December 17, 2024 • 20 mins
On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 18 December 2024 - from the Ferns to the Wahs, code hopper Michaela Blyde, legend of the Black Ferns, discusses with D'Arcy her decision to play in NRLW next year.
In the Chamber, D'Arcy and NZ Herald's Alex Powell shoot the breeze over Mitchell Santner's Black Caps captaincy appointment, the HPSNZ funding program and Red Bull's Lawson reticence.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:31):
My name is Darcy water Grave. It's a Wednesday.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
It's the eighteenth of December twenty twenty four and over
the next fifteen twenty minutes we got planned for you
while I tell you. Mikaelab Blyde is going to join
me shortly to talk about her decision to walk away
from the Black Ferns and set up shop with the
Mighty WA's Interest decision. How did she come about that
(00:55):
decision and.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
What does her future look like?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
More importantly, what if you say on rugby think of
that to decision. I've got to opinion about the new
captain of the white Ball black.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Caps that's ir T twenties and one day to Nationals.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
His name is Mitchell Santna. This is a great decision
and joining me in the Chamber, Digital Sport Enter for
the New Zealand Herald Alex Powell his thoughts on some
of the big sports stories of good day.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's what we're doing, so let's get on it.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
In other news, Today's Sport Now in a vocal flash,
Mitchell satna is the new captain of the Black Caps
and the white ball disciplines.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
The laconic tweaker, who was captain to both the T
twenty and One Day In's national sides previously, intends on
maintaining familiar calm in the sheets.
Speaker 5 (01:47):
What's made us successful in the last few years is
that kind of you know, fight for each other, play
for each other, and you know it's still got you
know a lot of experience in the group, especially at
the One day as and with a couple of you know,
fresh faces coming in, so it's you know, you want
these guys to feel welcome straight away.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
High Performance Sport New Zealand has released they're funding the
strategy for the next Olympics cycle. The Black Sticks were
the victims of a smash and grab, losing one point
four million dollars the women bearing the brunt with a
loss of over a million dollars. HP cent z bys
Steve at two comments on who gets what and why.
Speaker 6 (02:24):
You have the same conversation with the questrian and who
have dropped the other podium status. They good programs, are
well led, they've got good people, but ultimately we have
to make some tough calls and those sports that have
been able to deliver over a prolonged periods of time
have ended up something the consequences of that.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
And Phoenix Director of Football Sean Gill is.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
In full negotiation mode Marco rojasan Scott Wooten of contract
at the end of the season, and Costa Barbarusos is
also in discussions.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Costa's got a plus one and as contract. We'll talk
with him closer to the end of the season about
what he wants to do with that and the background,
there's some discussions going on with other players, but nothing
that we can talk to at the stage.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
And there it is sorted.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
News opinion.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
It's Sports Fixed with danc.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
We'll join now on the Fix by MICHAELA Blide, hugely
decorated Black Ferns player who decided that her future might
lie with the Warriors.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Hi, Mikayla, how are you.
Speaker 8 (03:25):
I'm good? Thank you? Darcy, how are you?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
I'm very happy and I'm sure you are as well,
that news came out late afternoon yesterday that you're off
to be a wa up there was so.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
This is why tell us how how did that turn up?
What happened there?
Speaker 8 (03:40):
To be honest, it was very surprising. It wasn't on
the cards for me to play in or l W
anytime soon. But after Paris I had some good conversations
with my family and my fiance and it was a
good opportunity for me to spread my wings and challenge
myself as an athlete, because you know, two Olympic gold
(04:02):
medals is pretty good, right, so I've done no really, yeah,
I thought, oh, let's challenge myself and that's a different area.
And the Warriors presented me an incredible opportunity that I
couldn't say no to. And you know, when I look
back as when I was a kid growing up. Obviously
my family are rugby union people, but we always watched
(04:25):
the Warriors on TV and everyone knows who they are.
Everyone does the up, the Wars, the munaway. So I
couldn't help but want to be a part of the
culture and a part of the team for the ner
LW for twenty twenty five. In my own time, what did.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Your friends and family say when the news came out,
that's the reaction being from them and your former teammates
or I suppose your current teammates within the Black Friends.
Speaker 8 (04:48):
Yeah, my family are very proud. They understand that I'm
one of the older girls in the Black Food sevens
now and I've stayed loyal and committed to the program
since I was sixteen, and so they're definitely very proud
of me making this massive decision to explore other options.
But my teammates were a little bit surprised. I always
(05:08):
see to those who went to league in fifteen in
the last few years, I used to tease them and say, oh,
where's your loyalty? The sevens one team my dream? But
now I've gone back on that and gone to league myself.
