The Waterboys - June 3rd

Hosts: Brent Costelloe and Blair Brownless

0.00 - Hour 1 Opener

04.05 - The Week That Was

10.07 - Nicole Bresnehan (North Melbourne AFLW Player)

21.58 - Sam Siggins (Lauderdale FC Player)

31.08 - Sophie Holyman (Queensland State of Origin Player)

40.00 - Hour 2 Opener

41.26 - Mark Brown (Yes AFL Team, Yes Stadium)

47.26 - AFL Round 12

54.03 - Mark Gerrard (Classic Wallaby)

1.02.30 - Good Sport Award and Show Close

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:11):
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Speaker 3 (00:13):
Top of the morning to you wherever you're listening to
us across there is a beautiful.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
State of Tasmania. You are with the water Boys. Brent
Costello and Blair Browns. Is in this morning? Get a baby?

Speaker 4 (00:22):
Yes, good morning, Brene. Great to be in the studio.
I was up late watching a bit of French Open
and the AFL before that, and the NRLs. All sport happening.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
There's plenty going on, and Jimmy was Carlton just another
loss last.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Night, fifth in a row.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
Melbourne gets at season back on track though after a
couple of losses.

Speaker 4 (00:40):
Yes, Melbourne seventeen point victors there. Harry McKay was back
in form.

Speaker 5 (00:45):
Brent.

Speaker 4 (00:45):
Have you everyone in hell there breath when he had
that first shot for corect bread and it went through
and he kicked three for the night. So Harry's back.
But as you said, Carlton struggling. They've lost seven of
the eight games.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Haven't beaten much either, when they have had the wins, they.

Speaker 4 (01:03):
Beat you long early, which is a massy one for him.
And then yeah, since then not great. But in the NRL,
what again, this was the Raiders were twenty and West
Tiger's nineteen. It was a super close one.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
Doesn't get much closer than that. Let's go to the
basketball last night. I'm not sure if you saw a
tweet last night from the form of Premier.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
David Bartler, but.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Popped up out of the Hobart Netborne Sports Center and
the game was delayed by fifty odd.

Speaker 4 (01:30):
Men've been cracking it.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
No broke broke. Yeah, it was out of the four.
It's interesting.

Speaker 3 (01:36):
But anyway, it was a tough night for our charges
last night. Frankston getting the job done in the men's
and women's. In the men's game it was ninety nine
to seventy five and in the women's ninety four to
fifty nine. So some soul searching to do. They get
to back up straight away tonight. They're down at Cirell,
the Charges to take on the new stadium at Crell.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yes, which is cool.

Speaker 3 (01:57):
And Ringo was in the north of the state last
night and the Tornado has got the job done. By
eight points eighty to seventy two, and the thunder won
as well, eighty three to seventy eight. So they'll flip
around tonight, Frenks and obviously a lot higher on the ladder,
and they'll go to north tonight and would come down
to the south.

Speaker 4 (02:13):
That's a good way to do the drawer, isn't it.
Brenee The visiting teams around, it's.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
Happening a bit more regularly the two. So a smart
move from the NBO one. He mentioned the French Open
last night. Unfortunately, Tanasi kockan Arcis is out after being
defeated by Katchanov in four set, six, four sixty one, three, six,
seven six, and Novak Djokovic.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Through to the third round.

Speaker 4 (02:36):
He's through the third round number three seed, no back,
and so al Koraz is the number one seed and
wondering if the young man can be a final for
the ages.

Speaker 3 (02:48):
Djokovic versus opens it up without Raffa, there doesn't it?

Speaker 4 (02:51):
It does, It certainly does. But giz At al Kiaz
that Carlos Alcaraz, he's a young beauty.

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Speaking of a young beauty, that's not you.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
We've got the week that was coming up first for
you this morning, plenty to talk about.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
Also football with Nicole Bresidahan.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
From North Melbourne AFA Yes, yes, of course front and
center on the day that we had the AFL license.
Yes as well which see really difficult week for the
lord a Dale Football clubs. Shocking news about the tragic
passing of d On Mead. But Sam Siggins will join
us to preview their game against North High But but
also speak about d on Mead's legacy as well and.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Our too of extra time.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
You've organized this the Yes AFL teams stadium founder if
you like.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Mark Brown will join us which will will be good.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
We'll look at AFL round twelve and Mark Gerard to
a classic Wallaby join us. He's in town for ninety
years of rugby league union. Sorry, yes, she's good. Also
up the show with a Good Sport Award. Look at
the NBA finals so far and Blair has got a
very hot take on the A League Grand Final which
is happening late at tonight.

Speaker 2 (03:56):
That's all head for you over the next couple of hours.

Speaker 3 (03:58):
On the water Boys, stick with us for fun and
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Speaker 2 (04:10):
From the past seven days. Here's the water Boys. It
was what's going on locally, nationally and internationally. Blair. Let's
start though, with the mid season draft. What do you
think of it? Do you think it? Yeah?

Speaker 3 (04:23):
I like the concept. But do we need to make
it a trade period as well?

Speaker 2 (04:27):
Or yes?

Speaker 4 (04:28):
This is where we're going. Mid season draft period. That's
where you're going. And we see it in the NBA,
don't we where players? You know, if you need a ruckman,
you could go to the draft and pick up a
ruckman from another club. But here's one for you, Brene.
Is it true that West Coast wanted all thirteen picks
in the mid season draft?

Speaker 2 (04:48):
Probably number one though, so that was good.

Speaker 4 (04:53):
I mean John Nucom came through.

Speaker 2 (04:55):
Was that last year or two years ago? Yeah?

Speaker 4 (04:57):
Two years ago. So it'll be interesting you track these
thirteen players that got picked up. How many make their
way to you know, a game, a career of twenty
more games? It wouldn't be too many.

Speaker 2 (05:09):
But when you come off the rookie listen, I don't Yeah, that's.

Speaker 4 (05:11):
A good one. Yeah, yeah too, but it's great. You know,
young people getting opportunity and the stories behind it are fantastic.
You know, love and bliss playing in the country and
get drafted in to an AFL club. That's amazing story.

Speaker 2 (05:24):
Absolutely. Hey, the Hawthorne saga.

Speaker 3 (05:28):
Kind of came to a head, I suppose, so Gil
McLaughlin calling a snap press conference on Tuesday.

Speaker 2 (05:33):
Nine quarter to eight. But this is far from over,
far from over.

Speaker 4 (05:37):
Well, as you said, the AFL have cleared l Clarkson
Chris Fagan of any wrongdoing, but then there's Cyril reality,
just the open letter that came out very recently and
former Hawks Carl Peterson and Jamie Miller Lewis. Look, basically
they're saying their complaints are not heard. They'll take it
all the way to the Human Rights Commission and if needed,

(05:58):
the Federal Court. Just lingers on this, and there's been
no winners in this, and hopefully the truth comes out
somewhere along the along the line. We certainly have not
heard al Clark's and or Chris Fagan's version of the
whole doings there. So yeah, it just lingers on, doesn't it.

Speaker 2 (06:16):
What does Indeed, we mentioned off the top of the show.

Speaker 3 (06:20):
A really really tough week for the lord Dale footy
club with the really tragic passing of the Maid club icon,
it's fair to say, and hearing all the stories coming
out about what Don actually did at the club during
the week is just phenomenal.

Speaker 2 (06:34):
Did you play against.

Speaker 4 (06:35):
Elle, Yeah, I've played a little bit against Dion and
he was one of those heart and soul guys at
your club who was happy to fulfill any role that
you needed, was always there. He's actually a whole family
got involved in the Lord Deale football Club and they
are the people that you just love at your local
club and they on it very you know, always had

(06:57):
a smile on his face. And yeah, he's passing is very,
very sad and it's just triggering a massive out pouring
of emotion from lord the football club and all the
other clubs as well. I've had dealings with Dyn He's
just such a class act.

Speaker 3 (07:12):
He was absolutely and obviously Sam Siggs will drawn us
later this hour to talk about Don's legacy and what's
been planned today down at Skobas Oval for the game
against North Hobart.

Speaker 2 (07:23):
Let's go to basketball.

Speaker 3 (07:24):
Milton Doyle, I think we're close, close to having some
form of answer.

Speaker 2 (07:28):
His season's over, now over in Turkey.

Speaker 4 (07:31):
Had he play he played really well dominate there. Yeah,
he is more offers coming in now, Brenda, if you
don't break the story that he when he signs that
dotted line, this is your challenge. You have to get
it and announce it first. Well, that's your role.

Speaker 2 (07:50):
I'll do my very best play. I'll do my best.

Speaker 3 (07:53):
Christine Finigan the Coast, the jack Jumpers, we spoke to
her yesterday. She says she's hoping to have some news
either way in this next Either way either way, I
think if I'm a betting man, it's eighty twenty's yeah, yeah,
don't worry about.

