February 24, 2025 • 42 mins
Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Australian A-League commentator Simon Hill on Auckland FC's reach across the Tasman
Injured Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak ahead of the team's season opener in Las Vegas.
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Hello there you on good evening and welcome it to
Monday night sports talk on News Talks ed B. February
twenty four, Happy birthday, Leyton Hewitt. I'm Jason Pine. Show
producer Andy McDonald is alongside for the ride. We're here
talking sport until eight. Auckland FC are the hottest ticket
in town, the hottest team in New Zealand right now,
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record crowds, top of the table, a comprehensive thumping of
Wellington Phoenix on Saturday. So are they taking notice across
the Tasman Australian based football commentator commentator Simon Hill is
with us, Shorty, and I'm also keen to hear from
you about your experiences at Auckland FC games. So why
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do they get such big crowds? Why do people keep
coming back? What's it like down there in the port
or in other places around go media and if you
haven't had the chance and you've been watching from afar,
you're analysis into why Auphand FC are just sweeping all
before them in their debut season. Also tonight, the Warriors
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are off to Las Vegas for their season opener this
coming weekend. Were joined in studio by Warriors wing Dlan
Tennis Lesniak. He is unfortunately injured but still getting on
the plane tomorrow to go and join the team and
cheer them on. How cool will it be for the
team to play up and then weekend in Vegas. Delan
Tennis Alesniak on the show tonight as well, and Monday
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Six goals in front of a record crowd and they
look towards those in the crowd and ask us simple question,
now do you believe us? Now? Do you believe us?
There have plenty of belief on this side of the
Tasman as Aukland FC continue to march on at the
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top of the A League ladder. Their latest result is
six to one thumping of Wellington Phoenix and the derby
at go Media on Saturday. So are they taking no
of this On the other side of the Tasman. It's
called the A League and the A stands for Australia,
so I'm sure they're taking at least a passing interest
in what's happening over here with Auckland FC dominating the competition.
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Let's bring in one of the most recognizable voices in
Australian football, long time commentator Simon Hill, who's been commentating
on the A League since its inception two decades ago. Simon,
thanks for joining us on Sports Talk tonight. Are heads
being turned on your side of the ditch by what
Auckland f C are doing.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Hey Piney, Yeah, I mean it's got to be the case.
The top of the league by quite some margin, probably
a bit unexpectedly from this side of the ditch, but
I think people have been very impressed by the way
they've approached this inaugural campaign and the way that Steve
Corocer has built his squad, and they keep getting results.
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So yeah, probably not quite as much hype as over
at New Zealand for obvious reasons. People certainly taking notice,
there's no doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
You talked about Steve Carricker and the squad that he's
built just before we talk about the way they're playing.
Is this a surprise to you that Steve Coricker has
tasted success almost immediately at Auckland.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Not really, because you know, although he finished off is
simply Sydney FC and it's quite a disappointing manner. The
seasons before that, of course, he won back to back championships,
so you know he's a good coach and people tend
to forget those years of success when things go a
bit wrong, but you know, he's he's always been able
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to put together a very competitive side. I think the
criticism certainly in the latter days of Sydney FC, maybe
even before that, was that they weren't always that easy
on the eye, but they were always very effective. And
you know, key to it all is he gets his
foreigners right more often than not. And we know in
the A League that if you get your import bang
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on the money, then you've got half a chance. In
this league, they're supposed to raise their standards and I
think he's certainly done that with Auckland, particularly impressed with
Gimo may I think he's terrific for Strata. Another terrific
sign in Natal Moreno is very potent either off the
bench or as a start, and we saw that at
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the weekend as well against Wellington. So you know, in
tandem with Terry mcclinn, they put together a super competitive squad.
But I think, you know, one of the things that
has really struck me over the course of the journey
this season is there togetherness when things have perhaps not
been going right, they've managed to dig out results or
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be it a draw at some venues or wins in
other games. And that's the market not only a good side,
but potentially a championship went inside.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
You just want to draw down to that because or
you've watched the A League since the start, so have I.