That's awkward. But my teammates are very supportive, and especially
because I'm playing for the Warriors and everyone knows who
they are. Everyone sees other wires, and you know, they're
(05:30):
well aware of the brand and the culture, and so
they're very happy for me to go and play for
the Warriors and explore that option deeply next year for
twenty twenty five. So lots of support around me, which
is exciting and it just makes them news even more
exciting for myself and my family having this much support
around me.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
McKayla.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
The reaction from end Z, how does that operate? It's
a one year contract, so do you just appear play
for a year, come back pick up where you left Dolph?
How does that mechanic work?
Speaker 8 (05:59):
Yeah, so obviously it's a pretty intense discussion. So my
twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six contract has been
terminated with Indied AU. I have now re signed with
Blackfooon Sevens until May, which is when the World Series
ends for the seven circuit. I will then transition into
(06:20):
the Warrior's environment straight after that, and then for twenty
twenty six, I have full intentions of coming back to
the Indied AU as long as they're wanting me back.
It obviously depends on how I pull up after the
league season, But for me personally, I'm just staying focused
in present in my seventh season with the Black Foond
Sevens from January to May, and then I'll put all
(06:43):
my focus into the Warriors environment when the seven season
has finished. But first and foremost, I'm ready to win
a World Series with the Black food sevants and my sisters.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Do you get a week off before you transfer or not?
Do you cup a team to lie down? Yeah?
Speaker 8 (06:57):
Yeah, I'll get a couple of weeks just to be
able to go home and pick my bags because I've
got to move to Auckland. So that's a big move
for a little old mikaylab Blyde from Tartanaki. I will
definitely need some time to rearrange and get some stuff
sorted so i can move up to Auckland. But I'm
very fortunate to have my partner's family all live in Auckland,
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and so I'll be close to family and have their
support as well if I need a home cooked meal,
which is very cool. So very glad that I'll be
close to them, but yet get a couple of weeks
and then the old transition into the Warriors camp. I believe.
I think my first day is the twenty sixth of May,
so very excited for it. But yeah, still staying very
(07:40):
focused and present with the Black Found Sevens for now.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Mikaela Blide joins us on the program. What about other
players that have transferred. You said you used to rip
on them before. Are you worth any former Ferns within
the Warriors setup. Did you talk to any former Ferns
about what they thought of their transition to rugby league.
Speaker 8 (08:00):
Yeah, obviously Gail was the first one to transition back
in twenty twenty two and seeing her grow as the
player that she is not only that but a fantastic
leader on the field as well, which we all knew
she's a very talented human being. So yeah, Gaye was
obviously the first one that transition, then Nile was not
long after her, and then as to Tyler and Stacey
(08:22):
and Tamika did the same thing. And I think it's
just great because as female rugby players we have those
opportunities to transition to different codes, but not only that,
it's to be paid to do it as well. And
then also you don't see a lot of men transition
from rugby to league too often. You've obviously got the
classics of Sunny Bill Williams and Rogers too, of Akashekho
(08:42):
have done it, but to see more females do it
is really exciting for our game and the opportunity for
us to be full time played, full time paid athletes
in rugby. So we can't help but celebrate it, you know,
so it's important that we see the positive side of
it all. I've been in obviously good conversations with the
girls to understand how the enter our w work and
(09:06):
especially with the contracts and all that. It's a big,
scary world, but it's extremely exciting for females to have
these opportunities to be paiday sleeps, to complete to compete
either in rugby union or league or both. So yeah,
I'm just very proud to be a part of that
legacy who have the ability to be able to participate
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in both code.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Hey, thanks for joining us, MICHAELA. Blyde.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
You have a very merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Speaker 8 (09:34):
Thank you, Darcy. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
to you as well.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And afterwards dissecting the sporting agenda, It's Sportsfix with Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
In an unsurprising move, New Zealand Cricket have awarded the
captain see to the White Bull versions of the Black
Caps to Mitchell Santner. Absolutely no surprise there, and a
continuation of the safe and the calm and the considered
selections that New Zealand Cricket has had been dealing with
(10:09):
and handing out over the last decade, if not more.
This is great news not only for Mitchell Santna, but
for the team as a whole. He's a very calm
and collected individual, sometimes being known as flatline because he
is so relaxed. This is what we want to see
in a captain. Very similar to Caine Williamson, similar to
(10:32):
Tom Latham. These are the guys that maintain a steady
hand at the tiller as the black Caps go about
their business.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
It helps it.
