Barra's Bit: It Could Be The Best Beach in Perth

Barra joined Lisa & Russell to chat all things sport and It’s going to be a  massive week. First up, the  AFL draft is on Wednesday and Thursday, which will change around 70 young men’s lives foreve and then on Friday the First Ashes Test match to take place at Perth Stadium. Also - Barra reveals his pick for best beach in Perth. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Time for barriers bits. Well the morning. Oh mate, I'm
so excited, Lise Russ. Beautiful day outside and I've been
getting fit and healthy and ready for this week. You
look ash is week ready to go? Look at you
look got plenty of sleep. No, it's just covering it.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
It's going to be bad, but it'll running up to
the bar.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
I'll be down at the back where they at optics,
the drink they have. They have pictures at opts out
the back where they can practice and that's where the
problems will be practicing. That's where the Aussies will be practicing.
I don't have to go to Lilac Kill anymore. I
love Lylac Hill by the way, but it's a bit
of a there anymore.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
So you're going to be out there spy spying in
the nets?

Speaker 1 (00:41):
Are yeah, absolutely poking through the nets with my little
camera there. So it's a big week in sport. The
AFL Draft is on Wednesday and Thursday night, so seventy
young men are across Australia will have their lives changed forever.
They'll be going into the draft day one, which is
Wednesday night, and then Thursdays when their rookies and.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
The rest them going no pressure.

Speaker 1 (01:01):
Yeah, so I'm not sleepless nights for those young men.
And then on Friday, of course, just this small event,
the first Dashes Test match in Perth at Optus. Actually
we're not supposed to say Optus anymore, I believe because
really Cricket Australia has asked us to call it Perth
Stadium because their major sponsor is Telstra, So could you

(01:24):
please refrain from calling it op to study and the
crappot anyways you reckon, well yeah it looks better on
you know. Yeah, so Ozzie fastball it. So my day
today is Scottie Bowland's talking of the Aussie fast bowler
who's come in. He's just the second Indigenous man alongside

(01:45):
Jason Gillespie to represent Australia. In almost one hundred and
fifty years of Test cricket, it's only been two indigenous players.
Can you believe that Johnny McGuire couldn't even get there?
And also it appears there might be a third one day,
which will be a really historic moment. Looks like Brendan
Doggett were rimmy fast bowler from to Woomba in Queensland.

(02:07):
So that we're Rimy mob is from around that area.
He's likely to make his debut. So it'll be the
third indigenous player, only the third in one hundred and
fifty years to play cricket for Australia in Test matches.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
It's on the first Australian cricket team ever to tour England,
a purely indigenous team.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
Yeah, true, that is absolutely true. It's strange, isn't it. Fine, fact,
do you think it's strange? I find it strange so
adept at sport.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
I think they're all playing football. I think it's just
a they don't gravitate to the guard.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, I think they got better things to do. We
play five days of cricket. Cost is a factor of course,
and private schools all sort of drive the cricket world.
I suppose I heard Gillespie say that same. Anyway, Dogget's
going to replace Josh Hazelwood, which is a monster out,
huge out for Australia, alongside Pat Coming. So that the

(02:57):
two of their great fast bowlers are out, there's only
one left star so it's a really an even money
game now. And I don't even know if bas Ball
is going to work over here for the torn froms
at Perth Stadium, so it'll be interesting to see because
that's normally on flatter wickets in England, so over here
will see how that goes. The boys will be teeing
off at late caring up about now. I reckon as well,

(03:17):
Marnus Labershane and Steve Smith and the rest up there having.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
A bit of a hit of golf training for the ashes. Mate.
I think that's why training is in the harbor. It's
like they can play golf in the morning. Well, it's
all hand eye coordination at the end of the day,
isn't it.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
Have you been to lake carrying up? I'll be right now,
be magnificent hitting off the first you know, when you
walk down the first tea and you hit off.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
Now go to the driving range. I go to the
driving range and straight to my lesson. I'm not allowed
on them.

Speaker 1 (03:50):
You play one that's royal. We That's a great thing
about golf when you hit off with your mates and
you just crack gags about the bloke in the bush
shore there's someone's who hit it bad your top to
you know, like you just get stuck in. It's the
greatest feeling ever you cannot be depressed. Honestly, it's so
good forget about all your problems, your mortgage.

Speaker 2 (04:10):
Anyway, I reckon, you've lost a few balls, you can
feel pretty depressed.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
Just quiet anyway you get you know, like you use
the floor shime wedge, just kick it out of the bush.

