It’s set to be another big week of sport across the Tasman.
The Wallabies are preparing to face Wales, and the Maroons and Blues are preparing for the State of Origin decider.
Plus, all of Australia’s biggest sports stars are preparing for the ever-looming Olympics.
Adam Peacock joined Piney to keep us across it all.
He told him that it’s been pretty quiet ahead of the “almighty storm” that will be Wednesday’s decider.
Peacock said that Queensland will be better, and whether New South Wales will be as good will define what happens with the State of Origin series.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from news Talks B get.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
You across the Tasman though our Australian correspondent Adam Peacock's
with us. I feel like every week now I need
to ask you about the web, but I do it
with a sense of impending doom.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Sunday today, piney what what?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:27):
The exact opposite, the polar opposite to the standard of
golf that I've provided. Draw a long route this morning.
It was garbage anyway, it was put it this way.
Eddie Jones is coaching tenure with the Wallabies that just
finished last year was better than my golf today.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Well that that is quite the low bar. That is
quite the low bar.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Well let's start there actually with the Wallabies. They take
on Wales tonight. Joe Schmidt's tenure as Wallaby's coach started
with victory last weekend, confidence that that he'll make it
too from tub and Melbourne tonight against Wales.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Yeah, pretty high. I mean, let's face that Wales aren't
the best that's coming down from the Northern Hemisphere and
end of a long season for them as well. But
it was just a solid start. Didn't exactly think, oh wow,
this is the the rejuvenation of the Wallabies that we've
all been craving. It's just a little step in the
right direction. But he's had to shuffle around this week
(01:25):
week to week given international rockey being so physically you
expect it week to week when you're playing back to
back test. But James Slipper comes back in as captain.
He was asked actually midweek about Eddie's famous line on
that stand Sport Dot about how the Wallaby's not being
tough enough. James politely declined to get reinvolved in that
(01:45):
and let it go. But yeah, I think that's what
exactly behind the scenes that they're trying to try to build.
It's this steady base and then operate off the back
of that. But depth is an issue for the new
guy and it always will be in Australian run. Everyone
back to the Michael Checker days, like he was copying
it for not playing the right people. But man, you
(02:06):
just don't have a hell of a lot of cattle
to choose from. So yeah, they should get through tonight,
but see how they build for the Rugby Championship.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Indeed, we'll look forward to watching that after the All
Blacks England game. Here on the side of the Tasman
as we'll look forward to the State of Origin decider
on Wednesday. What's the mail around what's the three or
four day out from the game? Talk centering around.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, it's got a bit dormant. Early in the week
it reignited that Gordon Tallis Queensland legend, came out and
said that the Blue's got a big grubby with some
of their antiques in the second game. I mean, I
don't how grubby you can be when you're thirty four
mil up. There are other issues for Queensland to worry about.
I would have thought out of the back of that
first half down at mcg but I get his point,
(02:49):
a little niggoli because they're on top and emotion high
and everything like that. And then basically if Michael mcguy
used the same line as he did Disabilly Slater about
glass House saying that Gordy Hickbody didn't might have been
a niggl himself. That dominated the first few days, but
since then it's been pretty violent. I think it's you
know that came before what will be an almighty still
(03:10):
on next Wednesday, it would be some game footy at
sun Corps Dati because Queensland will be better and whether
or not New South Wales will be as good will
define what happens with this. That of origin series.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Home advantage is a big advantage, and I think we
spoke last week about how long it's been since New
South Wales one a deciding Game three in Brisbane. So
I don't know, what do you say, is it a
four point five point advantage?
Speaker 4 (03:32):
What does it actually? You know? Does it? How does
it translate?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
I can't put a point differential on it, but what
I can do is say that one hundred quick kilo
prop like a ruben Codder will probably play like one
hundred and twenty kilo wrecking ball because of the enthusiasm
that will be surrounded by a sun Corpse stadium. They'll
play above themselves the Queensland pack. They need to because
they were completely and I'm just saying they'll beaten. They
(03:57):
were obliterated in the game in Melbourne right through the middle.