Speaker 3 (10:41):
He's a dab hand with the bat wherever you put
him in and of course the way he bowls this
a reason why he's in demand with the IPL sides.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
This is great. Consistency is so important.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
In the game of cricket, and a Mitch Satner I
believe we had that in spades. And on a broadcasters note,
what I enjoy about this is the entertainment factor. When
it comes to talking with Mitch Santner, he is He
is laid back, he doesn't really bite to anything that
he has a wicked sense of humor, and he knows
(11:16):
how to play the interview game. Mitt Santner, welcome to
the captaincy, even though you've had it before.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
But on a full time.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
Basis really looking forward to interviewing you again in the future.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Well done, Chalky.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Oh and the reason they call him Chalky is he
went through a stage there of breaking pretty much every
bone in his body. Therefore they thought his bones were
made of chalk.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
And I'm welcoming into the chamber for the last time
in twenty twenty four. Digital sport editor from New Zealand Herald,
Alex Powell Lucky lasts with me and tell Piney rolls
on on made.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
How are you happy? Holidays?
Speaker 9 (11:56):
What's it the last be?
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Because I'm going on holiday at the end of the year,
which is like Saturday to me, So there'll be no
more until next year?
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Right?
Speaker 9 (12:05):
What am I going to do?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
What?
Speaker 2 (12:06):
You're not the last ever, It's just for twenty twenty four.
Speaker 8 (12:09):
I'll get over it.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
So do you need to cuddle once we're done with this? Okay, fine,
let's do it. Let's fall on into some big sports
stories of the date. No surprise with Chalky flat line
the Saint Nicolaus. He's got his role as the head
of the well, the captain of the white ball disciplines
for the Black caps.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
No real surprise here, Alex.
Speaker 9 (12:29):
No, I mean once they signposted what was going to
happen by making the announcement as old school.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
They set that up, didn't they. It's going to be
weare I wonder you go to school there.
Speaker 9 (12:38):
Yeah, But no, I think it's a great appointment. We've
really seen Mitchell Santona come along in the last couple
of years as an all format player. Now you look
at his last two Test matches and he's got two
Man of the Match awards. But I mean it's a
huge job the White Bull captain over the next few years.
It feels like they're well, I mean, there is an
event every year, there's either a champions Trophy or a
Tea twenty World Cup or a fifty over World Cup.
So he's going to have a lot of work to
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do and it's going to be a pretty new look side.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
It will be new look, but from what he can
gather from matches, he wants to carry on the same
cold to within the side, and by giving him that job,
that very much signals that doesn't a culture of consistency
of keeping things as nice and calm, steady as they go,
not steady the ship that's the other bloke, but that
that's the feeling.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
It's pretty predictable.
Speaker 9 (13:23):
Yeah, And like this has been the most successful era
of New Zealand cricket ever, hasn't it? So why do
you not want to keep that going? I'll flip that
around the other way though. Is it a culture of
just finishing short well historically? Yes, maybe it does need
to turn around. He's just one step. But I've constantly
said this and I'll keep saying it.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
When I was watching the black Caps as a young bloke,
before they even the black Caps, they wouldn't even get
close to any final.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Land they disappoint and the disappointed.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
And then suddenly they started getting through the finals and
getting through the finals and getting through the finals. Next
step up getting through the finals and winning them. And
I think that is the next step. And I think
I don't think Mitchell's saddled with any grief or trauma
from from previous experience. Is it?
Speaker 9 (14:06):
You look at where cricket is now and the final
structure of all these things are basically you know, four teams,
three of them are going to be the Big three
of India, Australia and England. And I mean it just
happens that New Zealander are off in the fourth team,
so if Santana can keep that going, then good on them.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
We'll surely India to be stoked to see him captain
after the havoc he coursed over in India, and I
think the fan base finding out that he was a
scratch golfer.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Oh my god, we've been beaten by golfer. This is
a scandal. But he's great media fighter, isn't he for
guys like us? Oh?
Speaker 9 (14:36):
I mean, I had a lot of respect for Mitch
in the way he holds himself. You know, he's he
copped it from all sides before that tour of India,
and then he made the credits like their words.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Good and experience and develops every time through.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
Let's just hope, because one of his nicknames is Chalky
went through stage where he broke every bone he had
in his body. So hopefully everything's healed and it's a
bit more solid at this time around.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
But generally we're fairly happy campers, aren't we. Alex.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
I'm pretty happy with that.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Happy campers probably only exist in half of high performance
sport in New Zealand, and undergraduates can they call them that,
not the sports, the nesos that they fund. They came
out today. Some sports have been given a whole lot
more money. Some sports have been cut to bits. They're
being slaughtered. The way this works, you perform well at
(15:22):
an Olympic Games, a pinnacle event, they'll give you more
for next time around. You don't, they cut your money?
Is that the right order? Is this the way it
should be done?
Speaker 9 (15:30):
I don't think it is. It's equality versus equity, isn't it.
