we go and on Mondays
it's the self styled People's Chamber with a news talk,
said b multimedia journalist Elijah for you. Good to have
you back, mate, missed your last week.
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Yeah, it's good to be back. I must probably time
the introduction of the People's Chamber wrong because I was
immediately away two weeks the following two weeks. But as okay,
we're back now. It's good to see the decorations are
still intact. So let's dig into another great weekend of sports.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
Absolutely right, let's do that. With Lulu Son continuing her
stunning run at Wimbledon. She had to qualify for the
main drawer. She's now through to the quarterfinals, the first
New Zealand woman ever to make the quarterfinals at Wimbledon,
and she beat Emma Radicanu to get to the last dight.
How significant is this?
Speaker 4 (11:02):
I mean, Tiano stand up first of all, I mean
your girls is through to the Wimbledon quarterfinals? Really significant?
I think I think this time last week we were
just glad to have a Kiwi singles player in the
main draw of Wimbledon, and that first round I think
she played the Australian Open finalist kin wein Jing, So
I think we were just glad to have someone in there.
(11:24):
And now a week later she's through to the quarter finals.
I'd say it's massive in terms of significance, and I mean,
now it's all aboard the Lulu train, I assume through
to the Wimbledon title.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Absolutely right. And I think the thing with women's tennis too, Elijah,
is that it feels like this is actually possible now.
In the means draw, at some stage you're run into
a heavy weight, a real heavy weight who you're probably
not going to get passed. But in the women's it
seems to me as though anybody can win a Grand Stamp,
So why not Lulu Exactly.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
It's so wide open in the women's In the women's
side of the draw, I think the same time this morning,
Coco Goff was also knocked out, and I think the
world number one Eagles Frionceech was knocked out a couple
of days prior, so I mean it's definitely Lulu does
have a huge opportunity here to make some noise as
she already has and definitely has a chance to claim that.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Title absolutely right. The last New Zealander to reach the
quarters at Wimbledon Chris Lewis. He went on to make
the final in nineteen eighty three. The last time any
Key we reached a Grand Slam quarter final nineteen eighty nine,
when Belinda Cardwell reached the semi finals at the Australian Open.
So lu lusun all aboard as we continue to watch
her progress at Wimbledon. Test one of twenty twenty four
(12:36):
Dunedin Saturday Night, All Black sixteen, England fifteen. How happy
you Reckon Razor will be looking back on that with
a bit of.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Reflection, I guess it's probably the ideal situation for Raiser.
I think the all back's got that much needed test.
They needed that first game up for Raser. I think
for Raiser and some of the players was the chance
for them to shake off that rust at the test
level and for Raser an opportunity to see what worked
and what didn't work in terms of his game plans.
(13:03):
And I guess see he has this week to adjust,
so I guess it's probably you couldn't ask for anything better.
I guess if your Razor and the All Blacks.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Okay so changes for Saturday, then what do you expect.
I mean, we obviously know TJ. Peinada is not available.
The good news, though we've heard today, is that the
knee injury might not be as bad as first feed,
but he's certainly out for Saturday. So I guess for
like Christie comes in with Cortes Latima potentially in for
a debut off the bench, any other tweaks you're expecting.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
I'm interested. I'm interested to see what he does in
the loose forwards, particularly at that number six. I would
like to see some of Pennie female get another opportunity,
although I wasn't entirely convinced on Saturday. I think in
terms of that rush defense that England brings, you need
that big, first up ball carrier to sort of smash
their way through, like we've seen in the past with
Shannon Frazil, Jerome Cano, and I'm not sure if I
(13:58):
saw enough from some of Pennie to have me convinced.
Maybe he switches to Ethan Blackadder that could be what.
That's certainly one position that I'm definitely looking at.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I think England, you know, after the weekend, will since
that they can break this Eden Park? Who do that?
So many teams have tried to break but haven't been
able to. Having said that, I don't know what you think, Elaijah,
I feel like Saturday night was their chance to beat
the All Blacks and now they've let that chance go.
Maybe the Eden Park Fortress just comes as advertised and
(14:29):
the All Blacks want it more comfortably on Saturday. What's
your gut on that?