Speaker 2 (08:08):
It that they don't seem panicked at all, the jack Jumpers.

Speaker 4 (08:10):
That's good.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
That is good news.

Speaker 3 (08:12):
Josh Demarci signing on to as a dpeat during the.

Speaker 4 (08:16):
Week that player, yes initiated as we've got the full compliment.

Speaker 3 (08:20):
We've got Sean McDonald who also talk about him being
up greater potentially but not not as yet. Maybe that
will still happen. Walter Brown and Trey Armstrong of course
to the other d piece, So looking forward to that.
Corey Carmen arrived during the week as an import for
the Hobart women's team too. The Hobart Judge women's team,
Angie Eventsulau sent back home. I wasn't doing quite enough

(08:43):
and paying big money too, I think Angie services too.
So Corey came in and he's got twelve points last
night in the game against Frankston and the other big
news during the word two and it's just reports at
this stage. I think the PFL has actually come out
and confirm this, but certainly Rob Wilkinson pulled off the
card after returning a positive drug.

Speaker 2 (09:03):
Test, which is devastating news.

Speaker 3 (09:06):
Obviously, you know, we don't know the full story and
you need to hear Rob's side of the story, but
from the outset, just an idea that he's been pulled
off his card after performing so well on the PFL.

Speaker 4 (09:16):
This was huge, wasn't it, and dune ate the fight
was going to take place, and so yeah, Rob's definitely
off that card. And interestingly, ten fighters have been banned
for failed drug tests in this area. So as you said,
though we haven't heard Rob side of events, but he's
definitely won't be fighting in that massive card on June eighth.

Speaker 6 (09:37):
All right.

Speaker 2 (09:38):
That is the week that was.

Speaker 3 (09:39):
Got plenty more coming your way on the show this morning.
In our too, we're going to talk about the stadium.
Were going to talk about the.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
Afl Round twelve.

Speaker 3 (09:46):
Also Mark Gerard to a classic Wallabill join us, but
we're talking footy in the next couple of segments. Second
leak with Sam Siggins from Loauded our Footy Club. But
up next it's Nicole Bresnahan from North Melbourn's AFLW side.
She joins us after this on the water Boys right
across Tasburnia thanks to Taz Mak.

Speaker 2 (10:02):
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Speaker 3 (10:09):
It is the water Boys, brentcos Elo and Blair Brownless
for your Saturday morning.

Speaker 2 (10:15):
And seeing it.

Speaker 4 (10:15):
One and all.

Speaker 2 (10:18):
Chorus.

Speaker 3 (10:21):
Well, the afl W isn't too far away. Most teams
returning to preseason this week. In one of those was
in the North Melbourne Footy Club and joining us on
the line now is one of the superstars from Arden Street,
Nicole Bresdahan.

Speaker 2 (10:34):
Welcome back to the Shy.

Speaker 7 (10:35):
Bres Thanks brand, thanks for having me.

Speaker 2 (10:37):
Lovely to speak to you. How's things going.

Speaker 3 (10:40):
You're over there in Melbourne Obviously, as I said, preseason
started this week and you won the time trial, didn't you?

Speaker 7 (10:47):
Equal?

Speaker 5 (10:47):
Equal?

Speaker 2 (10:48):
Cool?

Speaker 7 (10:49):
Yeah, it's been a great week. We obviously had a
savor of testing this week time trial Monday, but yeah,
it's just been really great to get back into it.
Obviously had a pretty long off season this time round,
but yeah, it's just been been really exciting to be
back over in Melbourne and really stuck into it. Actually
got the yo yo in about three hours, so we've

(11:10):
got of that.

Speaker 2 (11:11):
Well, very good, Dan. What is pre season like?

Speaker 3 (11:14):
Obviously a nice time because you get back around your
team mate, so it's probably the hardest part of your
year as well because you're doing all this testing.

Speaker 2 (11:20):
Et cetera.

Speaker 7 (11:22):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, and obviously work as well as throwing
that a lot of the girls often have part time
or full time jobs around footy as well. But yeah,
so it's been a little bit of a shift this
year as we kind of started a solo edge towards
that kind of full time professionalism. But yeah, we're starting
to have a bit more of a day session as well.
So previously we've always trained kind of outside in Amal

(11:44):
nine to five working week, but this season we've yeah,
we're in the club Monday Thursday evenings and then we've
moved to a bit of a day session on Tuesday
and then a larger session on Saturday as well. Yeah,
so it's been pretty full on this week. We're still
we're still in a bit of like an induction period,

(12:04):
but it's really nice. We've got you know, six new
recruits the club. It's pretty pretty good feeling and obviously
great toe on in there on Tuesdays as well. It's
been that kind of whole of club feels, the wholefully
departments in there, the men's program. Yes, that's just been great.

Speaker 4 (12:20):
That is great, Nicole, So that that's meant that you've
left your job with IFEL Tasmania. So how are you
feeling some work commitments because I think you're in there
if L headquarters now.

Speaker 8 (12:31):
Yes.

Speaker 7 (12:31):
Yeah, so still still working with the if L which
is which has been great because they're quite supportive of
you know, a very flexible kind of working arrangement, which
is which has been really great actually because a lot
of a lot of girls in this position playing footy
have often had to really dive back on the hours
or potentially have to quit their quit their jobs. So yeah,

(12:52):
really fortunate as like a playing group. We've had some
really great employers kind of really assist with that place schedule.
But yeah, still working in the AFL, still working actually
in a really kind of exciting part of the business
in the talent space. So yeah, really just doing a
lot of the operations for those underrated and girls and
boys kind of programs, So really exciting to also see

(13:15):
their kind of pathways and that transition hopefully into some
of these boys and girls in TAGI potentially being on
afol af.

Speaker 4 (13:21):
Aw lists and Nicole. The other thing about the overlap
with the men's program, because your competition starts the first
week in September, was that the drain, if you like,
on resources there at the club with physios and doctors
and support staff. I know it's only been day one
of pre season, but how's the club gone about that

(13:44):
to just make sure there's enough resources for everyone.

Speaker 7 (13:48):
Yeah, it takes a hell of a lot of planning,
I think, and with a lot of clubs. I think
some clubs have actually moved to three or four day
sessions a week, which which is huge on resources and still,
especially when you've got potentially a couple of programs floating
in and out of the club as well with your
bfl bfor W and bits and pieces. So yeah, it

(14:10):
has been hard, and obviously it is quite hard on
staff in particular in the in the AfOR W space
has you know, got videos and doctors and things like
that that are only working part time and limited time
around their other roles within kind of the community. But yeah,
it's actually worked quite well. We kind of boys out
in the track in the morning while we do a

(14:31):
lot of meetings in gym and then we kind of
do a bit of a swap that you know, we've
only had one session of that Tuesday, and it's already
kind of really nice to start to feel that that
connection around the club that you know, I've been here
for three or four five years actually now that i
haven't met a lot of people at the club, so
it's really nice to be able to get in there
on a day session as well and really.

Speaker 3 (14:52):
Have that one club Field, North Melbourne, anfl W superstar
and the Carle Bresnahan is our guest on the water
Boys this morning Breads. We saw we are here for
the AFL license announcement last month and since then it's
all gone down here unfortunately at this point, what have you.

Speaker 2 (15:09):
Made of it from the mainland so far?

Speaker 7 (15:12):
Yeah, I mean, even dialing back to that day, super
significant day for Tasmanians in general, and to be honest,
it was a really really special day to be part
of down there at autobart Over even though it was
about was about minus two degree. I think we all
had a knock on the weather on that stage, but no,
it was just fantastic. And for Taggy to have their

(15:32):
own license, I think you own team is just you know,
a long time coming in my view. So yeah, really
fantastic and I think even even North Melbourne's football club,
you know, really supportive of that. And we'll obviously keep
playing games down in Taggy and bringing AFL and the
afoor W games to the people of Taggy in the meantime.

(15:52):
But I think it's really exciting that the people of
Tasmani will also have their own team.

Speaker 3 (15:57):
Obviously, twenty twenty eight was the proposed timeline for the men.
I don't think they had one locked in, but they're
aiming for something like that for the women as well.

Speaker 2 (16:05):
If it all goes to plan and we're still looking
at that.

Speaker 3 (16:07):
Do you feel like you've got enough left in you
to get to that point and represent your state?

Speaker 2 (16:14):
That must be a big driver for you.