Do you give everyone what they've earned or do you
give everyone what they need? You know, because I know
definitely what way this lanes. We're giving everyone what we
feel like they've earned. Anyone who's gone away and performed
at the Olympics this year has been rewarded for that,
and the people who haven't have suffered. And you think, well,
how that's just going to create a spiral effect, doesn't it?
Speaker 3 (15:49):
Well? I don't know, because it's a character or a whip,
isn't it. You perform well if you get the character
gets to cheer it at the end. If you don't,
they beat you. Yeah, who responds well to that? But
in defense of high performance sporting set.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
What do they do, how do they operate? This is
very very difficult.
Speaker 9 (16:04):
Exactly we have this every year? Who missus? Aman basketball
kept getting shit after for a long time. What are
we had now? We had sevens get cut or sorry
not cut completely cut completely that they have had a reduction,
which you know sevens is a strong suit for us.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Well that the women haven't.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
It's the blokes that have gone down because they are
being punished for not being so okay, stand on your
own two feet, can get it done.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
They be a part of.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
New Zealand sporting society that go hold on the inst
I've got loads of money, not that they managed to
do anything with it.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
It's thrail it away. But why does the government taxpayer
money have to go to the sevens? Anyway? It's that's
news on a Rabi's job, wasn't it.
Speaker 9 (16:39):
Yeah, it's a very good point.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
You're not going to argue with me on that one.
Speaker 9 (16:42):
Not at all ready with it?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
Brilliant. Okay, what about hockey?
Speaker 3 (16:45):
They have been fried one point four million dollars gone
for the Olympic cycle.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
The women's blacksticks have been million bucks. But dad is borrutal.
But I mean they haven't performed.
Speaker 9 (16:58):
Either then where does the next generation who can perform
come from. They're going to be funneled elsewhere now.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
Probably golf, maybe cricket yep. And there's been other sports
that people will question. Snow sport New Zealand had a
time of it. They're winning things on a global stage,
which is amazing, but something like snow sports, how engaged
is that with most of the community. I mean, how
many people actually go and play in the mountain? Is
(17:24):
this It seems that I did, but I come from
the South Island, but I just wonder if it's a
way bit I hate to say it elitist.
Speaker 9 (17:31):
Yeah, no, I again, we're green a lot on this podcast.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
It's no good. We'll find a place to argue shortly.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Ah And I see sport climbing's got a bit more money,
so that's good to see.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
I suppose it's the way of the future.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
And E games or e sports hasn't been given one
red scent good.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I'm not crying about that one either.
Speaker 9 (17:51):
It's computers. It's playing computers.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
It's not a.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Sport, it's an exercise in quick reactions.
Speaker 9 (17:59):
I mean, I look, I like computer games as the
next pot I don't know why I'm saying computing games.
It's not my dad. No, you know, I like playing
games as much as the next bloke, but it's not
a sport. Don't let it go anywhere near the well.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
A whole lot of people dig it and love it
and watch it, so you have your own one. Aren't
the Olympics doing any Olympics especially for that.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
It's a new section of society.
Speaker 9 (18:19):
So they should do put one hundred meters in it.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
I remember telling my dad, but I wanted coins for wizards,
the video game parlor and christ.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Sheets that open up at the eighties. I said, it's
really good for my reaction time. It's going to be
really good for me to give me some money.
Speaker 9 (18:34):
And your career as a fighter pilot.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Yees off. Alex Powell joins us in the chamber. You
see Digital Sports Editor of New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Hell, let's finish things off with our favorite sport, motorsport.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
And Formula one?
Speaker 3 (18:47):
Are they still clowning around on Liam Lawson and Sergio
Pereth and Yuki Snoda and the list goes on and on.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
When's this going to stop? Alex?
Speaker 9 (18:56):
Look as the bloke who's having to wake up at
three o'clock every morning to frantically check that it hasn't
been announced. I hope it stops very soon.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Does well before Christmas?
Speaker 9 (19:05):
Yeah, it'll be before Christmas. Surely you don't drag it
out into the imagine if they turn up in Melbourne
next year and no one knows even then who's driving for.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Maybe they like being in the news all the time, right,
so it is constantly rumoring a new indo. So they're
keeping themselves right up there in the news cycle by
doing nothing.
Speaker 9 (19:21):
Yeah, sell if you can keep your name out there.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Oh no, we find out once they've dealt with Although
this has been poo pooed, but of course it would
have been by the boss people at read Ball. It's
not about Perez wanting millions of dollars to Canons contract.
Speaker 9 (19:37):
Well, I mean, I imagine it absolutely is.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
As soon as they say no, it isn't.
Speaker 9 (19:42):
Otherwise you just make the switch and on.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
That we'll let you get out of here. Merry Christmas,
my friend, thanks very much for you help this. He
has been a real pleasure.