You don't always have to have the best roster, do
you. You know, if you look around the league and you
look at teams that have gone deep, deep into competitions,
I think of the Western United side that won the
A League. You know, that's just one example. You don't
actually have to have a star studded roster, do you.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
No, you don't. I mean, obviously, you know, some quality helps,
and I certainly don't think Auckland are without quality. There's
no doubt that they've got some very good players. But
I think if you have a togetherness in the squad,
a refusal to accept defeat, and I remember calling a
game against Melbourne City when it looked for all money
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as though they're going to, you know, lose their unbeaten record,
and they managed to find and equalize it deep in
stoppage time. And it's not the only time they've done
that this season. And that's a really good quality to
have because you can't be at your best week in
week out in a twenty six twenty seven round competition,
but if you can grind results, sket draws, or pinch wins.
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When you're not at your best, then you know you're
going to be in there with a shout. So they've
got most things right this season. It's difficult to find
fault with them, to be honest, on or off the pitch.
I think there've been an absolutely terrific addition to the
A League now. The only caveat I'll attached to that
is we saw twelve or thirteen years ago Western Sydney
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Wanderers announced themselves to the competition in very similar fashion.
You know, they won the premiership first go got to
the Grand Final, although they didn't win it, and we
thought they were going to be a powerhouse for years
to come and one of the really big clubs in
the A League. Now the Wanderers have sort of lost
their way over the last decade, partly due to the
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departure of Dony Popovich, but there's been other reasons as well,
so that's something that Auckland have got to guard against.
This is all brand new at the moment and things
are flying on and off the field and it's great,
but obviously we want Auckland FC to be a in
fifty one hundred years time with you know, the crowds
just as big, if not bigger. So that's something they've
got to guard against in future years. But you can't
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really fault what they're doing at the moment.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Yeah, it's a good point you make, but you know,
you must look at the crowds. I mean, I've had
the very very happy privilege of being at the home games,
not down and likes, the act of support up in
the sanctuary of the com box. But you must look
at those crowds and think, man, that just looks amazing
from your side of the Tasman.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
Yeah, and you know we're jealous of them in some
ways obviously. We you know, we have our own derbies
that draw big crowds. There was I think twenty two
between twenty two and twenty five at the Melbourne Derby
on Saturday, which was terrific. A couple of weeks ago
I had the privilege of calling the Sydney Garby when
we had thirty two and a half thousand there, which
was for me, the best atmosphere of the season. The
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one thing that you know, we have a problem with
and I've seen sort of little hints of it over
there in New Zealand as well. Exactly have a friendly
media here. We have media that is invested in other
sports and they will look to find fault in support
of behavior in particular. And it was very disappointing after
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the Sydney David to pick up the paper the day
after and see that the headline was about a couple
of flares being let off twenty five kilometers away from
the stadium, and you know that Unfortunately, that's the stigma
that this game has to deal with on this side
of the Tasman. I don't know whether it's quite the
same in New Zealand, but you've got to be mindful
of it. And you know there's a lot of media
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outlets here who have a vested interest in the game
not succeeding. Again, I'm not as familiar with the New
Zealand media as I am with the Australian media, but
you know, things can quickly unravel, so they need to
guard against that. I'm not saying it's going to happen,
but over the course of the journey, those things can
start to become a bit of an issue.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Yeah, well it hasn't happened here yet, but you right
one to guard against. All right, all right, Simon so
Ken Auckland if won the whole thing. Are we talking
about about them going one better than the Western Sydney
Wanderers and actually winning the toilet seat as they call
it in their first season.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
The Golden Toilets.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Sorry, yes, I don't see any reason why not. I mean,
to be honest, they've got to be the favorites at
the moment. Why wouldn't they be the eight points clear
if they beat Adelaide's you rightly say at the weekend,
and by the way, Adelaide worked awful yesterday against Western United.
In fairness to them, they've got a lot of absentees,
some of which might be back for next week. But
if they win next week then that gap is eleven points.
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The premiership is well. I hesitate to say almost theirs,
but it will be because the gap will be huge.
So why can't they go on and not only host
the Grand Final but win it? To be honest, I
think it would be a really good thing for football
in the aleg if we had a Grand Final in
New Zealand. It's something that we haven't had as yet
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by all account, so I'm sure they'd sell it out.