That's when New South Wales just put a gap between
themselves and the opposition. So if Queensland can find a
way to get parody by any way they want, whether
it be their own performances or riding that emotion, they
just have to They simply cannot come up with a
performance like they did in that first half in Melbourne
(04:18):
because it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how New South
I've played of Queensland get blwn away in the middle
of the rock with the rest of the game, or
that they're no hope. So yeah, that will like what
the forwards for Queensland do, will pretty much determine what
happens with the.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Contest compulsory reviewing Wednesday night for that one. The Olympics
are rushing up fast. The Australian Olympics team has been
finalized forty six medals last time out, including seventeen gold
in Tokyo. Does it feel like that will be surpassed
in Paris?
Speaker 3 (04:50):
I don't know about the gold. I was doing some summers,
especially with the swimming yesterday, crunching the numbers because swimming
is an easy one to kind of define because nothing's
going to jump out from the top five in the
world generally, and then suspicions or eyes if they are
so your times from especially now that Australia has our
trials pretty close to I've got a lockdown. Unless it's
(05:12):
a catastrophe, we win five gold medals in the pool,
and the outer limit of the expectation is fifteen gold
medals in the pool alonet. Now, I'm not saying that's
going to happen, but if everything went right, a few
things went wrong with other countries, that that is an outside,
outside chance. I think, yeah, around the fifteen gold mark
all up for the team, and then I think we
can better our metal tally because it's a bigger team.
(05:34):
A lot of depths even in sports like athletics. Rowing
will be good at pick up a few metal cycling
they need to lift a bit, but a few here
and there sports as well. I think we're we can
crack the half century in terms of overall metal camp's
what's the go over? The key is that again, I
notice that they've got like don't have the depth, but
they got they've got a good swimmer or two, they've
(05:54):
got a good roller or two. It's always the case
with you guys.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Indeed.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah, and we'll chuck sevens rugby in there. We always
seem to meddle in both the means and the women's there. Yeah,
I think we was twenty and Tokyo. That seems optimistic
this time around, I have to say, but who knows,
and what always happens, as you know, and these are
This is the beauty of the Games, is that somebody
who no one expects will get on that podium, you know,
and and and the other thing I love is that
(06:20):
we all become experts in wrestling and trampshooting.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
And that's sort of thing.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Becomings to dharm chair experts of these things we never
ordinarily watch.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Oh, Like, you wouldn't believe how much I know about
VMX freestyle. It's amazing, it is, right, It's just I
love it. I love I love the World Cup. Obviously
football rugby union, yes, even though it's become a bit
of a Northern's not necessary star mate with the way
that rugby union World Cups are won. But Olympics is
(06:51):
just something special because it throws so much at you
in assured amount of time. So yeah, sixteen days of
the less, Yeah, it's.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Gonna be absolutely awesome.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Just before you go, it's really sad to see Alex
demon Or have to withdraw from Wimbledon.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
A bit of background on this.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
He had he was going to be playing Novac anyway,
wasn't he So that would have been that would have
been tough.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
But he had to pull out even before the game.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Yeah, so he made the quarterfinal, but in his in
his fourth round match, he was all over his appartment
and just win Arthurfield, the Frenchman, and he was threat
ONTs from the end. He said he felt a crack
in his hip, so he's done a like a little
it's like a labyrium tears like a cartilage in his
hip which hasn't completely gone, but if he kept going,
(07:34):
it would have completely gone, and three four weeks becomes
three four months and he wasn't willing to do that,
which is fair enough. Unfortunately, it probably cost him as a
spot at the Olympics, Demon and even worse because he
was he was a punched his chance against Novak. He
needed to play above himself and needed to take Novack
out of his comfort zone. But yeah, it wasn't been
(07:55):
a good one to see because he's in Korea best forms.
So a big wad if for Demon and I hope
he can get back to full fitness and do something
in the US Open.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
That's so enjoy the sunshine made unless again next.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Saturday, Can dude look it in?