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My name is Darcy water Grave. It's a Wednesday.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
It's the eighteenth of December twenty twenty four and over
the next fifteen twenty minutes we got planned for you
while I tell you. Mikaelab Blyde is going to join
me shortly to talk about her decision to walk away
from the Black Ferns and set up shop with the
Mighty WA's Interest decision. How did she come about that
(00:55):
decision and.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
What does her future look like?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
More importantly, what if you say on rugby think of
that to decision. I've got to opinion about the new
captain of the white Ball black.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Caps that's ir T twenties and one day to Nationals.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
His name is Mitchell Santna. This is a great decision
and joining me in the Chamber, Digital Sport Enter for
the New Zealand Herald Alex Powell his thoughts on some
of the big sports stories of good day.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's what we're doing, so let's get on it.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
In other news, Today's Sport Now in a vocal flash,
Mitchell satna is the new captain of the Black Caps
and the white ball disciplines.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
The laconic tweaker, who was captain to both the T
twenty and One Day In's national sides previously, intends on
maintaining familiar calm in the sheets.
Speaker 5 (01:47):
What's made us successful in the last few years is
that kind of you know, fight for each other, play
for each other, and you know it's still got you
know a lot of experience in the group, especially at
the One day as and with a couple of you know,
fresh faces coming in, so it's you know, you want
these guys to feel welcome straight away.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
High Performance Sport New Zealand has released they're funding the
strategy for the next Olympics cycle. The Black Sticks were
the victims of a smash and grab, losing one point
four million dollars the women bearing the brunt with a
loss of over a million dollars. HP cent z bys
Steve at two comments on who gets what and why.
Speaker 6 (02:24):
You have the same conversation with the questrian and who
have dropped the other podium status. They good programs, are
well led, they've got good people, but ultimately we have
to make some tough calls and those sports that have
been able to deliver over a prolonged periods of time
have ended up something the consequences of that.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
And Phoenix Director of Football Sean Gill is.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
In full negotiation mode Marco rojasan Scott Wooten of contract
at the end of the season, and Costa Barbarusos is
also in discussions.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Costa's got a plus one and as contract. We'll talk
with him closer to the end of the season about
what he wants to do with that and the background,
there's some discussions going on with other players, but nothing
that we can talk to at the stage.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
And there it is sorted.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
News opinion.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
It's Sports Fixed with danc.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
We'll join now on the Fix by MICHAELA Blide, hugely
decorated Black Ferns player who decided that her future might
lie with the Warriors.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Hi, Mikayla, how are you.
Speaker 8 (03:25):
I'm good? Thank you? Darcy, how are you?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
I'm very happy and I'm sure you are as well,
that news came out late afternoon yesterday that you're off
to be a wa up there was so.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
This is why tell us how how did that turn up?
What happened there?
Speaker 8 (03:40):
To be honest, it was very surprising. It wasn't on
the cards for me to play in or l W
anytime soon. But after Paris I had some good conversations
with my family and my fiance and it was a
good opportunity for me to spread my wings and challenge
myself as an athlete, because you know, two Olympic gold
(04:02):
medals is pretty good, right, so I've done no really, yeah,
I thought, oh, let's challenge myself and that's a different area.
And the Warriors presented me an incredible opportunity that I
couldn't say no to. And you know, when I look
back as when I was a kid growing up. Obviously
my family are rugby union people, but we always watched
(04:25):
the Warriors on TV and everyone knows who they are.
Everyone does the up, the Wars, the munaway. So I
couldn't help but want to be a part of the
culture and a part of the team for the ner
LW for twenty twenty five. In my own time, what did.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Your friends and family say when the news came out,
that's the reaction being from them and your former teammates
or I suppose your current teammates within the Black Friends.
Speaker 8 (04:48):
Yeah, my family are very proud. They understand that I'm
one of the older girls in the Black Food sevens
now and I've stayed loyal and committed to the program
since I was sixteen, and so they're definitely very proud
of me making this massive decision to explore other options.
But my teammates were a little bit surprised. I always
(05:08):
see to those who went to league in fifteen in
the last few years, I used to tease them and say, oh,
where's your loyalty? The sevens one team my dream? But
now I've gone back on that and gone to league myself.
That's awkward. But my teammates are very supportive, and especially
because I'm playing for the Warriors and everyone knows who
they are. Everyone sees other wires, and you know, they're
(05:30):
well aware of the brand and the culture, and so
they're very happy for me to go and play for
the Warriors and explore that option deeply next year for
twenty twenty five. So lots of support around me, which
is exciting and it just makes them news even more
exciting for myself and my family having this much support
around me.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
McKayla.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
The reaction from end Z, how does that operate? It's
a one year contract, so do you just appear play
for a year, come back pick up where you left Dolph?
