Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sports Reporter on Auckland FC's win, the weekend's Super Rugby, and Ryan Fox at the PGA championship

Auckland FC have beaten Melbourne Victory by one point.

It means the team is one game away from making the grand final.

Newstalk ZB’s Andrew Alderson talks to Ryan Bridge about the game, Super Rugby over the weekend and Ryan Fox’s dreams coming true.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
So the old Western Springs and Auckland for those who know,
a big battle going on between the XABS over who
will take control of it. You know what will happen
to it, what will the future of it? Best? You've
got this morning, Sir Brian Williams coming out with his
vision for a community solution. So you're looking at a
five to eight thousand six stadium that could cater for
club sport, school finals, competitions, your community tournaments, all that

(00:22):
kind of stuff. Nice stuff. And then you've got on
the other side, over a very high fence, you've got
Allie Williams and his crew and they are promising twenty
five thousand capacity concert venue, eight indoor basketball courts, indoor
six paddle courts, four outdoor training fields, five hospitality establishments.
That's how they make their money. So your coffee while

(00:44):
you're watching that sport and three hundred million dollar price tag.
But it's all privately funded, Brian, bless you. But the
council will have to pay for that, won't they. So
whose side are you on? Twenty after five Brian Bridge
Andrew Ordison here was fought. Good morning Greeting's right? Which
side of the fence?

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Would you say, geez, well, hard to go past b G.
To be honest, he's a wily character.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Yeah, I.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Tte your point though, Yeah, yeah, just this year numbers
et cetera. Yeah, always got a lot of backing in
that part of the world.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
He does, he does and he's a great man. So
from the FC, they've had a win, great and it's
it's second leg to come.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yep, so one up literally over over Melbourn victory. So yeah,
coming to back to Auckland for this speaking the year
that the Eli Williams et cetera, and that the band
with the Eakland FC. What I mean could the season
continues to go for strength to strength, almost took it
to nil. I think that Marino strike just late in
the game hit both goalposts and abounded away. But yeah,

(01:46):
the Logan Rogers is striking the sixty fourth minute that
was enough to take them through. So yeah, it's they're
just that one game away from making the Grand Paint and.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
It's points across both games as yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah, so home and away and then establish with you
you go.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
Through hopefully we'll get to the final one of the
Pacificas beading the Blues, that was quite cool.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
I just think that's that's what makes the rugby, that's
what makes the competition. If you like this. It's just
so long that we've been waiting for this, for this
to happen, and that's just I think it's wonderful for
the sport as a whole. Ardie Savy, who is always
already the player of the season for Super Rugby as
a result of the voting process, but just leading them
from the front end. Gee, they were they were a

(02:26):
compelling watch, right, I just thought. And to beat the
Blues defending champions just an in Auckland contest as it
was in North Harbor there. But what are remarkable showing
from wider pacifica so into the top six into the
playoff spots, beating the Blues out for the time being,
Blues with the buy this week and then into the
final round and.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
My parents staying with me on the weekend and Dad
was saying, ohe the Hurricanes could get into the finals?
Is he dreaming? Possibly? Yeah, they're not doing that. I
mean they're doing okay now, but they in the last
few weeks, but they haven't been doing that.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
Well yeah yeah, yeah, So we'll see what happens.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
All right, he's a dream just coming.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
Down to there.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Ryan Fox. Ran Fox has already made his dreams come
true this morning. He's in the final round ten ten
to five this morning.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
Yes, I've just been watching it before I came in here.
He has part of the first so still sitting in
that year of seventeenth. He's three under overall, but it's
going to take a lot to hauland Scottie Scheffley here
number one golf in the world, Rhyn and pretty much
at the top of his game. He's eleven under, so
it's going to require something pretty remarkable from Fox. But

(03:32):
then again, if he holds where he is, he's going
to get a terrific paycheck. So continuing that form that
he had from what we saw go earlier on with
his first victory on the PGA to a myrdle Beach Classic,
and he took it into the first round with the
four under head of what an even part around in
a one over round. So you just finishing to see
what he produces a tall order, Yeah, I think so.

(03:54):
I think so.

Speaker 1 (03:55):
But so like the Hurricane, it's just if you go.

Speaker 2 (03:59):
Where Foxes go though, that's just a remarkable achievement in itself,
so you know, to hold that to a card for
other two years. The peace of mind from that, that's
really the bigger went Pretty special, isn't it.

Speaker 1 (04:08):
It is good to see your Andrew right hearing from
you throughout the morning forwards Andrew Ortison a Sport For more.

Speaker 2 (04:14):
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