And that's the way they played it, So you know,
we've got to celebrate these good parts of the A League.
There's plenty of focus on the negatives. But Auckland have
been our big success story this season and if they
host and win the Grand Final, they will have deserved it.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Great to chat to you, Simon. Thanks for joining us
across New Zealand and lending us your expertise.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Pleasure Pineyer anytime, mate, Good.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Only mate, that's Simon Hill. You'll recognize the voice football
fans as one of the A League's commentators. He has
been for a couple of decades, always a voice of
reason as well interesting points he makes there about the
media and Australia, and you have seen some examples of
that as well. Across the last little while. It seems
as though certain segments of the Australian media are very
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keen to focus on any suggestion of off field trouble.
I haven't seen it happen here, and look, I don't
know that there's been any off field trouble here to
report upon. So long may that continued? Oh, eight hundred
and eighty ten eighty years our number seven eighteen? What
here your thoughts? A couple of things if you've been
to games Auckland FC games, can you give us the experience?
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Can you? Can you put us in your shoes? What
is it like down there? I want I say down
there because I'm normally a bit further up. See they
put us to commentate these games. Is a bit further up.
But what is it like? And if you haven't been
to a game and you just want to comment on
this team and why you think it is that they
are doing so brilliantly, I'd love to hear from you
as well. Oh eight one hundred and eighty ten eighty
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nine two ninety two, if you would prefer to send
us a text.
Speaker 5 (12:38):
Hello, Kevin, Oh good evidence, How are you?
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I'm good, Kevin, thank you?
Speaker 5 (12:44):
Hey, not too bad? Of course, I've just been hearing
a Network ten Paramount Simon Hill of his honest opinion
about the the Auckland FC mob. Of course, of course
I'm looking forward to the upcoming the return, the return
fixture against my mob who I've supported since WATS since
their day Dot.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
The Wonderers Western Sydney. Wonder is you must be able
to see some some parallels here, Kevin, between what your
team the Western Sydney Wanderers did in their first season
and went all the way to the Grand Final, unfortunately
not able to win it. But yeah, it's a it's
a pretty similar kind of story, isn't it.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
And of course the and and also the only difference
there between the Auckland f C mob is my mob
as we've gone on to win Asia's Asia, the Asian
Champions League, which is you know what's the one that's
the one, that's the one differential. That's where that's where
the line is drawn between between my choice of Auckland
neft CIEL Western Sydney.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Yeah, and you know, Kevin that the Auckland f C
can't possibly win that, can they. They're not allowed to
even if they were to win the whole thing, they're
not allowed to enter the Asian Cup of course.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
Basically note of course it's since it's now the a
c L Elite and a c L two that means
if Auckland does go all the way and go and
into any of those competitions, they will have to give
They'll have to give to the team that below them.
The most successful is strengthing to what has to been
most likely Adelaide United who or whatever, Ossie team because
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a furthers well, it.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Could be your lot, Kevin. They're not doing too badly
up into the top three or four, aren't they. So yeah,
you're looking forward to the game, the return fixture, as
you say, Saturday April the fifth. I'm sure you've got
your your calendar with a ring around it, Saturday April
the fifth, when Western Sydney come to go Media Stadium.
Thanks for chatting to us, Kevin. Good day, Tony.
Speaker 6 (14:34):
Hi, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (14:36):
Very good? Thank you, Tony. Now you're not a football
fan as such as I understand it, but you've got
some ideas as to why they have been so successful
so quickly?
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yes, I do.
Speaker 6 (14:48):
I'm an American by birth. I've lived here for a
long time. I was a rugby player in the States
and a rugby man still. But football is the global
game and I pay attention to it. This team I
lay a response ability for success at the feet of
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one man, Bill Foley, the owner even the name the
Black Knights. Foley went to US Military Academy at West Point,
and their sports name are the west the Black Knights.
Speaker 5 (15:28):
He made a.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Tremendous success in business in a variety of businesses and
he won the license to create an expansion our hockey
team in Las Vegas, and he put that expansion team
together in one year, and I believe the year after
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that they won the Stanley Cup. Well, this is no accident.