How does that mechanic work?
Speaker 8 (05:59):
Yeah, so obviously it's a pretty intense discussion. So my
twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six contract has been
terminated with Indied AU. I have now re signed with
Blackfooon Sevens until May, which is when the World Series
ends for the seven circuit. I will then transition into
(06:20):
the Warrior's environment straight after that, and then for twenty
twenty six, I have full intentions of coming back to
the Indied AU as long as they're wanting me back.
It obviously depends on how I pull up after the
league season, But for me personally, I'm just staying focused
in present in my seventh season with the Black Foond
Sevens from January to May, and then I'll put all
(06:43):
my focus into the Warriors environment when the seven season
has finished. But first and foremost, I'm ready to win
a World Series with the Black food sevants and my sisters.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Do you get a week off before you transfer or not?
Do you cup a team to lie down? Yeah?
Speaker 8 (06:57):
Yeah, I'll get a couple of weeks just to be
able to go home and pick my bags because I've
got to move to Auckland. So that's a big move
for a little old mikaylab Blyde from Tartanaki. I will
definitely need some time to rearrange and get some stuff
sorted so i can move up to Auckland. But I'm
very fortunate to have my partner's family all live in Auckland,
(07:19):
and so I'll be close to family and have their
support as well if I need a home cooked meal,
which is very cool. So very glad that I'll be
close to them, but yet get a couple of weeks
and then the old transition into the Warriors camp. I believe.
I think my first day is the twenty sixth of May,
so very excited for it. But yeah, still staying very
(07:40):
focused and present with the Black Found Sevens for now.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Mikaela Blide joins us on the program. What about other
players that have transferred. You said you used to rip
on them before. Are you worth any former Ferns within
the Warriors setup. Did you talk to any former Ferns
about what they thought of their transition to rugby league.
Speaker 8 (08:00):
Yeah, obviously Gail was the first one to transition back
in twenty twenty two and seeing her grow as the
player that she is not only that but a fantastic
leader on the field as well, which we all knew
she's a very talented human being. So yeah, Gaye was
obviously the first one that transition, then Nile was not
long after her, and then as to Tyler and Stacey
(08:22):
and Tamika did the same thing. And I think it's
just great because as female rugby players we have those
opportunities to transition to different codes, but not only that,
it's to be paid to do it as well. And
then also you don't see a lot of men transition
from rugby to league too often. You've obviously got the
classics of Sunny Bill Williams and Rogers too, of Akashekho
(08:42):
have done it, but to see more females do it
is really exciting for our game and the opportunity for
us to be full time played, full time paid athletes
in rugby. So we can't help but celebrate it, you know,
so it's important that we see the positive side of
it all. I've been in obviously good conversations with the
girls to understand how the enter our w work and
(09:06):
especially with the contracts and all that. It's a big,
scary world, but it's extremely exciting for females to have
these opportunities to be paiday sleeps, to complete to compete
either in rugby union or league or both. So yeah,
I'm just very proud to be a part of that
legacy who have the ability to be able to participate
(09:28):
in both code.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Hey, thanks for joining us, MICHAELA. Blyde.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
You have a very merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Speaker 8 (09:34):
Thank you, Darcy. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
to you as well.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And afterwards dissecting the sporting agenda, It's Sportsfix with Darcy Waldegrave.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
In an unsurprising move, New Zealand Cricket have awarded the
captain see to the White Bull versions of the Black
Caps to Mitchell Santner. Absolutely no surprise there, and a
continuation of the safe and the calm and the considered
selections that New Zealand Cricket has had been dealing with
(10:09):
and handing out over the last decade, if not more.
This is great news not only for Mitchell Santna, but
for the team as a whole. He's a very calm
and collected individual, sometimes being known as flatline because he
is so relaxed. This is what we want to see
in a captain. Very similar to Caine Williamson, similar to
(10:32):
Tom Latham. These are the guys that maintain a steady
hand at the tiller as the black Caps go about
their business.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
It helps it.
Speaker 3 (10:41):
He's a dab hand with the bat wherever you put
him in and of course the way he bowls this
a reason why he's in demand with the IPL sides.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
This is great. Consistency is so important.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
In the game of cricket, and a Mitch Satner I
believe we had that in spades. And on a broadcasters note,
what I enjoy about this is the entertainment factor. When
it comes to talking with Mitch Santner, he is He
is laid back, he doesn't really bite to anything that
he has a wicked sense of humor, and he knows
(11:16):
how to play the interview game. Mitt Santner, welcome to
the captaincy, even though you've had it before.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
But on a full time.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
Basis really looking forward to interviewing you again in the future.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Well done, Chalky.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Oh and the reason they call him Chalky is he
went through a stage there of breaking pretty much every
bone in his body. Therefore they thought his bones were
made of chalk.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
And I'm welcoming into the chamber for the last time
in twenty twenty four. Digital sport editor from New Zealand Herald,
Alex Powell Lucky lasts with me and tell Piney rolls
on on made.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
How are you happy? Holidays?