Speaker 2 (04:20):
That means I'm only a ladding. Here's a nine at
the moment.

Speaker 1 (04:25):
In the next game.

Speaker 2 (04:26):
Just says it.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
All right, if I use the floor shime wedge, see
what happens.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
I don't know. If I have, I wouldn't know. She's
more of a hush puppy's sandshi wedge.

Speaker 1 (04:37):
I got that?

Speaker 2 (04:38):
Is that like a sandwich.

Speaker 1 (04:42):
It's brilliant. I'll tell you in the break. And so
just before I know, I'm running out of time here,
so just quickly tell you two incredible things happen in
golf overnight. Rory McElroy needed an eagle on the last
hole to force a playoff at the World Tour Championship,
and he did it.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
This is amazing. Swooped in amazing.

Speaker 1 (04:58):
Part and then another blo he was playing with him
Rasmus Nearguard Peterson. He needed to play the last five
holes of this tournament in under fire in five under
to make keep his cards, so keep his job basically,
and so he went eagle birdie, but birdie birdie, which
none had done all week, and he got his card
playing next to Rory. So amazing golf day.

Speaker 2 (05:20):
Google it up that you're having a golf day in
a couple of weeks. Inspiration for you.

Speaker 1 (05:25):
Lisa, We're going to Vines, aren't we. I'll tell you
about the floor shine wedge.

Speaker 2 (05:30):
I believe you believe I might have been dragged into
this as well. I guess I'll be carrying the drinks
Stars one in all ninety six a FM, Lisa, Russell
and Barrow and just to get and.

Speaker 1 (05:41):
Finish off the cricket mood, getting into the ashes mood.
I just wanted to mention that there are some free
shows at the Empire bar David Boone and Gladstone Small
Remember glad on Wednesday Gladston Gladston Glads and small glads
and small Gladys. Remember those guys not big in the
neck department.

Speaker 2 (05:59):
No he was. He could have played rugby. I can
do it.

Speaker 1 (06:02):
I can do him well because I've got no neck.
And Jason Gillespie, the indigenous man, I said and Graham
Swan Thursday nights at the Empire Bar. But anyway, great humor. Hey, yeah,
I wanted to mention the footy. So the drafts on
Wednesday and Thursday. Number one prospect Willem Dersmar almost certainly
to join the Eagles. One to ninety three centimeters plays
a bit like the bond to the Eagles. He got

(06:23):
the first two picks. He knows Harley well because Harley
used to date his older sister right Yasmin, who plays
for the AFL.

Speaker 2 (06:30):
W used to cope it didn't end badly, Okay, no,
I think it.

Speaker 1 (06:34):
Must have ended well. So she's playing in a preliminary
final on Saturday as well. He also played with Zayne,
William's older brother when they're together as well, and Zayne
plays for North Melbourne. So Willem Dersmar is going to.

Speaker 2 (06:47):
Be a star.

Speaker 1 (06:48):
You'll be hearing a lot about him now. I wanted
to finish on talking about Have a listener. Can you
believe it's twenty years since this happened? One of Australia's
greatest sporting moments. See if the spring back brings back
any memories for you least, where were you when you
saw or heard this.

Speaker 2 (07:07):
I was in the car. If John, Aloisi, you can
score this goal in Australia and we will be there.

Speaker 1 (07:16):
Are you sure?

Speaker 2 (07:18):
I'm trying to do half before two wins? Chorus John,
here's Aloisi for a place in the world. In chorus John,
the goods coming. Oh where was I?

Speaker 1 (07:43):
I reckon?

Speaker 2 (07:44):
I was probably watching Frasier or something. I heard it.
I heard it on the radio. I was in the
car going somewhere and and I heard heard it all
hardhown believe it was twenty years ago.

Speaker 1 (07:54):
It's Beyeah and Ireland did something similar overnight as well.
Google that they beat Poland to make the World Cup.
So amazing and just a big cheeriots everyone from the
Palm Beach Rotary Club and the local council in Rockingham.
The Channel seven Rockingham Beach Cup was massive yesterday. Darren
macaulay was calling Hayden Valentine was interviewing thousands of people.

(08:17):
It's brilliant down to Rockingham.

Speaker 2 (08:18):
It's a very good beach. I'll tell you what. It
could be the best beach in Perth.

Speaker 1 (08:22):
Yeah, and well protected, beautifully magnificent, lots of boats. Well,
don't tell you guys. Raising money for charity as well.