Speaker 7 (16:16):
Do you reckon if they're looking for a bit of
a slower halfbacker at that stage when I'm about thirty, No,
I think you know, at that stage my career obviously
that you know a little bit away and there's a
lot of water to go out to the bridge. But
I think, you know, obviously, especially in the w space
when you're only on one two year contracts, I think

(16:37):
it's really important to not you know, be looking too
far ahead and obviously you know, not sure at that
stage whether i'd i'd be playing and still around the sport.
Hopefully I am still around the sport. But yeah, I
think it's you know, it's going to be a really
exciting time, you know, not only for the Tasmanians, but
but also just players that are playing a board at

(16:58):
the moment like myself, that are playing with other clubs.
I mean, we've we've got test Mayan scattered pretty much
all around Australia in terms of on list, so it
is really exciting that you know, those thirteen fourteen year
old kids right now are the ones that potentially, you know,
this will this will effect the most and potentially they'll
be able to have that dream and more importantly, probably

(17:21):
that pathway as well. I think at the moment we've
we've never really had that complete pathway from from you know,
your junior to all the way to your elite level.
So I think being able to have a kid play
their junior footy in taggy and potentially be on an
Apple Apple W list is yet really significant chieapness of state.

Speaker 4 (17:43):
It certainly is. It's very exciting and the aspirational nature
of having our very own AFL W team is incredibly exciting.
But just looking at now, because I know, Nicole, you
worked at AFL tas in the talent programs there, of
the girls, will we get drafted this year into the
IFL system please yeah.

Speaker 7 (18:06):
Look, I think there is a there's a couple of
girls that you know, really stand out this year. Obviously
Brooke Barwick being in the AFL Academy as well, had
a couple of really consistent and really impactful years unfortunately
that at L earlier this year, but will definitely still

(18:27):
you know, be well up there. I think in the
draft she probably almost had all eight EN clubs trying
to reach out and haven't show some significant interest there.
So one, I think we'll definitely go. And then obviously
aside kicking Georgia Clark as well a bit of more
of a key forward position player. I think she's had
a really fantastic year in the Coach Talent League this

(18:49):
year as well, which which is a which is a
really good opportunity I think for those girls now being
able to play full time in that league and have
that exposure to not only you know, we've obviously had
that partnership with North Melbourne in terms of girls potentially
being able to go over and play vfl W, but
also now we've had recruiters from from other afl W teams.

(19:13):
We obviously saw last year Madison Brsandall and Megan Gafney
get drafted to the Giants and fitting quite well. I
think Brightondale play all kind of ten games, So you know,
I think it's that those kind of moments show if
l W clubs that you know, we we we can,
we have talent in Tazzy and it's good, so you

(19:34):
know we've draft them. So I think that, you know,
it was a really good stepping stone for other players
in coming years to other other affel W clubs to
have a lens on Tazzy and look for the cawent.
But outside those kind of two, I've had a few
rotates through the VFO who had to be Shipka up
North who can play a kind of key position as well,

(19:56):
and Jared Thompson as well. But I think, you know,
it is really exciting the group that we've got at
the moment, and we've had quite a few kind of
with some really good achievements this season.

Speaker 3 (20:09):
Just quickly before we let you go, bros, because we're
tight on time. Obviously, the women's state game takes place
at North Hobart over next month.

Speaker 2 (20:15):
Would you, in an ideal world like to play in that.

Speaker 3 (20:18):
I know there's probably restrictions on u A f l
W stars, but would you like to be out there
next month?

Speaker 7 (20:26):
It would be pretty awesome, bro. I think the big
thing about Tasty Footing, and you can see that the
kind of the passion in everyone that has played footy
and tasy is that it's just it is such a good,
good feeling the community feel about it. So I would
love every opportunity to go back and play, you know,
the rep game, things like that. I think you know
that's that's where it is all about. But unfortunately I'll

(20:48):
be in Victoria probably doing a Saturday session over here
at that time, so no, but it would have been
really good to get down there and might have to
see if there's a live stream to go in.

Speaker 2 (20:59):
I'm sure it will be. Hey, thanks so much for
joining us this morning. All the best with pre season.

Speaker 3 (21:04):
I'm sure we will dominate and tear up the track
and we look forward to seeing you out there in
a few months time.

Speaker 2 (21:08):
With the Ruse.

Speaker 7 (21:10):
Thanks mess much, Brett.

Speaker 2 (21:11):
Appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (21:12):
Nicole Bresdahan joining us from the North Melbourne Footy Club
on the water Boys this morning.

Speaker 2 (21:16):
Can't wait for afl W. What date was it starting in?

Speaker 4 (21:19):
It starts the first week in September.

Speaker 2 (21:21):
Very it'll be overlap with this final Grand Final week.

Speaker 3 (21:25):
Last last year, all the girls games around the Grand
Final was superb.

Speaker 6 (21:30):
I thought.

Speaker 3 (21:31):
On the Friday and things like that and the public
holiday Melbourne worked really well.

Speaker 4 (21:34):
Yeah, and then their Grand Final late November I believe.
So three intense season, but what a starsh year is
We love it don't.

Speaker 3 (21:42):
We do indeed, and the footy talk will continue next
when we're joined by Sam Siggins from the Lauderdale Footy
Club to talk about a really tough week for the Bombers.
That's after this on the water Boys doing it all
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the water Boys with Brent Costello and Blair Brownless. Going
to be a really emotional day down at Lorderdale Football
Club this afternoon following the passing of club ke on
Dion Mead during the week.

Speaker 2 (22:12):
Alan Christensen spoke to us on Thursday at the press conference.
Here's what he had to say.

Speaker 9 (22:17):
People just loved him and they loved him because yeah,
he was just so selfless and caring and just yeah,
anything he was involved in he loved. So Yeah, I
think it's been said a few times but impossible hold
of Phil. He was just always around. He's just always
doing stuff, juniors, working the front gate, you know, behind

(22:38):
the bar in the canteen.

Speaker 4 (22:40):
Yeah.

Speaker 9 (22:41):
So like he's just one of those people that you
have at football clubs that will give up his time
to make sure you're like your time was easier. He
made sure all my stuff for foot he was ready.
We'd spend a bit of time together on Friday nights
just getting my stuff ready to try. Yeah, make my

(23:01):
life as easy as possible. The best thing we can
do is go out there and play. But I think
it's important that the boys know it's not about like
winning for us, like we're already doing enough by being
out there.

Speaker 2 (23:13):
I think we've got the.

Speaker 9 (23:14):
Old boys coming back to the club, so it would
have been a pretty big occasion anyway. But I think
it'll be pretty emotionally charged place to be on Saturday.
If it's like me, he's onily been here for two
and a half years, or people have known him for
twenty five years, it didn't matter. He left an impact
on all of us.

Speaker 3 (23:34):
That's the voice of Alan Christensen, the coach of the
Lord of Dale footy Club, speaking of the legendary Dion
Mead who passed away during the week and one man
that knew Den well. He is the superstar from the Bombers,
Sam Siggins, who's been good enough to join us on
a difficult week on the water Boys.

Speaker 2 (23:49):
This morning, Dac go, how are you going morning boys. Good, Hell,
we're okay.

Speaker 3 (23:54):
How's everyone holding up at the footy club? Made I
know it's been a really tough week. There was a
lot of people there last weekend following this tragic news,
but it must have been a difficult time for everyone.

Speaker 5 (24:05):
Yeah, it's definitely been a difficult week, that's for sure.
Obviously spending the full day Saturday with day on as well,
then obviously the next day all coming together at the
football club on Sunday was certainly an emotional day. And
the whole week's been a bit of a roller coaster.
And I've spoken to many people and sometimes you've seen

(24:27):
you're a bit foggy, and yeah, it's been very tough,
tough to deal with. But yeah, looking forward to today
to be able to somehow on a day on in
some way and play the sport that he loved and
played for the footy club that he loved as well.

Speaker 3 (24:42):
It is such an important game today as far as
the ladder goes between you and North High Art. But
as Bundy just said there in the audio we played,
it's not about probably winning today, is it. It's about
this going out there and just being out there is enough,
like it must be really difficult for some of you
guys to be out there playing.

Speaker 5 (24:58):
Yeah, it definitely is a Bundy spot on there, like
it's it's a big enough chance to actually just get
out there on the park and even listening to that
audio of Bundy speaking then you get quite emotional listening towards.
So yeah, it's going to be tough running out and
seeing so many people there in support of Dayon, and yeah,
I think for us as Flayers, we don't need to

(25:19):
go out and just stick to play and foot and
that's what he would want us to do, so that's
what we'll focus on. But yeah, it's going to be
an emotional day and yeah, hopefully we can get a
win for him as well.

Speaker 4 (25:33):
So go Blair here, would you would you mind actually
just talking a little bit about your own personal relationship
with Down and how you guys got on. Yeah.

