The Chiefs have let the rest of Super Rugby know they’re the team to beat after winning their top-of-the-table clash against the Reds.
They claimed the victory 27-15.
Chiefs Assistant Roger Randle joined Piney to discuss the team’s expectations going into the second half of the season.
He told him that they believe they’re good enough to claim the title.
“If you're good enough to get in the top 6, you're just trying to get, enough points to be potentially in the top 2 and get towards those home semis, but there's, you know, a lot of rugby to be played.”
“So hopefully.”
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks ed B. There now three outs advantage
to the Chiefs. Tak Yaho vaccinating ten rampling. Oh he
gets through two, three, four, he's a capital meters out.
He's a meter out. Roscott Any who.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Save your row?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Ah?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Minty and Steve Gordon loving it there in Hamilton last night?
It was so where it wasn't it tries in the
final ten minutes to hook a summer Saune Tokiajo and
half bag Xavier Row getting the Chiefs across the line
after the score was locked at ten all at halftime.
Chiefs assistant coach Roger Randall is with us here on
Weekend Sport. Thanks for joining us, Roger. Is it any
better down there today in Hamilton? Weather wise?
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Mate?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Pretty much was raining all from Thursday night or yesterday
until to start the kick offense. He's a blue sky
at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
The irony, the irony. How much did the weather I
mean it looked terrible on TV. How much did the
conditions affect your game plan?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Oh? Yeah, both teams modified the game plan. Well, we
knew was going to be wet. I think midweek we
saw what was going to happen with the weather. You know,
you make adjustments, but it's still really really difficult. Hadcoton
raiser before our game, so the field held that pretty well.
But she's never going to be a pretty game. But
(01:37):
but we got the job done with.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Ball in hand. It must obviously it changes things completely.
So when you're when you're devising your attacking strategies and
you you know, you look at the forecast and you say, man,
it's going to absolutely team down. How much does that
change the way you put your attack together.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Oh yeah, you have to have a pretty good set piece,
and scrum was going really rough. Our line out I
had a few wobbles in the first half, I think
both both teams, and then the second half come good.
Having that set piece, carrying clean and discipline. You know,
went in the year with some of the contestables. So
(02:15):
when we were able to control that, you know, we
were able to a bit of pressure. But when we weren't,
that gave them entries into our twenty two and it
made difficult for ourselves.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
The defense of the rolling mall. Though they're rolling mall,
I mean your defense all that was was pretty good.
How pleasing. Was it that you were able to withstand
that kind of pressure that they were putting on you.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, no, John O Gibson the before, he's done a
great job there. Yeah, like you said, they haven't kicked
a goal penalty goal this year any of their game,
so they often kept to the sideline and give them
a nudge and back to their scrums. So they've come
(02:59):
to Hamilton with a pretty pretty uh obvious game plan
and game play. That's that's really to them. And yeah,
for the FOURDS to withstand that was pleasing.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Early in the second half, the run and near trif
for Harry McLaughlin Phillips. Did you think he'd got that
down at first look?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
No, no, we thought it had knocked on rolled out
of his because we have about five angles up at
our box, so we're just waiting for them to go
to the view five. We could see the five rolls out.
But yeah, I was touch and go there when we
were listening to the compos between the TMO and in
(03:42):
the referee.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Yeah, I mean he's definitely he hasn't got it down,
but I mean you look at it and yeah, I
can see why they took so long. But at least
they reached the right decision and then you know you
pulled away at the end thirteen ten ahead. I think
as we reached the seventy minute mark, what do you
think gave you the ability to pull away with those
two late tries?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Probably just going back toward I was talking about before
getting our set pace right. Our discipline was good. We're
getting now our catching our high balls, and then we're
able to exactly some pressure that our kick game into
the twenty two. Josh Jacob come on and got a
fifty twenty two. So that was that was outstanding, And yeah,
(04:25):
got our set piece sorted and we're able to get
the big funny over for one of the more tries
and the xavier just through the amount of pressure we
put in put them through in the twenty two come
up with those couple of tries you.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Mentioned Josh Jacob there. How have you assisted his development
this year?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Oh? Outstanding. He's he's probably had more Super games than
his NBC now, so he's been in the twenty three
every week and said about four or five starts come
on at critical times last twenty minutes to ten and
they made some beat to fifteen. So even just watching
(05:06):
Damien and how he runs a week and has been
outstanding for us as a young, a young player. You know,
that's that's been trusting to a super a super rugby
team to lead them around the field. Like I said,
without a hell of a lot of EBC experience, He's
(05:30):
doing a great job at the moment. He's only going
to get better.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
He must have ever been quite a levelhead as well, Roger,
because a lot of guys, I mean, everybody wants to
play right and he did for the first three games
while Sean Stevenson was away and Damien was playing fullback.
But but you know, and now that Damien McKinzie has
just signed a new four year deal, Josh Jacob must
have a you know, a pretty good outlook on it all, thinking, okay,
well I'll stay and I'll benefit from being here, even
(05:54):
if it is behind Damien McKenzie.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Yeah, like I said, we're both in the twenty three
and give him some real good game time. So I
Josh is he's learning a lot, and he's with his
own spin on things. He's he's got some different attributes
to Damon as well, which are really beneficial for us.