Speaker 9 (11:56):
What's it the last be?
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Because I'm going on holiday at the end of the year,
which is like Saturday to me, So there'll be no
more until next year?
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Right?
Speaker 9 (12:05):
What am I going to do?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
What?
Speaker 2 (12:06):
You're not the last ever, It's just for twenty twenty four.
Speaker 8 (12:09):
I'll get over it.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
So do you need to cuddle once we're done with this? Okay, fine,
let's do it. Let's fall on into some big sports
stories of the date. No surprise with Chalky flat line
the Saint Nicolaus. He's got his role as the head
of the well, the captain of the white ball disciplines
for the Black caps.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
No real surprise here, Alex.
Speaker 9 (12:29):
No, I mean once they signposted what was going to
happen by making the announcement as old school.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
They set that up, didn't they. It's going to be
weare I wonder you go to school there.
Speaker 9 (12:38):
Yeah, But no, I think it's a great appointment. We've
really seen Mitchell Santona come along in the last couple
of years as an all format player. Now you look
at his last two Test matches and he's got two
Man of the Match awards. But I mean it's a
huge job the White Bull captain over the next few years.
It feels like they're well, I mean, there is an
event every year, there's either a champions Trophy or a
Tea twenty World Cup or a fifty over World Cup.
So he's going to have a lot of work to
(12:59):
do and it's going to be a pretty new look side.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
It will be new look, but from what he can
gather from matches, he wants to carry on the same
cold to within the side, and by giving him that job,
that very much signals that doesn't a culture of consistency
of keeping things as nice and calm, steady as they go,
not steady the ship that's the other bloke, but that
that's the feeling.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
It's pretty predictable.
Speaker 9 (13:23):
Yeah, And like this has been the most successful era
of New Zealand cricket ever, hasn't it? So why do
you not want to keep that going? I'll flip that
around the other way though. Is it a culture of
just finishing short well historically? Yes, maybe it does need
to turn around. He's just one step. But I've constantly
said this and I'll keep saying it.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
When I was watching the black Caps as a young bloke,
before they even the black Caps, they wouldn't even get
close to any final.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Land they disappoint and the disappointed.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
And then suddenly they started getting through the finals and
getting through the finals and getting through the finals. Next
step up getting through the finals and winning them. And
I think that is the next step. And I think
I don't think Mitchell's saddled with any grief or trauma
from from previous experience. Is it?
Speaker 9 (14:06):
You look at where cricket is now and the final
structure of all these things are basically you know, four teams,
three of them are going to be the Big three
of India, Australia and England. And I mean it just
happens that New Zealander are off in the fourth team,
so if Santana can keep that going, then good on them.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
We'll surely India to be stoked to see him captain
after the havoc he coursed over in India, and I
think the fan base finding out that he was a
scratch golfer.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Oh my god, we've been beaten by golfer. This is
a scandal. But he's great media fighter, isn't he for
guys like us? Oh?
Speaker 9 (14:36):
I mean, I had a lot of respect for Mitch
in the way he holds himself. You know, he's he
copped it from all sides before that tour of India,
and then he made the credits like their words.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Good and experience and develops every time through.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
Let's just hope, because one of his nicknames is Chalky
went through stage where he broke every bone he had
in his body. So hopefully everything's healed and it's a
bit more solid at this time around.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
But generally we're fairly happy campers, aren't we. Alex.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
I'm pretty happy with that.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Happy campers probably only exist in half of high performance
sport in New Zealand, and undergraduates can they call them that,
not the sports, the nesos that they fund. They came
out today. Some sports have been given a whole lot
more money. Some sports have been cut to bits. They're
being slaughtered. The way this works, you perform well at
(15:22):
an Olympic Games, a pinnacle event, they'll give you more
for next time around. You don't, they cut your money?
Is that the right order? Is this the way it
should be done?
Speaker 9 (15:30):
I don't think it is. It's equality versus equity, isn't it.
Do you give everyone what they've earned or do you
give everyone what they need? You know, because I know
definitely what way this lanes. We're giving everyone what we
feel like they've earned. Anyone who's gone away and performed
at the Olympics this year has been rewarded for that,
and the people who haven't have suffered. And you think, well,
how that's just going to create a spiral effect, doesn't it?