Speaker 5 (25:42):
Yeah, So I've known Dayon since I first went to
the football club. Obviously Done was a bit older than me,
but coming to the football club, I have great memories
of seeing him and his brother Sean who tragically passed
away three or four months ago as well, and just
the way they meant toward us as as young juniors
was truly amazing. And then as I sort of got

(26:04):
to get a bit older, he supported me as I've
got to play senior footy. And then I went away
for a bit, and then when I when I did
return back to Chas, he's He's always supported me, and
he certainly does so much behind the scenes for the
football club, and I've certainly witnessed that over the last
few years. And for a personal note, like I know,

(26:27):
pre game, even during the game, post game, I do
look to Dan at times because he's so passionate about
the football club. He gives great feedback to me from
a personal point of view, and I sort of get
an idea of how I'm playing, or how we're playing
the team, or or whether I need to lift to
help the team. He'll sort of give me the look
or or just say something to me, And yeah, that

(26:48):
meant so much to me. And that's going to be
a difficult one today when because Dan used to hear
the girls, he's out to us individually pre game, which
I love that moment. So that's gonna be tough one today.
But yeah, I just I guess that today. I just
hope we can go out and on him in the
best way possible.

Speaker 4 (27:07):
I'm sure you will go and just just on your
own form too. You've been a sensational player in the
competition for the last three years or however long you've
come back. Do you look at the mid year draft
there the other nights he goo engage geez. You know,
I think your form and the way you play, your
personal attribute, you could still be playing AFL footy. Do

(27:31):
you sort of think and look at that mid season
draft and gate, Yeah, that could be me.

Speaker 5 (27:37):
I'd love to, but I certainly din't. Like I've I've
settled down a lot now and I've got I've got
a beautiful wife and a young two year old girl,
So life's a little bit different for me at the moment.
But yeah, don't get me wrong. Like I guess three
or four years ago, I was still so keen to
have another crack out of it. To be honest, I

(27:58):
have my opportunity when I was younger, and even when
I went back over to long and yeah, I obviously
didn't really Always all I want to do is play
our fell football the kid, and obviously didn't really get
to fulfill that dream. But it is what it is.
I've got great experiences out of it, and obviously the
life experience I got out of it has sort of
created a mana today from that. A lot of that

(28:21):
was going through adversity. But yeah, I don't get me wrong,
like I'd love to love to have had a crack
at it, but I certainly don't feel like at my
age now there'd be any opportunity there. It's not something
I'm really aspiring to do at this stage. You're just
happy to joining my foot down here really, to be honest.

Speaker 4 (28:39):
Yeah, no, fair enough. I'm glad you can sleep at night.
And yeah, you said I had those wonderful opportunities previously.
But yeah, as Breno said on the ladder, North Hobart
had jumped above you, Sego and Lord Dale and second
last on the ladder. So it's important game today.

Speaker 5 (28:58):
Yeah, it's a massive game today. We certainly need a
win to I guess keeping the hunt for that top four.
So when we played nor Play that last time, they
played a really good brand of footy. They really smashed
us up on the outside. And yeah, we're hoping to
be able to focus on what we're there doing. Obviously,
that's win contested footy and get them all forward and
that's something we didn't get done last time we played them,

(29:20):
so for us, for us to win today is a massive,
a massive opportunity to keep in the hunt. So it's
definitely a musslin for us. And obviously on top of us,
it'll be good to go I guess equal with them
on the wind ladder today.

Speaker 3 (29:36):
Yeah, and a massive crowd expected obviously Cigo, So get
there early everyone. It's going to be a wonderful day
of tributes today on MET. I think you've got an
observant ceremony for a minute but before the game and
black armbands will be warned to go. So a lot
being done to honor a man that did so much
for the footy club.

Speaker 5 (29:54):
Yeah, definitely, and I encourage everyone to get down there
today even if you didn't know dayon, just if you
want to come down and support the community of the
football club and also Deon's family, it would mean so
much to all of us. So I appreciate that boys.

Speaker 3 (30:08):
Sam Siggins really appreciate appreciate your time on such a
difficult week mate, and speaking so well, good luck today
and I hope it all goes well.

Speaker 2 (30:15):
Thanks for joining us on the water Boys.

Speaker 5 (30:17):
No thanks having me.

Speaker 2 (30:18):
There we go. Sam Siggins, the star of the t
cell raigning Lynch medallist of as well at star.

Speaker 4 (30:24):
The way he moves around the ground. You can play rock,
you can play forward and back. Absolutely genuine superstar, grapetician.

Speaker 3 (30:30):
Absolutely no doubt about that. A big show ahead, no
doubt about that either. In our two this morning, we're
talking about the stadium with the s AFL team. Yes, stadium.
What are we calling him person spokesperson. Yes, Mark Brown
will join us look at AFL round twelve. Also Marked
Gerard to a classic Wallaby will be on as well.
Also on ounced next winner of our Good Sport Award.

(30:51):
But up next we're switching our focus to rugby league
when a Tasmanian who played in State of Origin will
join us on the Absolutely that's next on the water
Boys right across Tasmania. Thanks to Tasmac your local Caboda Dear,
this is the water Boys, thanks to tas Back, your
local Coboda dealer. It is the water Boys with Brent

(31:11):
Costello and Blair Brownless for your Saturday morning Larry.

Speaker 2 (31:16):
Big week of State of Origin.

Speaker 3 (31:17):
We saw the men on Wednesday night, big win to
Queensland one man down as well, they do phenomenally.

Speaker 4 (31:24):
Two tries late with one man down, wasn't it.

Speaker 3 (31:28):
But the next night too, the Queensland women's team had
an unbelievable win against you South Wales eighteen ten and
a play that was out there is a Tasmania Tasmania
which is fantastic. Her name is Sophie Hollyman and she's
been good enough to join us on the water Boys
this morning today. Sophie, good morning, nice to talk to
you and congratulations on the win back on Thursday night

(31:51):
in Parramatta. I think looking at the bookies before the game,
the Marines went in as underdogs, so you've done pretty
well there.

Speaker 10 (31:58):
Yeah, thank you so much.

Speaker 11 (32:00):
It was actually the first time that the women's state
of origin that the Queensland girls have won in the
enemy territory, so I think it just made it that
little bit tweeter as well.

Speaker 3 (32:10):
Absolutely fantastic stuff. Run us through the game. How did
you go personally? And I guess some of the highlights
of the game.

Speaker 11 (32:19):
Yeah, it was a really tough game from the get go,
so basically had my debuty. My job was impact minutes
to just go out there and cause Havoc for as
long as as long as I could really and yeah,
I think I did my job very well. So yeah,
it's definitely took all seventeen players, and yeah it was amazing,

(32:42):
really tough battle.

Speaker 2 (32:44):
Great stuff. And now, as I said off the top,
you are Tasbany.

Speaker 3 (32:46):
You lived away for a little while, but you clarify
yourself as a TASMANI your class yourself as a Tasmanian.
Tell us a bit about your journey to rugby league
and state of origin.

Speaker 5 (32:57):
Yeah.

Speaker 11 (32:57):
Absolutely, I'm a Tasmanian all the way from Longford. My
dad has a wag you farm there, so grew up there.
When I moved to the Gold Coast in twenty thirteen,
I started playing rugby seven because growing up I ways
played AFL obviously very dominated sport down.

Speaker 10 (33:16):
There, especially for women. And then yeah, I kind of.

Speaker 11 (33:19):
Fell in love with this idea of yeah playing rugby
really aggressive sports, so how to crack at that?

Speaker 10 (33:27):
And yeah that kind of led me through.

Speaker 11 (33:30):
Rugby league where I started and obviously landed a first
contract with the Broncos and now with the Raiders, and yeah,
I had my debut first date of origin, which was.

Speaker 4 (33:41):
Even more exciting it certainly was, Sophie. Just yeah, looking
at your career, like you said, I did a better
research AFL, bit of surf, life saving, bit of netball
or sports. But yeah you did play union there for
a while and then then you've really fall in love
with the game of league.

Speaker 11 (34:00):
Yeah, yeah, I do.

Speaker 7 (34:03):
Enjoy rugby union.

Speaker 11 (34:04):
But I think obviously I made the Queensland seven's and
fifteen side and that obviously allowed me to travel Australia.

Speaker 10 (34:13):
With the girls quite a bit and really build my.

Speaker 11 (34:16):
Experience in rugby because that I had none. Didn't even
know what NRL or rugby union was when I moved
out from TAZI, So I think, yeah, moving up here
and being able to play rugby has been awesome. And
to be honest, yeah, like I said earlier, like I
won't play another sport now, rugby league is just such

(34:37):
a good game. And I tell you what, I'm on
my way to training now and I am sure so
it's all part of it.

Speaker 5 (34:44):
Though.

Speaker 11 (34:45):
I can't wait to meet with my Raiders girls this
morning and get stuck back into training.

Speaker 4 (34:50):
Fantastic. Now you're at the Canberra Raiders. Now, just tell
us about your position you played, because you know you're
from Longford and you know not everyone here in Tasmania
is really in depth with the game. But you're in
the forward pack and the prop What does that actually mean,
as Sophie.

