D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Ryan Papenhuyzen being granted early release from Melbourne Storm

Shock in rugby league as the Melbourne Storm reluctantly grant fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen an early release, with one year left on his NRL contract.

Papenhuyzen says he's taking a break away from the game to consider his future.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
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tabee Neither bet more than you can afford to lose.
That is the key thing there. I should know because
I lose every week. Yep, that's a given.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
You know.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
If I could bet against myself to win, I'd probably
make quite a lot of money. That make any sense
now it doesn't. Did you know that the black Caps
are not favorites for the game coming up on Saturday
in Wellington?

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Why?

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Well, I don't know. They know more than we do.
The tabb set the odds ten dollars fifteen England are
favorite sort of dollars sixty seven. I think they being
favorites for the last two matches. But if you want
to get a bit of a stretch on it, Riching
ravishing reck Ravendra is paying ten to fifty to be
the highest score of the game. That might be worth it.
Same with Harry Brook ten bucks and maybe Mitchell Darryl

(01:03):
Mitchell Dazza, who has not been dismissed so far in
this series. He's paying dollar fifty to score twenty runs
on more So, there's a few little choices in there
to play remember two fifteen. That and it's a sunny day.
What I'm told? I mean you lived in Wellington as well,
so how long do sunny days last? But that's all
the forecasters and that means it's going to be a

(01:25):
good day. And what is Wellington on a good day?

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Oh you can't beat mun't beat it on those fuck guys? Right, Yeah,
that's brilliant.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
A eighteen bit responsibly.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Now, Darcy, is this a big deal that Ryan Pappenhausen
has been let go of his contract by the Melbourne Storm.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Well, people are making a big deal. Is it a
year to go on his contract?

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Is he a marquee player? Yes? So why would they
let him go?

Speaker 1 (01:47):
Well? I don't think he can keep A guy in
a society doesn't want to be there.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Where does he want to go?

Speaker 1 (01:53):
He hasn't said anything what this is interesting? He posted
it on Instagram a week or so ago. Real pea
is an inside job. It comes from understanding that the
game and this life will never go exactly and it
comes from understanding there are forces at play that are
beyond you. It comes from one quiet truth. You gave
it everything you had. That's always a victory. He wrote

(02:16):
that on Instagram.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
She's that's a bit deep, isn't it a bit deep?

Speaker 1 (02:21):
So I don't know what's in there. There's been all
sorts of thoughts. Maybe he does he want to come
and live over in Auckland.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
I don't think once he's been connected to though DUS.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
Three sixty Rugby three sixty.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Is it not possible? Like it wouldn't be. You wouldn't
be like drawing a long bow to suggest that he
has been let go by the Melbourne Storm because he
wants to go to R three sixty. Now, let's if
he does go to the Saudi Rugby League. That's a
code for them, isn't it, because it's their first big signing.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
It is a rugby league player, a rugby player. But
that's okay. He's in the back line, so he'll be fine.
Wouldn't have to do too much of an adjustment. Look,
he has been talking with them. This is not a secret.
So maybe sat down and you know what there's a
good chance I am age.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
For the Soudis huge. It is, isn't it.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Well, he's not a rugby player, but he's a massive name.
You saw one the club Churchill Meddle back in twenty twenty.
I think it was. Is a sensational player. The worst
lid in the competition without a doubt.

Speaker 2 (03:16):
Has he got a terrible haircut?

Speaker 1 (03:17):
Oh bro?

Speaker 2 (03:18):
And that really is that? That comes from me, that's
coming from you, and considering the haircuts that are out
there on those fields, Darcy. The thing why I'm interested
in this more really than him leaving the Melbourne Storm
is that if he does, in fact go to the Soudis,
and it's a big marquee name like that, that will
give so many guys permission to say yes to the
Soudis because all it takes is the one big.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Guy, right and he starts the flat and then it
pops it potentially and they're all off out of the will.
And of course he gets ten year banned from the NRL.
He's been paying for ten years anyway. Does he give
him care?

Speaker 2 (03:51):
He's given it everything, has he said?

Speaker 1 (03:53):
Maybe he's suddenly realized that taking taking blows to the
head with forearms for another ten years is probably not
good for his retire My.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Husband tuned into the Netball last night hours out for dinner,
so he decided to watch the Netball and he.

Speaker 1 (04:05):
Said, great game.

Speaker 2 (04:06):
Yeah, he was like, Netbull's changed since I last watched it.
They just played a lot of seven minute blocks and
it just went on and on.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
Wait, what was he watching it on a pie television
where he just saw that that was it?

Speaker 2 (04:21):
The tiebreaker stuff?

Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, it was pretty exciting. Second half is amazing, extrawdinary
I and will be joined by Blair Tingno on the
show tonight as well, talking about his wonderful comeback there
for for as well.

Speaker 2 (04:32):
Brilliant Hey, thank you, Darcy, appreciated as always, That's Darcy
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