Speaker 4 (14:33):
Yeah, I actually agree with you paying out. If it
was any other venue this weekend, I would actually back
England to win the second second Test. But because of
that Eden Park factor, that that thirty year unbeaten street
that the All Backs have, I think that could play
a definitely player parts And I guess in terms of
Eden Park, we'll see whether a shot clock will be
instored this time around as well.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Yes, well, I've already given my thoughts on that here
on the SPORTSFIKX podcast, but I'd love to see it
and it wouldn't be at all surprising if we did
see it go up there on Saturday night to finish
a heartbreaker for the Warriors thirteen to twelve. They go
went down in Golden Point to the Bulldogs nine rounds
to two buys for the Warriors, and that including this weekend,
so that's four points. How many of their seven remaining
(15:14):
games will they have to win to make the eight?
And the second part of the question is are they
running out of time now?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
Out of the seven they have, I'd say they have
to win around five to have to sneak into the
to the eight.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
The good news for the Warriors is that the first
three games outside of the upcoming buyers are against teams
outside of the top eight, so you'd imagine they would
pick up those wins. I think the Tiers and the
Eels are among those teams. And then after that, that's
really when it gets down to the nitty gritty and
they have to run that Gauton against some of those
contending sides, one of them being the Bulldogs and the
(15:51):
Dolphins are among them. So I'd say around five out
of the seven would probably be my bet in terms
of the Warriors making the eight.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Okay, in that case, then are they making the eight?
Speaker 4 (16:02):
I would say no at this point, only because it's
so close in the NRL competition that there's these little
margins needed to make the eights, and also the halves
combination as well as probably the big question mark for
me and what happens when Sean Johnson comes back. Is
there enough time for Shawn and Timighty Martin to have
that partnership needed to guide the Warriors to the eights.
(16:24):
So at this current point, I don't think the Warriors
will make the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Yes, I think. I hope you're wrong, but I think
he might be right. That's how I feel about it.
I just look at the games, and I look at
the points that they have at their disposal, as you say,
and the points that they've dropped up to this point,
and it just seems so weird, doesn't it. At the
start of the season, we were like, this is a
top four side. Now we're talking about whether or not
they make the eight. Just as a demonstration that on
your day in the NRL, or on any given day,
(16:50):
you have to turn up otherwise things can can slip
from your grasp. All right, Elijah, the People's Chamber can
adjourn now until next Monday. Always good to chat to you, mate.
We'll do it again at the start of a new
sporting week next Monday. Said Byny dissecting the sporting agenda.
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello and welcome into a new week and a fresh
episode of the Sports Flex podcast. It is Monday, July
the eighth time Jason Pine good to have you along.
Lulu Sun has continued her stunning run at Wimbledon, from
qualifying to advancing to the quarterfinals. The key we making
her maiden appearance on center court. She's beaten British hometown
favorite Emma Ruddakanu in three sets and is through to
(00:45):
the quarterfinals. Going to cover that off on the Sports
Fix podcast today, the impact of it and the significance
of it as well some thoughts on a shot clock
in rugby Elijah Few who joined me in the chamber
to talk through the sporting issues of the weekend as well.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Let's get into it in other news.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Let's kick things off as always for the look of
the big sports stories of the day. The big one
Lulusun becoming the first New Zealander to make the women's
singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon, feeding hometown hero Emma Radicano in
three sets.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Emma. It was a great match against her.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
She really dig deep in there to get the wind
from it. No joy for the locals at Wimbledon, but
Latour the Tuter France has provided something for the locals
to celebrates. That is on Don Torgers winning the ninth
stage of the Tour de France on a challenging leg
(01:46):
which included thirty two kilometers of gravel roads. And speaking
of locals doing well, Lewis Hamilton has won the British
Grand Prix at Silverstone eight times.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
We've said it before.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Here's a nights for.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You, Louis Hamilton.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
When's the Britis Grand Prix?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Love betreue hat back. We got just the ticket. It's
Sportsfix now my News Talks V.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
This is the Sports Fix podcast. Lulu Sun has continued
her stunning run at Wimbledon. She's become the first New
Zealand woman to make the quarterfinals at the British Grand Slam,
making her first ever appearance on center court. Very cool,
very composed in a three sets victory over British hometown
favorite Emma Radicanu in a match that lasted almost three hours.