Speaker 11 (35:07):
We call it the engine room.

Speaker 10 (35:09):
So basically your job is to get lack to maybe
a point on the field to get go forwards. So yeah,
middle of the field you just take all the really
big hits and try and gain as many meters as
you can. So if you're not running the ball up,
you're push supporting or you're.

Speaker 11 (35:30):
Tackling the big girls running towards you. So you've got
a pretty big job in the middle. We always have
this saying to never let anything through and so yeah,
that's pretty much it. You've just got to take the
hits or have them coming running towards you to slow
their play the balls down.

Speaker 4 (35:48):
No very good now, Sophie. You must love the physicality
of the game. Is that what drew you to the
initially Union and league?

Speaker 11 (35:58):
Yeah? Absolutely. Weirdly enough, like a lot of people heading
into rugby, have you know, it takes a little bit
of time to learn how to tackle and whatnot. And
I don't know if it was because growing up on
a farm lack getting you know, into fights with my
brothers and sisters.

Speaker 10 (36:13):
But I never had an issue with it, and I
think that's what I kind.

Speaker 11 (36:16):
Of developed a love for and I never had a
barrier to sort of cross with contact. And I think, yeah,
as soon as I started playing rugby, I knew that,
like it was something that I'd like to do. But yeah,
it is a super physical game. But that's the best
part about it.

Speaker 3 (36:31):
And Sophy, you set yourselves up beautifully because, as I said,
eighteen ten win against you South Wales in Parramatta and
now you get to go to Townsville, so back in
your home state, ready for game two, and it sets
you up nicely to to win the series.

Speaker 11 (36:45):
Yeah, absolutely, And now New South Wales obviously have to
meet us by more than nine points to be able
to check out the series, so it has really put
us in a good position. But yeah, moving forward, obviously
we've got another job to do. I could imagine that
I'll probably have some changes to their squad, but yeah,
obviously we know that.

Speaker 10 (37:06):
Yeah, we've got a job to do and we'll.

Speaker 11 (37:07):
Get it done.

Speaker 4 (37:09):
Now, Sophie, just remind everyone here in Tasmania how big
state of origin he's up there in Queensland. They just
go bananas, don't they, the locals up there.

Speaker 11 (37:19):
Oh yeah, it's absolutely nuts, to be honest, and for
obviously New South Wales to have a crowd of over
twelve thousands for women is amazing. And then heading into
town Deal, we've heard that it's already hitting thirteen thousands,
is sold out, so that's massive. It's so good to

(37:39):
see all the younger girls there with all their maron
kid on, you know, waving it here for it for
a photo or for a signature, and it kind of
just brings you back down to earth to be like, oh,
you're doing this for the generations ahead.

Speaker 2 (37:54):
Awesome stuff.

Speaker 3 (37:54):
It is really exciting, as you said, an extra game
this year, which is awesome.

Speaker 2 (37:59):
Sophie. Love watching out there the other night.

Speaker 3 (38:01):
We can't wait to see it in action two on
the twenty second of June when Game two takes place
in Townsville.

Speaker 2 (38:06):
Thanks so much for joining us on the water Boys
and good Luck.

Speaker 10 (38:09):
Thank you so much for having me all that.

Speaker 3 (38:12):
Sophie Holliman, who's playing for the Mirage, the Tazzy Girl
and job absolutely absolutely the state of Origins massive.

Speaker 2 (38:21):
I've got to go in two thy and eleven. I
think I went up for it and this game is.

Speaker 4 (38:25):
Huge, Yeah, yeah, it's it is huge that the whole
statess go crazy up there there. It is unbelievable support
and it's massive. And how would you go playing State
of Origin Wednesday and then your front up for you
you local club on the Friday or Saturday the following
week sorry a couple of days later. It's unbelievable that

(38:47):
how they back up.

Speaker 3 (38:48):
Yeah, amazing stuff. I'll tell you what would be good
to State of Origin in Hobart for in the new stadium,
the new stadium, that type of event you could get.

Speaker 4 (38:57):
That is the exact type of event you can get.
And when to South Australia went to Adelaide Oval and
a disappointing crowd of forty eight thousand, forty eight thousand
State of hurry. That is a sensational crowd.

Speaker 3 (39:10):
Absolutely just just under the showdown. I think they said, yeah, amazing.
So yeah, another one we could get down here which
would be.

Speaker 4 (39:17):
Absolutely with about Adelaide live golf, gather around and then unbelievable.

Speaker 2 (39:23):
I think you en sharing wasn't too far. Yes, that's
what can happen.

Speaker 4 (39:28):
What happened.

Speaker 2 (39:29):
That's the end of a big first hour of the show.
We've got plenty more still to come.

Speaker 3 (39:33):
In extra time this morning, we're going to talk about
the stadium with Mark Brown, who's part of the y
s AFL team Yes stadium campaign.

Speaker 2 (39:40):
We'll look at AFL round twelve.

Speaker 3 (39:42):
Mark Gerard two, the classic Wallabill join Us is in
town tonight for a big function.

Speaker 2 (39:46):
Celebrating ninety years of at rugby union.

Speaker 3 (39:49):
In Tasmania and wornounced the next winner of our good
sport of wall that's ahead for you in our two
of the water Boys after New Sporting weather.

Speaker 2 (39:55):
Stick around everyone, this is the water Boys, poor boy.
Big first hour of the show. We've got plenty more
to come.

Speaker 3 (40:03):
As your head phones go flying off your head off
that big head.

Speaker 2 (40:08):
Everyone came flying saying it was very funny.

Speaker 4 (40:12):
See, I'm very happy with my first hours of work.
Big bullfed and the headphones have gone flying. I enjoyed that.

Speaker 3 (40:20):
That was very very Goodye just waking up. But was
Melbourne getting the job done against Carlton overnight? The NRL
was a close one, baby.

Speaker 4 (40:27):
That was the Raiders twenty just got over the line
against the West Tigers on nineteen.

Speaker 3 (40:33):
Yeah, very good and unfortunately in tennis at the French Open,
Tanasi Kockanakas is out losing in four sets. No back
Djokovic those through to the third round. Not great news
for the Charges last night the men's and women's teams
going down to Frankston.

Speaker 2 (40:46):
But good news in the North with the Torns and
the thunder getting over Ringwood.

Speaker 3 (40:51):
All right, we've got a big second hour show coming
up not too far are I'm going to talk stadium
with Mark Brown, who's part of the SAFL team.

Speaker 2 (40:58):
Yes, stadium push.

Speaker 3 (40:59):
We'll look AFL round twelve so far, the one game
last night and the rest come.

Speaker 2 (41:03):
The first of the four by round which I hate.

Speaker 4 (41:07):
To talk about that.

Speaker 2 (41:08):
Yes, Mark Gerard too, a classic Wallerbill.

Speaker 3 (41:10):
Join us to celebrate ninety years of rugby union in
Tasmania and went up the show with our Good Sport
Award and have a look at the NBA Finals and
the A League Grand Final which takes place tonight.

Speaker 2 (41:18):
That's all head for you over.

Speaker 3 (41:19):
The next sixty here on the water Boys, strap yourselves
in for our number two.

Speaker 2 (41:23):
This here's the water Boys, thanks.

Speaker 3 (41:27):
To tas Back your local Kobota dealer it's the water
Boys with Brent Costello and Blair brownless.

Speaker 1 (41:31):
As Tasmania prepares to be the AFL's nineteenth club. Here's
the latest from the water Boys.

Speaker 3 (41:36):
He'll be going on behind the scenes obviously with the stadium,
et cetera. And one man that is right across it
who is the part of the Yes AFL team Yes
Stadium campaign is Mark Brown, who's been good enough to
join us in the studio this morning to day.

Speaker 6 (41:50):
Mark, Good morning, Brent Blair, how are good morning?

Speaker 2 (41:53):
We're going well?

Speaker 3 (41:54):
First of all, tell us about why you decided to
do something about the stadium and the push behind tazy
AFL license.

Speaker 6 (42:00):
The reason I started is the no people out there
were saying we don't need a stadium and no one
wants this. And I'm my own person, I have my
own views, and I thought, no, I'm not going to
let these people speak for me when it's not what
I want. I want something different. So I jumped on Facebook,

(42:24):
started up a group, and first week I had a
few hundred members. I thought, oh, yeah, this is not
going too well. And then it just grew and grew
and grew, and we're up to ten thousand and eight
one hundred and thirty six members as of Now.

Speaker 3 (42:42):
What's the reaction, I guess people calling you and messaging
you directly by Facebook a part of the group, and
what are they saying to you at the moment.

