Jason Pine: Weekend Sport Host ahead of the All Blacks v Wallabies test

It's an action packed weekend, with the final clashes of the Rugby Championship and the NRL Grand Final kicking off.

Jason Pine joined Andrew Dickens to give his insight into how it'll all play out. Will the All Blacks break their inconsistent streak and claim a second victory over Australia? And who will claim the victory in the NRL - the Broncos or the Storm? 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
Jason Plain afternoon, Hello, Andrew. I may have been a
bit quick in saying that there's no cricket tonight, but
it doesn't look like there's any cricket tonight, is there.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Now.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
I've had a look at the forecast and it doesn't
look promising, nor doesn't look promising for tomorrow night. It's odd,
isn't it. You know that you think of a place
in New Zealand that you know you can guarantee reasonable
whether most of the time in Mount Montganer be to
one of the places you'll land on. But we are
early October.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
I was going to say it is October. I have
never seen an international game played now, and I've just
complained about the fact that we've got three tours that
are all over and done with by December. We've got
nothing in January, we've got nothing in February, and then
of course we have an autumn of cricket after this
spring of cricket. What's that about?

Speaker 3 (00:46):
You're speaking my language, Andrew. I can't work it out either.
You and I grew up in a time where January
February was the real heart of the home summer. We'd
have white and red ball international cricket to look forward to.
You're right, once Christmas rolls around, that's it. But I
guess we do have a T twenty World Cup to
look forward to early part of next year. But look,
it's yeah, it's hardly surprising, is it that that cricket

(01:09):
scheduled in early October was going to be affected by
the weather regardless of where we had it in New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
What that oval needs is a roof. But correct, let's
Nott's not even get into that. Well, yes, here's something
that is definitely going to happen as at ten forty
on Saturday night. Whether I'm going to stay up for it,
I don't know or backs whilabies, how are you feeling?

Speaker 3 (01:28):
I feel good about it. What I want to see
is a halt to the inconsistency that has afflicted the
All Blacks through the Rugby Championship. They beat Argentina, then
lost to Argentina, beat South Africa, then lost to South Africa,
beat Australia. So I don't want to see them lose
tomorrow night. I want some consistency. I look at the
team that's been named. There are many changes to run

(01:48):
an eye over no Boden Barrett of course, to Damien
McKenzie and at ten first ever testaff a Peter likey
Quintin Pie is going to play center, which is an
unfamiliar position for him, and other talking points as well. Well.
Sixty five thousand packing into Opta Stadium over in Perth
should be a good spectacle.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Okay, I've got a question for you. We've got want inconsistency.
So we've put Lester fayan Nuku on the wing, even
though for the last two years or two on he's
been playing center, and we've put Quinti Pie in at
center even though he normally plays second five. And so
we're putting people out of their positions into different positions
at a time, and we want consistency.

Speaker 3 (02:24):
So how does that? This is a very good question
you ask, or questions plural. Look, I look at what's
got Robertson's done since he took the reins, and I
did a quick calculation before I came on with you.
He's used fifty five different players in what will be
twenty three Test matches after tomorrow night. Fifty five different
blogs have been handled a Black jersey in his time
as All Blacks coach. He's talked about building depth, He's

(02:45):
talked about giving opportunities. I guess if you are going
to do that, the first two years of a World
Cup cycle is when you do it. What I would
like to see, as I'm sure you would, as a
crystallizing down to a more of a core group of
players next year and on towards the World Cup. Who
will carry our hopes to Australia in twenty twenty seven?

Speaker 2 (03:02):
An Url Graham Final Sunday night, I'm going for the Broncos.
What are you going for?

Speaker 3 (03:06):
There?

Speaker 2 (03:06):
Is Jose Storm?

Speaker 3 (03:07):
Yeah, I am too. I think a lot of people say, well,
Storm have been there, done that, They're kind of the
experienced team. But I look at what the Broncos did
last week beating the Panthers. Not many people have done
that come finals time in the last little while, and
that wonderful one over camera a couple of weeks before that.
I just feel like it might be their time. The
Storm will be favorites, I'm sure. But yeah, Rees Walsh
a guy we know well over the side of the ditch.

(03:28):
I wonder whether he might hold the key for a
Broncos one on Sunday Night.

Speaker 2 (03:31):
He always does, but he's a little crazy.

Speaker 3 (03:35):
You we can talk this week weeknd talk.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
All right, Jason Plane, have yourself a great weekend. Of course,
Jason on the on the radio over the weekend, the
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