(02:35):
The last New Zealander to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon
was Chris Lewis. He went all the way to the
final in nineteen eighty three. The last time a Key
we reached any Grand Slam quarterfinal was nineteen eighty nine,
when Belinda Cordwell reached the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Belinda Cordwell is with US on Sports Fix, Blinda, can
you put into context how significant an achievement this is
(02:58):
making the quarterfinals at a major.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
It's pretty difficult to put it into context because it's
so huge. Really, I know we use that word a
lot in sport, but to look at a player that's
ranked one hundred and twenty three in the world that's
come through the toughest qualifying in the world in terms
of Grand Slams. I mean playing qualifying at Roehampton in England,
which is a venue sort of down the road from Wimbledon,
(03:24):
and trying to get through three rounds of qualifying where
everybody wants to win. It's really really tough, and she
managed that achievement. So to get into the main draw
on that basis was an achievement in itself, and now
to be having a conversation about Lulu making the quarter
finals at Wimbledon is career changing for her, and that's
(03:44):
not an understatement.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
How has this happened? What is it about her that
has allowed her and her game of tennis to get
her this far with, as I say, hopefully more to come.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Well, to be fair, she's got a bit of pedigree
in the game, and you know, she became a naturalized
New Zealander in March this year. But there's been a
lot that's happened in her career today. I mean, she
was had a WTA ranking apps, which is really pretty
unheard of. That's a very young age to get such
a ranking, and so has progressed from there, you know,
(04:15):
represented I think she represented Switzerland actually in twenty eighteen
at junior Wimbledon, or potentially New Zealand and then switched
to Switzerland and now back is representing New Zealand. But
she's certainly been around and played tennis through you know,
the last five to ten years, and also through in
(04:36):
Texas at the University of Texas where she studied as well.
And so I think that we're sort of saying where
has this come from? But I think gradually she has
been building her craft and building her career over a
number of years.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Today, how much confidence will her performances in the past
week give her.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Massive? Huge I mean, you really only had to look
at the way she played at quarterfied sorry that to
get into the quarterfinals. I just think watching the confidence
to take a short ball and approach the ned. She
came to the net nearly thirty times eins Radicano and
most of the women players are not that comfortable at
the net. So to see Lulu actually approaching the net
(05:15):
and taking the match to her opponent, to me if
it makes it feel like she's actually playing in a
really confident manner at the moment, And it's difficult not
to be so confident when you've won, you know, six
or seven matches at the tournament on such a world stage.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
She'll make Croatian Donna vacag next. She could win that,
couldn't she, Blinda? How far could she potentially go?
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Yeah, she could definitely win the next match. And at
the moment, you know, you're down to the last eight,
so you've got to be saying, well, you know, I've
got some chances here. But I think the focus for
her team and I think we've already read about. It
is around just taking one match at a time and
trying to stick to the same routine and the same
mindset that she's used all the way to the tournament.
(05:57):
So the challenge is sort of not to get over
excited because you're playing a quarter final. But if watching
her play this morning is anything to go by, I mean,
center court at Wimbledon, playing against a British home time
time favorite who has done so well historically, and to
not get overawed and over excited by that event, you know,
(06:20):
makes us feel really good about about her next match
on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
What is it like playing at Wimbledon? You played all
the majors, How does Wimbledon compare?
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, my personal view is that Wimbledon's unbelievable. It's in
a different league of its own. I mean, I think
the fact that even that you dress in white, which
is not necessarily what you do for the rest of
the year, but there's a real aura about stepping out
there and looking at at the history of the game
there and looking at just everything about it, the strawberries
(06:51):
and cream, the way people cue, the patience, and the
knowledge of the British you know, sort of fraternity if
you like. They really know their tennis and it's a
very special place to be at. So if you're going
to play your best tennis, good on Lulu for playing
a best tennis at Wimbledon.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
An exciting time. I can't believe it's been thirty five
years since you got to the Semis in Melbourne. I
can't believe it's been thirty five years.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
My niece are telling me that it's ceferly been thirty
five years.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Do you think that much to them?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Ah? No, not really. I mean I think, you know,
you move on with your life and I'm doing different
things now. But I think it's moments like these where
you know a few people ring up and want to comment,
and you think about that in the context of what
that was like and for me at that time, and
I can't speak for Lulu, it was an exciting fortnight
for me, and I tried to cherish everything for what
(07:46):
it was at that time and hopefully tried to smell
the roses because it was a special time in my
career and I hope that it's a special time in
Lulu's as well.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
I'm sure it is. Welinda great to get the chance
to chat. Thanks for joining us tonight, not at all, cheers.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
This is Sports Figs, your daily dose of sports news
cower By News Talks Evvy.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
One of the big talking points after Saturday night's first
All Blacks test of the year in Dunedin was Damien
McKenzie's penalty attempt not even being attempted, being timed out
late in the game. Now, the rule is that from
the moment you signal your intent to take a kicker goal,
you have sixty seconds for the kick to be taken.