So he's going good guns. We love him.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Sean Stevenson one hundred games for the Chiefs. Can you
articulate his contribution to to your side?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well, yeah, there's not many people will been able to
do that. So yeah, come back from Japan and get
those you know, those last three or four games that
he was after and you know, hopefully put it in
the season. Well, but reflects back on the last ten years,
he's you know how much he's grown. I guess he's
a person as well, seen that he's quite enigmatic. I
(06:49):
guess during the during that that career where Bishal really
doores do some some really great stuff and got in
and out of the team. But like in the last
three or four years, the last three years he's really
just owned his position and probably one of our first
specks packed each week's stuff because of his consistency giving
(07:11):
consistent game time which helps them, you know, showcase the
things he's really really good at, which is attacking ability.
So you know, he's a big, big cog for us.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
No doubt. And interesting situation with obviously Clayton McMillan, you
know leaving at the end of the season that was
telegraphed a long way out. How has that changed things
in the coaching group or has it not?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Not really other than him having to shot more copies.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
For the coaches fair enough, fair enough?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Yeah, no, no, it's it's the au and then that's
did that's what we're doing. So but a couple of
jokes generally from me towards them, it's it's everybody's just
pretty focused about getting the job done. He's been awesome,
like he's you know, he's making sure he keeps it
(08:00):
on track as well. So you know, these players that
will go off contract in a year and coaches as well,
part of the business. And we've got a job to do.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
This year and just back to the team to finish.
I mean, this feels like last year. It feels like
the year before. You made it to the Grand Final
both times without being able to take that final step.
Do you I don't know. Do you have to lose
a couple to win one? Is that is that accurate?
Do you feel in a better shape this time around?
Can you win this thing?
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Yeah? We believe we can, and I know there's a
few other teams that believe the same thing. So we're
still only eight nine rounds into the competition, so there's
a lot of rugby to be played yet to try
and get into the top six and then you know,
I think good enough in the top six, you're just
trying to get enough points to be potentially in the
top two and get towards those home semis. But there's
(08:52):
a lot of rugby to be played and yeah, so hopefully,
but you know, I'll pully, I tell you in about
two months time off go fair.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Enough, we'll have a chat.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Then.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Hey, congrats on the win last night, right, enjoy the
sunshine and the tron today.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Mate, Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Thank you, Roger Roger Randall, their assistant coach of the
Chiefs in charge of attack, which I'm sure was a
slightly different brief as he said last night with all
that rain. But the Chiefs, well they got the job done,
didn't they.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to news Talk said Be weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks ed B. There now three outs advantage
to the Chiefs. Tak Yaho vaccinating ten rampling. Oh he
gets through two, three, four, he's a capital meters out.
He's a meter out. Roscott Any who.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Save your row?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Ah?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Minty and Steve Gordon loving it there in Hamilton last night?
It was so where it wasn't it tries in the
final ten minutes to hook a summer Saune Tokiajo and
half bag Xavier Row getting the Chiefs across the line
after the score was locked at ten all at halftime.
Chiefs assistant coach Roger Randall is with us here on
Weekend Sport. Thanks for joining us, Roger. Is it any
better down there today in Hamilton? Weather wise?
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Mate?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Pretty much was raining all from Thursday night or yesterday
until to start the kick offense. He's a blue sky
at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
The irony, the irony. How much did the weather I
mean it looked terrible on TV. How much did the
conditions affect your game plan?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Oh? Yeah, both teams modified the game plan. Well, we
knew was going to be wet. I think midweek we
saw what was going to happen with the weather. You know,
you make adjustments, but it's still really really difficult. Hadcoton
raiser before our game, so the field held that pretty well.
But she's never going to be a pretty game. But
(01:37):
but we got the job done with.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Ball in hand. It must obviously it changes things completely.
So when you're when you're devising your attacking strategies and
you you know, you look at the forecast and you say, man,
it's going to absolutely team down. How much does that
change the way you put your attack together.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Oh yeah, you have to have a pretty good set piece,
and scrum was going really rough. Our line out I
had a few wobbles in the first half, I think
both both teams, and then the second half come good.
Having that set piece, carrying clean and discipline. You know,
went in the year with some of the contestables. So
(02:15):
when we were able to control that, you know, we
were able to a bit of pressure. But when we weren't,
that gave them entries into our twenty two and it
made difficult for ourselves.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
The defense of the rolling mall. Though they're rolling mall,
I mean your defense all that was was pretty good.