He also owns the born Withouth football club in England
and is involved secondarily in the wine industry. Here. He's
an extraordinary human being. He put together a great management group,
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a good coach and they have selected players who gel together.
And we should not be surprised given his track record
in sport over the last couple of decades, we should
not be surprised that they're doing so well.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
It's a great point you, Mike Tony. You even sound
a but like Bill Foley. Have you ever been told that?
Speaker 6 (16:29):
No, I've I was in the same room with him
once and I wanted to meet him, and I didn't
get the chance. When he was first becoming involved in
the wine industry. I wanted, I actually wanted to go
to work for him, but it didn't. I got sidetracked
and never had that opportunity. As to experience at the ground,
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I went with my son about oh, I don't know,
three or four weeks ago they played an Australian side.
It wasn't a sellout. There were probably sixteen eighteen thousand
people there, beautiful day and what struck me was how
apart from the looney bin down at one end where
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they stand screaming man yep, apart from that, the demeanor
of the crowd was extraordinary. It was respectful, it was happy.
There were kids all over the place, a lot different
from where you would find it a rugby league match,
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and and and a lot of rugby union games as well.
They it's very much a family affair. And hats off
to whoever figured out the five o'clock tickoff time that.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Gang on, bang on, Tony.
Speaker 6 (17:52):
They need to do.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Great to hear from you, Tony. Thanks for leading us,
you your insight and look I've been notting along the
whole time. Good on your tiny thanks for colding. Hope
you get back to another game soon.
Speaker 7 (18:03):
Hollo, Greg kelly Man, how are you very good?
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Greg?
Speaker 7 (18:08):
I'm going to pour a little bit of cold water
over this go on. I think, in fact, I think
I know that the quality of the A League between
now and say ten years ago is considerably weaker than
what we are seeing today.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Yeah, I think that's probably a fair call. You know,
it's not Auckland FC's fault. They can only play what's
in front of them. But yes, Greg, I take your point.
It's very much these days a league with a lot
more young players. There's less money coming to the clubs
from apl who owned the league. It used to cover
the entire salary cap. It gets nowhere near it now,
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so there's going to be a degeneration in the level
of players. You make a good point. I hope it
doesn't take away too much from your your admiration for
what Auckland are doing though.
Speaker 7 (19:01):
Well, no, not at all. I mean I'm in Dunedin
and I'm a football man. Throw and throw us offering
lead support. But look like to see the Phoenix and
Auckland go well. But I just think you've just hit
the nail on the head with you know, everything that's
going on in the A League. I would have said
ten years ago if you put the A League in
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English League two, maybe four or five teams might have survived.
I would say now every team would probably be relegated
from that level of football into divisional regional football in
England as a measure of quality, That's what I Wan.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
Wow. Well, fourth tier, that's where you've got the A
League at the moment, the fourth tier and at the
bottom of the fourth tier of British football. That's your comparison.
Speaker 7 (19:52):
Well, you know, if Auckland's if C went and played
English League two, I think that they might just make
the hop to stay there, but I don't know if
they would. I think the quality has dropped so so much.
And one of the reasons for that is the MLS
in America. A lot of those peripheral players, you know,
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the guys in the twilight of their careers, etc. A
lot of players are going to the MLS because the
money's there and as you say, we're bringing in these
young fellows coming through, which is fantastic. But I think
the quality of the A League has dropped dramatically in
the last ten years.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Thanks for calling, Greg, Yeah. I think the other place
a lot of those players going is Asia. A lot
of leagues up in Asia now, including India, South Korea, Japan,
but even the likes of Malaysia and others. There's money
on offer up there for players at all stages of
their career, which is turning their heads and getting them
over there, all right, Derek sum it up for us.
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Why are Aukan the FC doing so well well?
Speaker 4 (20:56):
I think, well, you have to get something positive from me.
After listening to.
Speaker 8 (20:59):
Daneed and Greg there, I think he's talking about local
Danton football. I think he's talking about the A League
football being dramatically I mean, the bottom of the fourth
division want a cheaper ridiculously to say, I think you'll
find these four top leagues in Europe, and I think
every league around the world dropped below those leagues quite significantly.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
I think the Premier League is way out in the front.