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Jeez Adem Peacock, our Australian correspondent here around about this
time every Saturday afternoon here on Weekend Sport, always good
to catch up with what's happening sports wise across the
Tasman Sea.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk said B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from news Talks B get.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
You across the Tasman though our Australian correspondent Adam Peacock's
with us. I feel like every week now I need
to ask you about the web, but I do it
with a sense of impending doom.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Sunday today, piney what what?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:27):
The exact opposite, the polar opposite to the standard of
golf that I've provided. Draw a long route this morning.
It was garbage anyway, it was put it this way.
Eddie Jones is coaching tenure with the Wallabies that just
finished last year was better than my golf today.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Well that that is quite the low bar. That is
quite the low bar.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Well let's start there actually with the Wallabies. They take
on Wales tonight. Joe Schmidt's tenure as Wallaby's coach started
with victory last weekend, confidence that that he'll make it
too from tub and Melbourne tonight against Wales.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Yeah, pretty high. I mean, let's face that Wales aren't
the best that's coming down from the Northern Hemisphere and
end of a long season for them as well. But
it was just a solid start. Didn't exactly think, oh wow,
this is the the rejuvenation of the Wallabies that we've
all been craving. It's just a little step in the
right direction. But he's had to shuffle around this week
(01:25):
week to week given international rockey being so physically you
expect it week to week when you're playing back to
back test. But James Slipper comes back in as captain.
He was asked actually midweek about Eddie's famous line on
that stand Sport Dot about how the Wallaby's not being
tough enough. James politely declined to get reinvolved in that
(01:45):
and let it go. But yeah, I think that's what
exactly behind the scenes that they're trying to try to build.
It's this steady base and then operate off the back
of that. But depth is an issue for the new
guy and it always will be in Australian run. Everyone
back to the Michael Checker days, like he was copying
it for not playing the right people. But man, you
(02:06):
just don't have a hell of a lot of cattle
to choose from. So yeah, they should get through tonight,
but see how they build for the Rugby Championship.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Indeed, we'll look forward to watching that after the All
Blacks England game. Here on the side of the Tasman
as we'll look forward to the State of Origin decider
on Wednesday. What's the mail around what's the three or
four day out from the game? Talk centering around.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, it's got a bit dormant. Early in the week
it reignited that Gordon Tallis Queensland legend, came out and
said that the Blue's got a big grubby with some
of their antiques in the second game. I mean, I
don't how grubby you can be when you're thirty four
mil up. There are other issues for Queensland to worry about.
I would have thought out of the back of that
first half down at mcg but I get his point,
(02:49):
a little niggoli because they're on top and emotion high
and everything like that. And then basically if Michael mcguy
used the same line as he did Disabilly Slater about
glass House saying that Gordy Hickbody didn't might have been
a niggl himself. That dominated the first few days, but
since then it's been pretty violent. I think it's you
know that came before what will be an almighty still
(03:10):
on next Wednesday, it would be some game footy at
sun Corps Dati because Queensland will be better and whether
or not New South Wales will be as good will
define what happens with this. That of origin series.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Home advantage is a big advantage, and I think we
spoke last week about how long it's been since New
South Wales one a deciding Game three in Brisbane. So
I don't know, what do you say, is it a
four point five point advantage?
Speaker 4 (03:32):
What does it actually? You know? Does it? How does
it translate?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
I can't put a point differential on it, but what
I can do is say that one hundred quick kilo
prop like a ruben Codder will probably play like one
hundred and twenty kilo wrecking ball because of the enthusiasm
that will be surrounded by a sun Corpse stadium. They'll
play above themselves the Queensland pack. They need to because
they were completely and I'm just saying they'll beaten. They
(03:57):
were obliterated in the game in Melbourne right through the middle.