That includes getting the tee out, all of the setup
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and then coming forward and making contact with the ball.
That all has to happen within sixty seconds. And I
think we're probably all okay with that rule, aren't we.
It's designed to stop time wasting, especially late in games.
But surely there needs to be a shot clock on
the big screen at the ground, a visual queue for
the kicker and for us in the crowd as well.
(08:53):
You think about every other sport that uses shot clocks
of varying degrees, Basketball with its twenty four seconds to
take a shot, Tennis with the time you're allowed to serve,
baseball for pitchers, even cricket for the DRS reviewing where
there is a time limit for something to happen, they
have a visual demonstration of that at the venue on
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a big screen. So why' isn't that one for rugby?
There simply has to be a visual indicator for the
sixty seconds. It's absolutely a no brainer for me to
give Damien McKenzie his due. He didn't complain afterwards, he
owned it. He said, look, I just need to make
some adjustments in the way I go about things. Now.
I've watched it back and I've timed it, and the
referees pretty much bang on with his timing. From the
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moment that Damien McKenzie says I'm taking the shot at
goal and the referee points up at the posts, it's
almost exactly sixty seconds before he blows again for the
timed out call, just as Damien McKenzie's about to start
as running to kick the ball. So the officiating is
done correctly. It did take about twenty seconds to get
the tea out and Damien McKenzie doesn't have the ball
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on the tee until about forty seconds from there. He
was always up against the clock and so it proved.
But yet have to think that clock wouldn't have run
down on him if he could actually see the clock.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
The Chamber is now in session.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
On Sportsfax, into the Chamber we go and on Mondays
it's the self styled People's Chamber with a news talk,
said b multimedia journalist Elijah for you. Good to have
you back, mate, missed your last week.
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Yeah, it's good to be back. I must probably time
the introduction of the People's Chamber wrong because I was
immediately away two weeks the following two weeks. But as okay,
we're back now. It's good to see the decorations are
still intact. So let's dig into another great weekend of sports.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
Absolutely right, let's do that. With Lulu Son continuing her
stunning run at Wimbledon. She had to qualify for the
main drawer. She's now through to the quarterfinals, the first
New Zealand woman ever to make the quarterfinals at Wimbledon,
and she beat Emma Radicanu to get to the last dight.
How significant is this?
Speaker 4 (11:02):
I mean, Tiano stand up first of all, I mean
your girls is through to the Wimbledon quarterfinals? Really significant?
I think I think this time last week we were
just glad to have a Kiwi singles player in the
main draw of Wimbledon, and that first round I think
she played the Australian Open finalist kin wein Jing, So
I think we were just glad to have someone in there.
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And now a week later she's through to the quarter finals.
I'd say it's massive in terms of significance, and I mean,
now it's all aboard the Lulu train, I assume through
to the Wimbledon title.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Absolutely right. And I think the thing with women's tennis too, Elijah,
is that it feels like this is actually possible now.
In the means draw, at some stage you're run into
a heavy weight, a real heavy weight who you're probably
not going to get passed. But in the women's it
seems to me as though anybody can win a Grand Stamp,
So why not Lulu Exactly.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
It's so wide open in the women's In the women's
side of the draw, I think the same time this morning,
Coco Goff was also knocked out, and I think the
world number one Eagles Frionceech was knocked out a couple
of days prior, so I mean it's definitely Lulu does
have a huge opportunity here to make some noise as
she already has and definitely has a chance to claim that.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Title absolutely right. The last New Zealander to reach the
quarters at Wimbledon Chris Lewis. He went on to make
the final in nineteen eighty three. The last time any
Key we reached a Grand Slam quarter final nineteen eighty nine,
when Belinda Cardwell reached the semi finals at the Australian Open.