Speaker 6 (42:51):
Well, everyone is just offering so much support. It's been overwhelming.
It's you know, it's beyond my wildest dreams of general
people who have just reached out to offer their support,
their help. I had a beautiful message sent to me
the other day by a lady I don't even know,
and she was very concerned about my mental health. And

(43:14):
for a total strangers to reach out like that and
offer support and ask that kind of question, you know,
it was just just amazing.

Speaker 4 (43:21):
Now, Mark, I've seen the Facebook page, which is fantastic.
As you said, over ten thousand members and there is
a lot of comments on there and people putting up
their thoughts, which is fantastic. We would encourage I think
everyone on the page is keep it positive and really
talk about the strengths of why we need the stadium exactly.

Speaker 6 (43:43):
I want everyone to be talking about why we want
the stadium, why Billy, you can't be upgraded. But we've
just got to focus on what we want to do
and what we want to achieve, not get into arguments
with anyone, no name calling or anything like that. Let's
just be really positive and push forward our case as

(44:04):
strong as we can, because at the end of the day,
it's going to be the Legislative Council that decide this,
and if we keep all positive and messages of support
to the labor members and independence, hopefully that will sway
things in our way.

Speaker 4 (44:21):
Now, the campaign has been great, as you said, You've
got it off the ground pretty much single handedly, and
now with over ten thousand followers in the group, you
are launching some merchandise and there's some stickers going around
and posters too.

Speaker 6 (44:35):
Yes, we are the stickers. I started a few weeks
back now, just thought I'll order one hundred stickers and
put them up on the page, and the order's just
well exceeded one hundred, and I thought I'll order another
couple of hundred, and they were orders for them. We
just went cotcakes and we had some people reach out

(44:59):
and then off to pay for stickers themselves, like sponsorship,
and since they're it's just gone on and on. The
support for people wanting the stickers is just mind blowing.
We're having trouble to keep up at the present and
that is great.

Speaker 4 (45:18):
Now, there is an event coming up that you're looking
at holding a gathering. That's the state game where Tasy's
playing on Queensland. Tell us a little bit more about that.

Speaker 6 (45:27):
Yeah, they at this stage the push for a rally
members one, but that will be hopefully laid on down
the track if things all work out well. But the
main thing I want to push for now is, yes,
the state game, which is the first of July, Tasmania
versus Queensland. I want her to get every member within

(45:50):
the group if we can to that state game to
show a day of support. Come in your car, football
colors and hopefully you know, some merchandise that we hope
to offer people within the next week.

Speaker 4 (46:04):
Yeah, so that'd be great. I mean, that's that will
actually support the Tazzy team on the day and to
get a whole range of people young and old and
at that game would be sensational.

Speaker 6 (46:16):
Ah, definitely. You know, we want as many young juniors
as we can at the game with their parents and
hopefully you know, in some beanies and caps for the
game to show our support for one for the stadium,
one for the Tazzy Team and one for the Tazzy
Team on the day.

Speaker 3 (46:35):
Well Mark, well done to you for branching out and
doing this off your own back. I'm sure you've got
a lot of support behind you as we've heard with
ten thousand people liking the page and it's going to
be hard from here note out with some hurdles along
the way, but good luck with your push and thanks
for joining us on the water Boys.

Speaker 2 (46:52):
Thank you much appreciate.

Speaker 3 (46:53):
That is Mark Brown who's heading up the Yes AFL Team,
Yes Stadium campaign on Facebook and Mark, what do people
they just search for if they want to join that?

Speaker 6 (47:01):
You're just searchy Yes AFL team, Yes stadium.

Speaker 10 (47:05):
Very good?

Speaker 3 (47:06):
All right, that is what you need to do if
you want to be part of the push to get
a stadium in AFL team here in Tasmania. Lots more
still to come on the show this morning, not too
far away as classic Wallaby Mark Girard.

Speaker 2 (47:16):
But up next we have a look at AFL Round
at twelve.

Speaker 3 (47:18):
That's after this on the water Boys doing it all
thanks to tas Mak, your local Commota dealer. This is
the water Boys thanks to tas Mak your local Commota dealer.
It is the water Boys with Brent Costello and Blair Brownless.

Speaker 1 (47:32):
Turning their attention to the national game. It's the water
Boys afl Ram.

Speaker 3 (47:36):
As we said, a big win for Melbourne last night.
What a big win, but they needed to get the
job done or a couple of losses in a row.

Speaker 2 (47:42):
Scoring scoring.

Speaker 4 (47:44):
He won the forty four cart and scored forty four
for the game in har Harry mckaye got the three
goals how of.

Speaker 3 (47:49):
That eight thirteen to six eight, so still an accurate kicking,
particularly from Melbourne last night. But as you said, Harry
McKay back on track, which was good to see.

Speaker 2 (48:00):
And yeah, I felt nervous for him when he was
having his shots on it.

Speaker 4 (48:03):
I think that description you gave early in the show
that we all held our collected breath as he snapped
that one around the corner and it went through. He
actually didn't hit it that well but then actually found
its way through the goal, so that was great for him.

Speaker 3 (48:16):
All right, let's go and have a look at the
rest of the games for this round, starting this afternoon
over at the Adelaide Oval. It is Port hosting Hawthorne
Hawthorne been really good the last couple of weeks, particularly
in non sense and of course and then to come
from a highlight I did against and Kilda last week.
But new challenge presents itself with the Adelaide Oval and
don't think they'll win that one.

Speaker 4 (48:37):
Well, actually, this is interesting because on paper Porte are
up and about and they've had a terrific season. Today
second on the ladder and Hawthorne sixteenth. But as you said,
the last couple of weeks, Hawthorne have shown a bit
actually and this is a little bit closer than you think,
but you Porte should win. But it wouldn't surprise if
Hawthorne hang around for a lot, wouldn't yet, And you know,

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look at Hawthorne's philosophy, Sair Mitchell. Now we're culling all
those experienced players. Cheezy got some bad press about that.
But it's starting to come through, isn't it. And you know,
they're really starting to look like an emerging team. Hawthorne
four point.

Speaker 3 (49:16):
Thirty five and up to stay in the safternoon the
dom Shed Cup, West Coast and Collingwood. Tom Tom's won
fiftieth game ironically too. Yeah, Well, in the front of
the Collywood supporters much.

Speaker 4 (49:30):
I have nightmares when they see dumb shed they the
supporters and the players. But Collingwood first on the ladder
West Coast eight eighth on.

Speaker 2 (49:39):
Yeah it was aware of that, thank you very much.

Speaker 4 (49:42):
Do you like in this one, Brent Well?

Speaker 3 (49:44):
I don't think it'll be a blood podcast as much
as much as people Collingwood don't blow away teams do that.

Speaker 2 (49:50):
They do enough to win and.

Speaker 4 (49:51):
They get the job earlier just going cruise made exactly so.

Speaker 3 (49:55):
I don't think it's going to be a huge, huge
one hundred point thrashing or anything, but right, it'll be big.

Speaker 4 (50:00):
Still, what about the coach Adam Simpson is that's that's
on the big news that they're going to send him
on a holiday At the end.

Speaker 2 (50:09):
He said he's not even going now in it's a
story like yeah, oh he's going.

Speaker 4 (50:14):
To take some leave at then that's okay.

Speaker 2 (50:19):
What about your cats? The record? I think Bulldogs only
one lot two out of the last thirteen. There wasn't many.
It was a lot.

Speaker 3 (50:27):
Sorry, but you guys have got a lot of injuries,
so it's going to be tough, particularly Marvel Stadium.

Speaker 4 (50:32):
Marvel Stadium fast Track. The Dogs are really good there,
color poping forwards too. But Geelong with their B grade
midfield with now Guthrie, Dangerfield and Duncan, they've got real
problems in there. They've still got the key forwards and
Cameron and Hawkins, but they just can't get the supply
down there. And so you know it's really tough for

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Gelong at the moment. And Western Dog. Western Bulldog's been
pretty good, haven't they. So you think, well, they're go
in his favorites for sure.

Speaker 3 (51:00):
And I really lot this is the game of the
round for me tonight in Darwin, Gold Coast and Adelaide.
The bookies can't split them a dollar ninety each of
the morn if you got a gamble, gamble responsibly. But
Gold Coast obviously a good win at the same venue
last week against the Bulldogs and the Crow is absolutely flying.

Speaker 2 (51:15):
So intriguing matchup this one.

Speaker 4 (51:16):
Yeah, there's a lot to like about Adelaide Crows, the
way they've gone about this season seventh on the ladder
and gold case. Are they finally showing something we've waited
for them to show bey the form for we got
a little bit excited and then they have a bad
spell there too, but yeah, interesting game. And so Gold

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Coast Sons have played two weeks in a row in Darwin.

Speaker 2 (51:40):
Yes, did they stay there?