I think the bundes leaguer in the Spanish League and
the Italian League, I think they are right out in front.
I think every other league is below that. And I
think the amount of A League players that I've seen
go across to Europe and do really well or go
to the MLS and do very very well, I think
you'd be astonished. I mean, I mean, going back, they
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used to bring a lot of these older players into
the A League who had big names, but their leagues
have gone and the best days were behind them, and
they command still command to big salaries. I think it
was a waste of time for the A League. I
think the way it's done now, with the younger players
coming through, they put more money into the academy. He
sees this with Wellington all the time, Wellington bringing out
sixteen year old and seventy year olds going straight into
the first team because of quality coaching, bringing through a
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coach like a Taliano who was terrific last year, whether
a team mainly homegrowing guys. Then he gets rid of
nine player and all of a sudden people expect them
to do okay, but it's going to take them a
while to bring those youngsters through. So no, I think
the A League is a much much healthier the way
it's at the moment. And look Auckland at the moment. Yeah,
they brought in some I mean they're such a quintessentially
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Auckland team, aren't they. They've got a big name, they've
got a big name billionaire writing it. They've brought in
a lot of good players, they're getting the big crowd,
the on top of the table, they play with it.
I don't want to say er agon, I want to
say a super confident brand of football. Actually, I've read
a story the other day which said they're back four
is probably the oldest back four in the league. But
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the experience that they brought in and they built the
team from the back, you know, and like there were
three and all up at halftime against Wellington, they need
to be one mill up at half time and they
could probably hold on for the rest of the game.
They're so good. I mean, even that Estrade, who you
and I have spoken to before he was suspended last week,
but they didn't even need to start them this week.
They were so strong over Wellington, and Wellington really is
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becoming a development club a lot we see Southampton and
Bayaks of Amsterdam and even Brighton. You know, they're bringing
through all their own youngsters and sometimes they're selling quite
a number of them off for profit. You know, in
these hard times you can't help but say. Yes, they're
not winning trophies, they're not on top of the table
at the moment, not the season anyway, but they are
very well run club financially, and these sorts of times
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you've got to be that sort of club. Now, Aukland's different.
They've got big backing but playing like they've got big backing,
and I think the crowds that are turning up are
once again I don't want to say arrogant, but super confident,
and how they're going, and that twenty seven thousand was
terrific and the atmosphere around there. Now the only two
games I haven't managed to get to this year, of course,
I've been the two Derby games because I've been sold
out now at the end of the game this week,
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my brother and I got online and we're already booked
our seats for Adelaide next week. And that's going to
be a real test. I mean, look, there's been a
lot of tests, but I think it's going to be
a real not for Auckland, it's going to be a
test for Adelaide at vidmar thinks he can come over
here and turn our mob over. Look, look, listen to me.
I'm sounding just covid. I'm sounding like a real Aucland supporter.
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We're finding a grou we're finding a culture, and I
have to say I'm loving it. I'm love it. I
just don't see any negatives. The only negative I could say,
if I was really gonna be a little bit down
on things was I just thought that Poulson did tend
to punch a lot on the weekend, whereas normally you
would take those with a double handed take. But you know,
when you've got a defense like what you've got in
front of you, I guess you can take those chances
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and day Derek.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
Good summary is always from you, mate, Glad you got
your Adelaide tickets, looking forward to seeing you there. Final
text on the speaking to a few Awkland FC games,
great experience, a very different crowd makeup than rugby or
rugby league games. Plenty of Asian, Indian, South Americans and
Africans of the game. They create a unique vibrant atmosphere,
that is for sure. If you haven't had the chance
to go, and you get the chance to go, can
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I recommend it? Even if you're not a football fan.