So lu lusun all aboard as we continue to watch
her progress at Wimbledon. Test one of twenty twenty four
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Dunedin Saturday Night, All Black sixteen, England fifteen. How happy
you Reckon Razor will be looking back on that with
a bit of.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Reflection, I guess it's probably the ideal situation for Raiser.
I think the all back's got that much needed test.
They needed that first game up for Raser. I think
for Raiser and some of the players was the chance
for them to shake off that rust at the test
level and for Raser an opportunity to see what worked
and what didn't work in terms of his game plans.
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And I guess see he has this week to adjust,
so I guess it's probably you couldn't ask for anything better.
I guess if your Razor and the All Blacks.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Okay so changes for Saturday, then what do you expect.
I mean, we obviously know TJ. Peinada is not available.
The good news, though we've heard today, is that the
knee injury might not be as bad as first feed,
but he's certainly out for Saturday. So I guess for
like Christie comes in with Cortes Latima potentially in for
a debut off the bench, any other tweaks you're expecting.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
I'm interested. I'm interested to see what he does in
the loose forwards, particularly at that number six. I would
like to see some of Pennie female get another opportunity,
although I wasn't entirely convinced on Saturday. I think in
terms of that rush defense that England brings, you need
that big, first up ball carrier to sort of smash
their way through, like we've seen in the past with
Shannon Frazil, Jerome Cano, and I'm not sure if I
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saw enough from some of Pennie to have me convinced.
Maybe he switches to Ethan Blackadder that could be what.
That's certainly one position that I'm definitely looking at.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I think England, you know, after the weekend, will since
that they can break this Eden Park? Who do that?
So many teams have tried to break but haven't been
able to. Having said that, I don't know what you think, Elaijah,
I feel like Saturday night was their chance to beat
the All Blacks and now they've let that chance go.
Maybe the Eden Park Fortress just comes as advertised and
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the All Blacks want it more comfortably on Saturday. What's
your gut on that?
Speaker 4 (14:33):
Yeah, I actually agree with you paying out. If it
was any other venue this weekend, I would actually back
England to win the second second Test. But because of
that Eden Park factor, that that thirty year unbeaten street
that the All Backs have, I think that could play
a definitely player parts And I guess in terms of
Eden Park, we'll see whether a shot clock will be
instored this time around as well.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Yes, well, I've already given my thoughts on that here
on the SPORTSFIKX podcast, but I'd love to see it
and it wouldn't be at all surprising if we did
see it go up there on Saturday night to finish
a heartbreaker for the Warriors thirteen to twelve. They go
went down in Golden Point to the Bulldogs nine rounds
to two buys for the Warriors, and that including this weekend,
so that's four points. How many of their seven remaining
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games will they have to win to make the eight?
And the second part of the question is are they
running out of time now?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
Out of the seven they have, I'd say they have
to win around five to have to sneak into the
to the eight.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
The good news for the Warriors is that the first
three games outside of the upcoming buyers are against teams
outside of the top eight, so you'd imagine they would
pick up those wins. I think the Tiers and the
Eels are among those teams. And then after that, that's
really when it gets down to the nitty gritty and
they have to run that Gauton against some of those
contending sides, one of them being the Bulldogs and the
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Dolphins are among them. So I'd say around five out
of the seven would probably be my bet in terms
of the Warriors making the eight.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Okay, in that case, then are they making the eight?
Speaker 4 (16:02):
I would say no at this point, only because it's
so close in the NRL competition that there's these little
margins needed to make the eights, and also the halves
combination as well as probably the big question mark for
me and what happens when Sean Johnson comes back. Is
there enough time for Shawn and Timighty Martin to have
that partnership needed to guide the Warriors to the eights.
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So at this current point, I don't think the Warriors
will make the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Yes, I think. I hope you're wrong, but I think
he might be right. That's how I feel about it.
I just look at the games, and I look at
the points that they have at their disposal, as you say,
and the points that they've dropped up to this point,
and it just seems so weird, doesn't it. At the
start of the season, we were like, this is a
top four side. Now we're talking about whether or not
they make the eight. Just as a demonstration that on
your day in the NRL, or on any given day,
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you have to turn up otherwise things can can slip
from your grasp. All right, Elijah, the People's Chamber can
adjourn now until next Monday. Always good to chat to you, mate.
We'll do it again at the start of a new
sporting week next Monday. Said Byny dissecting the sporting agenda.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
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