How pleasing. Was it that you were able to withstand
that kind of pressure that they were putting on you.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, no, John O Gibson the before, he's done a
great job there. Yeah, like you said, they haven't kicked
a goal penalty goal this year any of their game,
so they often kept to the sideline and give them
a nudge and back to their scrums. So they've come
(02:59):
to Hamilton with a pretty pretty uh obvious game plan
and game play. That's that's really to them. And yeah,
for the FOURDS to withstand that was pleasing.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Early in the second half, the run and near trif
for Harry McLaughlin Phillips. Did you think he'd got that
down at first look?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
No, no, we thought it had knocked on rolled out
of his because we have about five angles up at
our box, so we're just waiting for them to go
to the view five. We could see the five rolls out.
But yeah, I was touch and go there when we
were listening to the compos between the TMO and in
(03:42):
the referee.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Yeah, I mean he's definitely he hasn't got it down,
but I mean you look at it and yeah, I
can see why they took so long. But at least
they reached the right decision and then you know you
pulled away at the end thirteen ten ahead. I think
as we reached the seventy minute mark, what do you
think gave you the ability to pull away with those
two late tries?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Probably just going back toward I was talking about before
getting our set pace right. Our discipline was good. We're
getting now our catching our high balls, and then we're
able to exactly some pressure that our kick game into
the twenty two. Josh Jacob come on and got a
fifty twenty two. So that was that was outstanding, And yeah,
(04:25):
got our set piece sorted and we're able to get
the big funny over for one of the more tries
and the xavier just through the amount of pressure we
put in put them through in the twenty two come
up with those couple of tries you.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Mentioned Josh Jacob there. How have you assisted his development
this year?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Oh? Outstanding. He's he's probably had more Super games than
his NBC now, so he's been in the twenty three
every week and said about four or five starts come
on at critical times last twenty minutes to ten and
they made some beat to fifteen. So even just watching
(05:06):
Damien and how he runs a week and has been
outstanding for us as a young, a young player. You know,
that's that's been trusting to a super a super rugby
team to lead them around the field. Like I said,
without a hell of a lot of EBC experience, He's
(05:30):
doing a great job at the moment. He's only going
to get better.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
He must have ever been quite a levelhead as well, Roger,
because a lot of guys, I mean, everybody wants to
play right and he did for the first three games
while Sean Stevenson was away and Damien was playing fullback.
But but you know, and now that Damien McKinzie has
just signed a new four year deal, Josh Jacob must
have a you know, a pretty good outlook on it all, thinking, okay,
well I'll stay and I'll benefit from being here, even
(05:54):
if it is behind Damien McKenzie.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Yeah, like I said, we're both in the twenty three
and give him some real good game time. So I
Josh is he's learning a lot, and he's with his
own spin on things. He's he's got some different attributes
to Damon as well, which are really beneficial for us.
So he's going good guns. We love him.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Sean Stevenson one hundred games for the Chiefs. Can you
articulate his contribution to to your side?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well, yeah, there's not many people will been able to
do that. So yeah, come back from Japan and get
those you know, those last three or four games that
he was after and you know, hopefully put it in
the season. Well, but reflects back on the last ten years,
he's you know how much he's grown. I guess he's
a person as well, seen that he's quite enigmatic. I
(06:49):
guess during the during that that career where Bishal really
doores do some some really great stuff and got in
and out of the team. But like in the last
three or four years, the last three years he's really
just owned his position and probably one of our first
specks packed each week's stuff because of his consistency giving
(07:11):
consistent game time which helps them, you know, showcase the
things he's really really good at, which is attacking ability.
So you know, he's a big, big cog for us.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
No doubt. And interesting situation with obviously Clayton McMillan, you
know leaving at the end of the season that was
telegraphed a long way out. How has that changed things
in the coaching group or has it not?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Not really other than him having to shot more copies.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
For the coaches fair enough, fair enough?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Yeah, no, no, it's it's the au and then that's
did that's what we're doing. So but a couple of
jokes generally from me towards them, it's it's everybody's just
pretty focused about getting the job done. He's been awesome,
like he's you know, he's making sure he keeps it
(08:00):
on track as well. So you know, these players that
will go off contract in a year and coaches as well,
part of the business. And we've got a job to do.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
This year and just back to the team to finish.
I mean, this feels like last year. It feels like
the year before. You made it to the Grand Final
both times without being able to take that final step.
Do you I don't know. Do you have to lose
a couple to win one? Is that is that accurate?
Do you feel in a better shape this time around?
Can you win this thing?
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Yeah? We believe we can, and I know there's a
few other teams that believe the same thing. So we're
still only eight nine rounds into the competition, so there's
a lot of rugby to be played yet to try
and get into the top six and then you know,
I think good enough in the top six, you're just
trying to get enough points to be potentially in the
top two and get towards those home semis. But there's
(08:52):
a lot of rugby to be played and yeah, so hopefully,
but you know, I'll pully, I tell you in about
two months time off go fair.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Enough, we'll have a chat.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Then.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Hey, congrats on the win last night, right, enjoy the
sunshine and the tron today.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Mate, Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Thank you, Roger Roger Randall, their assistant coach of the
Chiefs in charge of attack, which I'm sure was a
slightly different brief as he said last night with all
that rain. But the Chiefs, well they got the job done,
didn't they.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to news Talk said Be weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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