Speaker 3 (15:49):
Well? I don't know, because it's a character or a whip,
isn't it. You perform well if you get the character
gets to cheer it at the end. If you don't,
they beat you. Yeah, who responds well to that? But
in defense of high performance sporting set.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
What do they do, how do they operate? This is
very very difficult.
Speaker 9 (16:04):
Exactly we have this every year? Who missus? Aman basketball
kept getting shit after for a long time. What are
we had now? We had sevens get cut or sorry
not cut completely cut completely that they have had a reduction,
which you know sevens is a strong suit for us.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Well that the women haven't.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
It's the blokes that have gone down because they are
being punished for not being so okay, stand on your
own two feet, can get it done.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
They be a part of.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
New Zealand sporting society that go hold on the inst
I've got loads of money, not that they managed to
do anything with it.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
It's thrail it away. But why does the government taxpayer
money have to go to the sevens? Anyway? It's that's
news on a Rabi's job, wasn't it.
Speaker 9 (16:39):
Yeah, it's a very good point.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
You're not going to argue with me on that one.
Speaker 9 (16:42):
Not at all ready with it?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
Brilliant. Okay, what about hockey?
Speaker 3 (16:45):
They have been fried one point four million dollars gone
for the Olympic cycle.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
The women's blacksticks have been million bucks. But dad is borrutal.
But I mean they haven't performed.
Speaker 9 (16:58):
Either then where does the next generation who can perform
come from. They're going to be funneled elsewhere now.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
Probably golf, maybe cricket yep. And there's been other sports
that people will question. Snow sport New Zealand had a
time of it. They're winning things on a global stage,
which is amazing, but something like snow sports, how engaged
is that with most of the community. I mean, how
many people actually go and play in the mountain? Is
(17:24):
this It seems that I did, but I come from
the South Island, but I just wonder if it's a
way bit I hate to say it elitist.
Speaker 9 (17:31):
Yeah, no, I again, we're green a lot on this podcast.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
It's no good. We'll find a place to argue shortly.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Ah And I see sport climbing's got a bit more money,
so that's good to see.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
I suppose it's the way of the future.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
And E games or e sports hasn't been given one
red scent good.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I'm not crying about that one either.
Speaker 9 (17:51):
It's computers. It's playing computers.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
It's not a.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Sport, it's an exercise in quick reactions.
Speaker 9 (17:59):
I mean, I look, I like computer games as the
next pot I don't know why I'm saying computing games.
It's not my dad. No, you know, I like playing
games as much as the next bloke, but it's not
a sport. Don't let it go anywhere near the well.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
A whole lot of people dig it and love it
and watch it, so you have your own one. Aren't
the Olympics doing any Olympics especially for that.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
It's a new section of society.
Speaker 9 (18:19):
So they should do put one hundred meters in it.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
I remember telling my dad, but I wanted coins for wizards,
the video game parlor and christ.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Sheets that open up at the eighties. I said, it's
really good for my reaction time. It's going to be
really good for me to give me some money.
Speaker 9 (18:34):
And your career as a fighter pilot.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Yees off. Alex Powell joins us in the chamber. You
see Digital Sports Editor of New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Hell, let's finish things off with our favorite sport, motorsport.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
And Formula one?
Speaker 3 (18:47):
Are they still clowning around on Liam Lawson and Sergio
Pereth and Yuki Snoda and the list goes on and on.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
When's this going to stop? Alex?
Speaker 9 (18:56):
Look as the bloke who's having to wake up at
three o'clock every morning to frantically check that it hasn't
been announced. I hope it stops very soon.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Does well before Christmas?
Speaker 9 (19:05):
Yeah, it'll be before Christmas. Surely you don't drag it
out into the imagine if they turn up in Melbourne
next year and no one knows even then who's driving for.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Maybe they like being in the news all the time, right,
so it is constantly rumoring a new indo. So they're
keeping themselves right up there in the news cycle by
doing nothing.
Speaker 9 (19:21):
Yeah, sell if you can keep your name out there.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Oh no, we find out once they've dealt with Although
this has been poo pooed, but of course it would
have been by the boss people at read Ball. It's
not about Perez wanting millions of dollars to Canons contract.
Speaker 9 (19:37):
Well, I mean, I imagine it absolutely is.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
As soon as they say no, it isn't.
Speaker 9 (19:42):
Otherwise you just make the switch and on.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
That we'll let you get out of here. Merry Christmas,
my friend, thanks very much for you help this. He
has been a real pleasure.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Likewise, my friend, this is Sports Fix, your daily dose
of sports hues powered by News Talks.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
Heavy and that's Sports Fix for another day the wind
and that's Sports Fix for another day, the eighteenth of
December twenty twenty four.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
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Speaker 3 (20:09):
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