That's when New South Wales just put a gap between
themselves and the opposition. So if Queensland can find a
way to get parody by any way they want, whether
it be their own performances or riding that emotion, they
just have to They simply cannot come up with a
performance like they did in that first half in Melbourne
(04:18):
because it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how New South
I've played of Queensland get blwn away in the middle
of the rock with the rest of the game, or
that they're no hope. So yeah, that will like what
the forwards for Queensland do, will pretty much determine what
happens with the.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Contest compulsory reviewing Wednesday night for that one. The Olympics
are rushing up fast. The Australian Olympics team has been
finalized forty six medals last time out, including seventeen gold
in Tokyo. Does it feel like that will be surpassed
in Paris?
Speaker 3 (04:50):
I don't know about the gold. I was doing some summers,
especially with the swimming yesterday, crunching the numbers because swimming
is an easy one to kind of define because nothing's
going to jump out from the top five in the
world generally, and then suspicions or eyes if they are
so your times from especially now that Australia has our
trials pretty close to I've got a lockdown. Unless it's
(05:12):
a catastrophe, we win five gold medals in the pool,
and the outer limit of the expectation is fifteen gold
medals in the pool alonet. Now, I'm not saying that's
going to happen, but if everything went right, a few
things went wrong with other countries, that that is an outside,
outside chance. I think, yeah, around the fifteen gold mark
all up for the team, and then I think we
can better our metal tally because it's a bigger team.
(05:34):
A lot of depths even in sports like athletics. Rowing
will be good at pick up a few metal cycling
they need to lift a bit, but a few here
and there sports as well. I think we're we can
crack the half century in terms of overall metal camp's
what's the go over? The key is that again, I
notice that they've got like don't have the depth, but
they got they've got a good swimmer or two, they've
(05:54):
got a good roller or two. It's always the case
with you guys.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Indeed.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah, and we'll chuck sevens rugby in there. We always
seem to meddle in both the means and the women's there. Yeah,
I think we was twenty and Tokyo. That seems optimistic
this time around, I have to say, but who knows,
and what always happens, as you know, and these are
This is the beauty of the Games, is that somebody
who no one expects will get on that podium, you know,
and and and the other thing I love is that
(06:20):
we all become experts in wrestling and trampshooting.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
And that's sort of thing.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Becomings to dharm chair experts of these things we never
ordinarily watch.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Oh, Like, you wouldn't believe how much I know about
VMX freestyle. It's amazing, it is, right, It's just I
love it. I love I love the World Cup. Obviously
football rugby union, yes, even though it's become a bit
of a Northern's not necessary star mate with the way
that rugby union World Cups are won. But Olympics is
(06:51):
just something special because it throws so much at you
in assured amount of time. So yeah, sixteen days of
the less, Yeah, it's.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Gonna be absolutely awesome.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Just before you go, it's really sad to see Alex
demon Or have to withdraw from Wimbledon.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
A bit of background on this.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
He had he was going to be playing Novac anyway,
wasn't he So that would have been that would have
been tough.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
But he had to pull out even before the game.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Yeah, so he made the quarterfinal, but in his in
his fourth round match, he was all over his appartment
and just win Arthurfield, the Frenchman, and he was threat
ONTs from the end. He said he felt a crack
in his hip, so he's done a like a little
it's like a labyrium tears like a cartilage in his
hip which hasn't completely gone, but if he kept going,
(07:34):
it would have completely gone, and three four weeks becomes
three four months and he wasn't willing to do that,
which is fair enough. Unfortunately, it probably cost him as a
spot at the Olympics, Demon and even worse because he
was he was a punched his chance against Novak. He
needed to play above himself and needed to take Novack
out of his comfort zone. But yeah, it wasn't been
(07:55):
a good one to see because he's in Korea best forms.
So a big wad if for Demon and I hope
he can get back to full fitness and do something
in the US Open.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
That's so enjoy the sunshine made unless again next.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Saturday, Can dude look it in?
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Jeez Adem Peacock, our Australian correspondent here around about this
time every Saturday afternoon here on Weekend Sport, always good
to catch up with what's happening sports wise across the
Tasman Sea.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk said B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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