Speaker 1 (51:41):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (51:42):
I think that was the whole idea.

Speaker 3 (51:43):
Okay, yeah, yes, Sunday tomorrow of course we've got fourteenth
and fifteenth going a head to head at Giants Stadium,
GWS hosting Richmond.

Speaker 2 (51:54):
Tigers.

Speaker 4 (51:55):
Well, GWS very good against the Cats last week they
had midfield is very very strong Richmond. Sam Banks was
named in the extended squad for two weeks now. Since
Damian Hardwick has left, Sam Banks, the former Clarence player,
has been named in the extended squad. I think he's
not going to play again, but he's very close to

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playing for Richmond, which is great. Yeah, I'm not sure
about Richmond. Yeah, I think gl will yes at home and.

Speaker 3 (52:24):
The final game of the round because we've only got
a handful this round and that is Essenon and North
Melbourne Essendon.

Speaker 4 (52:31):
Yeah, Essendon, but two's back for North Melbourne. Taron Thomas,
big story, that's a big story. Had a game in
the VFL last week eighteen possessions and so he would
have to tick a few boxes, wouldn't he to get
back into the AFL program and more important than get
picked in the AFL team. So he'll be an interesting
watch Taron Thomas. You'd think that he would have to

(52:54):
be squeaky clean for the rest of the year on
and off the field.

Speaker 5 (52:57):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (52:58):
Absolutely, And as we said, this is the four weekends
of buy rounds.

Speaker 2 (53:03):
Well, no, I don't.

Speaker 3 (53:05):
I prefer one massive competition by I have a whole
weekend off but another.

Speaker 2 (53:09):
AFL doesn't want that. They want to be in the
news every week.

Speaker 3 (53:12):
They wouldn't be still in the news, but not as
promintly as if they got a round of footye. So
no Brisbane, no Fremantle, Nos and Kilda and no Sydney
this weekend.

Speaker 4 (53:19):
Yeah. Well, the good news with this separation of bye's
over the four weeks is the good news is the
result happens that Thursday night football comes back next week.
So a big fan of Ones and Saint Kilda's looking
forward to about four or five games on the Thursday
night coming up starting next week.

Speaker 3 (53:38):
Absolutely, that is our footy wrap from the AFL. We've
got plenty more still to come on the show this
morning and not too far away. He's the next winner
of our good Sport Award. Look at the NBA Finals
and the A League Grand Final. But up next it's
Mark Gerada, Classic Wallaby. He's joining us to celebrate ninety
years of rugby union in Tasbany. That's after these on
the water Boys doing it all thanks to Tasmack your

(53:58):
local Commoda dealer, Seize the water Boys thanks to tas
Back your local Kabata dealer. It is the water Boys
with Brent Costello and Blair Brownless. A massive night of
celebrations coming up at rest Point tonight as Tasmanian Rugby
Union celebrates ninety years here in this great state. And
one man that's going to be there tonight to celebrate

(54:20):
played twenty four games for the Wallabies. He was actually
Wallaby number seven hundred and ninety seven. His name is
Mark Gerard and he's joined us on the water Boys
this morning.

Speaker 2 (54:28):
Welcome to you, Mark, Yeah, appreciate it.

Speaker 8 (54:30):
Thanks having me.

Speaker 2 (54:31):
Great to have you here and you're just saying off
for you. This is your first time in Tasmania, is
that right?

Speaker 8 (54:36):
First time coming into Tasmania. We went up to Mount
Wellington yesterday saw a couple of locals that's usually got
it on a good day and what what do you
mean we didn't get a breath of wind and Christmas
loved it.

Speaker 2 (54:47):
Yeah, no, it does get windy out there.

Speaker 3 (54:50):
Nice and so tell us about before we get to
your great career mate, tell us about tonight and what's
on down at rest Point.

Speaker 8 (54:58):
Yes, obviously tonight's the huge celebration ninety years for Tasmanian rugby.
So for us as the classic qualities, we try to
get out and promote and obviously support local communities and
wherever weekend in Australia as much as we can, just
for the love of the game and something a little
bit differently, because I know that a lot of professional
here and now they're restricted with time and all this
allocation stuff has been time on your feet, which for us,

(55:19):
the older boys, makes no sense. But we want to
get out there, we want to sort of spread the
word of rugby, and obviously leading into the World Cup
this year, I think it's important that we do do
that and do a lot more of it. We should
be doing a lot more of it. So for us,
like you said, it'd be great celebration and not only
just the ninety years but community rugby because if you
don't know that I know that not everybody here in
Tasmane would know the game well, but knowing the game

(55:40):
having that global aspect or a part of the family.
No matter where you go in the world, you can
walk in a rugby club and say i'll play rugby
and Tasmania and the first thing they'll do, I'll give
you a pint of beer. I'll give you a beer
and share a conversation. I think that's one of the
view these things about playing the game.

Speaker 3 (55:54):
Absolutely, yeah, you say that. So we are in AFL state,
there's no doubt about that. But I'm going to have
to see you, you know, when a World Cup rolls
around or a big Wallabies match, just how much support
there is here for rugby union. Do you do you
find that in these non traditional rugby states. I suppose yeah.

Speaker 8 (56:10):
I think it's I think it's criminal that we actually
don't bring a game to Tasmania. We don't sort of
spread more of the super rugby to Darwin and South
Australia and things. At this I know they don't have
a side a franchise, but it shouldn't be the case.
It's a it's not an Australian band, but it's a
game that it should be sort of enjoyed by everyone,
regalous of whether I know that it's a traditional way

(56:31):
you feel stayed here in Tazzy, but like that, I
I went and watch this one is not too longer
because I went down. I want to go watch a game.
I haven't seen a game of a film in years.
I went down and had a great time. We lost,
but it was fun. But it's one of those things
you want to get down there and regarless of the sport,
I want to support the other sports as well. I
just think that's the best thing about where we live
in Australia.

Speaker 4 (56:51):
Yeah, well, Mark, hopefully we'll have a new stadium here
in Hobart to what's the Wallabies come and play in
about four or five years time. We'll take you back
to your own career. As Brent said that the top
twenty four games for the Wallabies, which is fantastic. You
had a bit of time the Brumbies and the Melbourne
Railbels as well, so you had a wonderful career.

Speaker 11 (57:14):
Yeah.

Speaker 8 (57:15):
I sort of officially resigned as a professional rugby player
playing in twenty eighteen. I ended up living in Japan
for about seven or eight years the back end of
my career and became a player coach more of a coach,
not by choice, and then it just sort of stemmed
from there. And then went back into the professional coaching
and coached everywhere else coach in the States, and moved

(57:36):
back last year. I've been very blessed to be in
the game and be able to sort of call rugby
and any other sport my profession for over twenty years,
and to share that and give my family the best
opportunity of life and the best opportunity seeing the world.
I'm very grateful for that. To the game and the
people that coached me, the rugby boys and players for

(57:57):
boys and girls that I share those memories with, I
just think it was a great time to me. And
that's all I can do is really not so much
give back to the game. I don't believe in that,
but I think being a part of the game again,
and whether that's at a grassroots level or whether that's
the professional level, I think the more participants and more
volunteers we can get in the game, I think it
just be better for the ambience of the game. That's

(58:18):
why I continue to do what I do with the game. Yeah.

Speaker 4 (58:21):
Interesting, as you said you had that time in Japan,
then what about your time in the USA. You were
assistant coach over there in the Major League Rugby. What's
how's rugby flourishing in the USA.

Speaker 8 (58:34):
Yes, It's funny like we always had this sort of
secondary separation because in the State, every so often i'd
have a chat with somebody, it'll always come back to
a rugby conversation, like from Australia or wherever you from
goes are you guys play that rugby game over there next?
Like I played rugby in college and this is from them,
So a lot of them note rugby whether a lot

(58:55):
of them have played in it as well. It's it's
got a little bit difficult in the States because the
way that they do it over there, with contractual agreements
with players and franchises, the franchise literally holds the nurse
over the player and owns their rights. They can't go
off and go, hey, I want to explore other avenues
and have a chat to another franchise through my agent.

Speaker 5 (59:15):
And things like that.

Speaker 8 (59:16):
They're like, you're not allowed to. Will let you know
when you can, And I totally disagree with that. System
and how they do it, because that's obviously how the
AFL and everything else, and so franchise would bid for
a player. Then they get a cut of the money.
Considering the money over there, it's next to nothing for
a professional, good player, and it's tough for them to
make bread. But at the same time it's an opportunity

(59:37):
for them to play, which it is slowly getting better.
But I just don't agree with the policies that they
got in place. I'm probably a little bit stubborn that
way because I just think they could do a whole
lot more, but they don't. You know, if you get
one percent of out three hundred million population, the game
could go anywhere. But it's a traditionalist, patriotic place.