If you're a sports fan you know of any kind,
and you like the occasion of a sporting event, give
it a crack. I can almost guarant tea that you
will find at value for money. And even if you
never go back, just go to a game. It's a
lot of fun, a lot of fun. Twenty eight away
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from eight. The Warriors will be back there soon as well,
but to open their new season, they'll be in Las
Vegas this weekend. Delan what Tennis Elesniak unfortunately won't be
on the field. Understand though that he is going over
as as part of the entourage. He is here before
he gets there though, Delan what Tennis Alesniak in studio
with us right after this.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Forget the riffs call you make a call on eight
Sports Talk on your home of sports.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
Talks have been talks the B.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Seven thirty five. The Warriors open their twenty twenty five
NRL season in Las Vegas this weekend. They play the
Canberra Raiders one o'clock Sunday afternoon, New Zealand time. Unfortunately,
this guy won't be on the field. Harris is Johnson
comes to Bury? What hands a race for the corner?
What tennis a lesbia? He can wait.
Speaker 9 (26:07):
Parris receiving Johnson running, then the sudder. Surely there's the
swing shut on Teddy's a leslie. That is the impossible,
quietest start.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
If you see marching kitchen for what tennis contends about
the field goal? Go for the try.
Speaker 10 (26:27):
The crossfield what Teddy's leslie gets the.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
Bouts hell get the try? The Warriors will have the
final side. Yeah, Warriors winger Dell and Y Tennis Lesniak
has been sidelined with a wrist injury, Bud. He joins
us in studio. So so sorry that you're not gonna
be on the field, Dell. And how did the injury
come about?
Speaker 11 (26:46):
Yeah, unfortunately I won't be there playing, but I will
be there on the sideline supporting. I leave tomorrow, which
is nice. At least I still get to go and
support the boys. I think everyone forgets that we were
once fans before players, so it's going to be cool
to be a fan for the next brilliant the next
few weeks. But but yeah, my injury came about. Uh yeah,
it was going down sideline and was going out, so
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I threw the ball back in and jumped at the
same time, and coming down, he sort of tackled me
in the air and I was coming down and I
just put my hand behind me to brace, and unfortunately
I took his weight and my weight and uh yeah,
basically did a job on my wrist. And now I've
had surgery, so I'm on the men. Then I'm just
really ticking the boxes each day to get myself back
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as fast and safe as possible.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
So watch the timeline for your return.
Speaker 11 (27:35):
It's hard to say, like I'm me being optimistic. I
want to try and get back for round seven. But yeah,
it's just it depends I get the I get the
cast off on the thirty first of March. I think
that's after the Tigers game Round three, and then if
it all goes well, it just depends how because you'll
lose a lot of muscle and strengthen that arm because
(27:57):
I haven't been able to move it to in a
cast right now, you'll lose a lot. So as fast
I got boxes to tick on the strength and where
I need it to be to play, and as fast
as I can get that done, the sooner I can
get out on the field and play. So it's hard
to say exactly, but but yeah, it's not too not
too long.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
We'll keep our fingers crossed for you that it's at
the lower end of what is expected. Have you been
able to still to spend some time around the team
as the season start draws closer.
Speaker 6 (28:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 11 (28:25):
Yeah, I'm on team schedule around every day because I
can still run, so they're still making me run, which
is actually pretty cool because at least I don't have
to work on my fitness coming Usually sometimes when you
come back from an injury. You have to build that
fitness base up so it protects you as well. But
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it's a risk injury. So I can still keep running.
I started running on Friday, so and then I get
to fly over tomorrow to Vegas to be with the
boys and that and cheer them on, which is, yeah,
an awesome tune to be together as a team, and yeah,
be the I guess the first time the Worror has
ever gone to Vegas to be part of It's going
to be pretty cool playing, but supporting on the sideline
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is the next best thing.
Speaker 2 (29:10):
Absolutely. I'm just so pleased you still get the chance
to go, because you're right, it will be it will
be a terrific occasion. How different will it be for
the team to open their season in Vegas.
Speaker 11 (29:21):
I don't think it's going to be too different. It's yeah,
it's just a different country to be honest. But we've prepped.
We've prepped really well like we would have any other
game here in Australia or New Zealand. And I think, yeah,
the boys, the boys going over to do business and
I think after the games at four o'clock, so after
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the game they might have and then the flights the
next day at night, so they might have some time
to I guess enjoy Vegas the way some people like
to enjoy Vegas. But but yeah, we're going there all
business ready to start the year off strong.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
It is cool, though, wasn't it. I mean, only four
teams get this opportunity, and for the Warriors to be
one of them. You're right, I know, it's a game
like any other game. You want to do the business first,
get the win. But it is quite cool, isn't it
to get the chance to do this.