Speaker 4 (59:55):
Yeah, they love their traditional sports over there for sure.
But now locally, back on locally. When you're at the
function tonight, I know you'd be across the local competition.
But if you're looking for a team, my team's are
Tiruna Penguins. They're on top of the table. It's a
it's a great state wide competition down here actually, and
it survived the test of time to you know, we've

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had problems in the AFL, even getting up a statewide competition,
but Rugby Union certainly have a vibrant eighteen statewide competition.

Speaker 8 (01:00:25):
Yeah, I heard saying, I'm talking to Killos. The president
has made rugby. We played a long time ago back
in Sydney at our local club, areinga and he's given
me a bit of insight with a lot of the
local teams and even the age groups of the boys
and girls coming through. So what we're staying at rest
at Rest Point, and we're going to go for a
walk down the road and I'm going to check out
a little bit of the games coming up. I'm pretty

(01:00:46):
impressed to see how many teams that there are Aria
and Tasmania that every year, well the last couple of
years at least, so they're finding for a competition. That's
pretty impressive because in Sydney we're starting to lose a
bit of atmosphere around the game, so when there's something
about that. But I'm just loving being here and Tazzi
experiencing the food and wine. It's all everyone has told
me to do, but it's actually everything else. It's the lands.

(01:01:08):
I don't realize how mountain it was people, but I'm
actually really looking forward to getting down there was a
rugby head and came and watch a couple of the
juniors run around.

Speaker 3 (01:01:17):
Now before let you go mark one link we do
have to the Wallabies here in Tasmania is Luke Burgess.
So I'm just trying to work out whether you guys
would have played alongside each other or not back in
the day.

Speaker 8 (01:01:27):
Yeah, Burger came down to the Brumbies. It was a
very interesting character when he first came down. Difficult half backster,
aw cheat, they all get under your skin. But no
we we played down the Brummers when he first came down.
But I've played with and against Burger for a number
of years before I departed overseas. But it was a
very good player. Probably you know what he probably still

(01:01:49):
is that pud He can still play.

Speaker 3 (01:01:52):
Yeah, absolutely and no doubt who we here we there
tonight alongside your at rest Point Casino for the ninety
years of rugby Union at celebration and Mark Urard, great
to have you on the show this morning.

Speaker 2 (01:02:02):
Appreciate your time and enjoy the night ahead.

Speaker 8 (01:02:05):
Yeah, thank you very much.

Speaker 2 (01:02:06):
Thank you mate.

Speaker 3 (01:02:07):
Great to have Mark you there on the show. Superstar
of a rugby union here in Australia. Hey, we've got
to get to a break on the other side of it.
We wrap up the show with our good Sport Award
walk at the NBA Finals and also a look at
the A League Grand Final which takes place tonight. That's
next for you on The water Boys right across tas
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Speaker 2 (01:02:26):
This here's the water Boys. We're just about at the
end of another super episode of The water Boys. But
before we go, who's been doing the hard yards this week?

Speaker 1 (01:02:36):
Thanks to McDonald's, it's time to announce the next winner
of the water Boys Good spider.

Speaker 3 (01:02:40):
War Oh yes, our favorite segment thanks to McDonald's fancy
juicy chicken covered in crispy mouthwatering spicy coating. Try the
mcspicy range at Macas and Blair. Who wins one hundred
dollars to spend at into Sport this week is our
good Sport winner.

Speaker 4 (01:02:55):
The winner this week is Zari Bricknell Now. Zali is
ten years old and loves her sock and cricket. She's
currently playing at the University Soccer Club. She's playing in
Under twelves Div One. She trains twice a week there
and loves the new club up there at university. But
she's also obsessed by cricket as well. Brene loves practicing

(01:03:15):
her bowling and don't you when you're walking down the corridor,
you're just rolling up, don't you just to practice a
few things and out of the back of the hand
as well. So congratulations to Zali Bricknell. You are a
winner this week.

Speaker 2 (01:03:29):
Very good Zali.

Speaker 3 (01:03:29):
You in one hundred dollars to spend at Indo Sport
thanks to McDonald's and of course the.

Speaker 2 (01:03:34):
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Speaker 3 (01:03:38):
If you look at it, someone for our Good Sport
Award head to the website of the stay.

Speaker 2 (01:03:41):
She's listening to us on right now.

Speaker 3 (01:03:43):
Could be a player, it could be a coach, it
could be a volunteer, anyone doing a wonderful job, but
in the local sporting community.

Speaker 2 (01:03:50):
Now let's go to NBA.

Speaker 3 (01:03:51):
Of course, Denver going one kneel up in the best
a seven game series yesterday one hundred and four to
ninety three win over the Heat. The Heat have had
to work a lot harder to get, haven't they. Obviously
the series against Boston win a lot longer, so they'll
be fresh. The Nuggets, don't worry about that. In Game
two is on Monday.

Speaker 4 (01:04:09):
Monday?

Speaker 2 (01:04:10):
What time is that for our ten am?

Speaker 4 (01:04:11):
Ten am? Thank you? That's a compulsory viewing that. That's huge.

Speaker 2 (01:04:16):
Yes, absolutely, I'll tell you what. It'll be huge too tonight.

Speaker 3 (01:04:18):
That's the A League Grand Final, which I think a
fair bit of momentum has been sucked out on because
we had a week off.

Speaker 4 (01:04:24):
But while we got a week off between terrible, stupid
and now, the problem is not on free to air
Brene the A League Grand Final paramount plus you have
to have that to watch it.

Speaker 2 (01:04:33):
It's a bit silly, isn't it.

Speaker 4 (01:04:34):
And that's seven forty five. Come on, if you want
the people to watch it, you've got to get it
on screen.

Speaker 3 (01:04:38):
Just I mean, I'll get why it has to be
during the season, but you want the Grand Final show
piece of Bible and everyone exactly?

Speaker 4 (01:04:44):
And what about this? So Melbourne City versus Central Coast Mariners.
The game is in Sydney, yes, and there's our new
South Wales government purchased the rights to host the Grand
Final for the three years I believe, so it'll be
interesting mutual venue. I mean, hemmy will come to this game.

Speaker 2 (01:05:01):
Yeah, it will be interesting.

Speaker 3 (01:05:02):
Why don't it would be wrapped if youre Melbourne City
having to go up there dominating them.

Speaker 4 (01:05:08):
Yeah, no, you wouldn't be happy spot on. But what
about the f A Cup Final at midnight tonight Paramount
Plus as well Manchester City versus Manchester United. Yes, same
would be huge at midnight.

Speaker 2 (01:05:21):
Will let's quick the go through the rest of the
t CEL games.

Speaker 3 (01:05:23):
Today we previewed Lord And with Sam Siggins in our one,
but your mother Clarence toving.

Speaker 4 (01:05:29):
Up the highway to take on Morney today injuries fluttering
a bit, a few injuries. I watched this game early
in year between the two clubs at Bluntson Arena and
Clarence won that one. But I think they're up against
it against Lounceston.

Speaker 2 (01:05:42):
Wins a Park two o'clock.

Speaker 3 (01:05:44):
And then the other games down at the Twin Obles,
the Tigers and glin Orkie, poor Glenorky.

Speaker 2 (01:05:49):
If it's not hard enough going down, they are ready.
The Tiger's coming off a loss as well, they'll be strongly.

Speaker 4 (01:05:54):
Will think it's a big win coming for the Tigers,
who sit top of the table.

Speaker 2 (01:05:58):
Very nice. What's on for your weekend? Please?

Speaker 4 (01:06:00):
Well, guess what? Son? Ben's moving out of the home. Yes,
he's meant down once before and he found his way back,
and so this is the second moved out for half
a Benny boy, and I could not be happy. As
soon as I leave here, I'm getting the track and
we're loading it up, and I'm helping him one hundred
percent about.

Speaker 2 (01:06:20):
That move and making sure he actually leaves. He does,
haven't you got at home now?

Speaker 4 (01:06:24):
Then they will leave one at hand, three sons me
so down to one young Nuah, it's still there, but
that would be great. And then tonight of course cuts
faces dogs. I want to get the work done, so
i'll sell back and what's that? What about you, Bren?

Speaker 7 (01:06:37):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (01:06:38):
Not too much. Actually this weekend I'm looking forward to
not doing much at all. We're going tomorrow. You probably
will give him a garden a little bit, but I
probably will. What are you laughing at?

Speaker 4 (01:06:48):
So you do Guardian upull a few weeks ago.

Speaker 2 (01:06:54):
It's got to be done there. That's all all right,
That is it.

Speaker 3 (01:06:57):
We're going to get out of here. Thanks for you
conting me this morning. We'll catch you next Seme today
morning for more fight and frivolity.

Speaker 2 (01:07:01):
Have a great weekend everyone,