Speaker 5 (30:13):
Yeah?
Speaker 11 (30:13):
Yeah, one hundred percent. It's awesome. That's why I was
so good to when I got injured. Not not because
obviously because I was going to be out, but the
fact to be to play in Vegas in front of
my family. Had all book tickets too, so they're all
still going, and and that to play in front of
some family over in America. I've got quite a bit
of family over in America that live in Utah, so
they're all traveling to the game for it. But but yeah,
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it's quite special. The boys know how special it is.
That's like you said, it's the first time the Warriors
have ever been to Vegas to play, so it's going
to be a pretty cool feat to be in the team,
the first team that's ever done that.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
And of course it's the start of a brand new
NRL season as well. Let's not forget that. I just
want to ask you about a couple of players. It
sounds like Roger two of Vasa Sheik's going to be
used mainly on the wing this season, though you've obviously
in a pretty good position to assass his ability to
do that job for you, had I reckon, we'll go
a bit wider out.
Speaker 11 (31:03):
Yeah, he's a man. You put him in, we're in
the team, and he plays well. Yeah, he's just one
of those players. Grateful that I get to partner him
on the wing. He's he's actually very very nice to
run after. He beats a few people, scatters them all
and then I get to run after it.
Speaker 5 (31:19):
So it's.
Speaker 11 (31:22):
He just makes my job that little bit easier, which
is nice. But yeah, with Chance at the back, us
three are sort of, yeah, getting to work together quite well.
We're all hyphenated names. That's pretty cool. But but yeah,
it's it's gonna be quite once I get back, it's
gonna I'm quite excited to play alongside roge and chants
(31:42):
at the back and see what we can do in
this competition as a back three.
Speaker 2 (31:46):
Sounds like Luke Metcalf's gonna get first cracked to with
a seven jersey. With Sewan Johnson now having retired. How
do you reckon Luke Metcalf has equipped for that role? Yeah?
Speaker 11 (31:55):
I think Luke Luke has said it. He's ready for it.
The way he directs it seems he seems like he's
ready for it as well. He talks a lot of meetings,
which is what you want from your healf. He directs
the game plan, another thing you want from your half,
voicing that during the week, so when it comes to
game day, everyone's clear on their row and what he
wants from them.
Speaker 2 (32:16):
And James Yeah, and James Fisher. Harris has joined the
team as well this season. What sort of influence has
he had already and do you think he'll have across
the season?
Speaker 4 (32:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 11 (32:26):
I was with Fish at Penrith then to see where
he is and I was quite close with him at Penrith,
and to see where he is now and the way
he is, it's quite it's quite cool to seize. Not
that he wasn't mature before but he's just real matured
into a leader. He's uh, yeah, he's actually totally different
(32:48):
and like in terms of the way he trains and
plays now, Uh, he's still the same person off the field,
still get along with them and still good laugh. But yeah,
he can just flick a switch and grabs grabs the
room quite well, and he's definitely someone Him and Barney
are definitely leaders that you will follow into into any game.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
And I just want to ask you about your try
scoring as well, which has been really prolific last couple
of years. Thirty nine tries in your last couple of seasons.
I mean, you've always been a try scoring winger, but
why do you think you've been even more prolific these
last couple of years.
Speaker 11 (33:22):
I think Webbe's game plan, and I guess my role
inside it is quite He gives me so much clarity
and what I need to do and where I need
to be to score those tries. And I mean, you're playing,
you're playing alongside some some really good players. I've had
Rocco Berry play center, play center with me and he's
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the Oh the way he gives me the ball and
the opportunities he gives me just yeah, I've had I
had another center back in the day called Dean Fodder.
He used to do the same thing for me and Rocco,
even Ali. I got to train with Ali this pre
season because Roco has been injured and the combinations were
building in pre season. Was quite nice. And yeah, there's
(34:08):
just like, there's so many things that go into it.
There's the back row of the line he runs the
half and the decisions that they're making chance, chance at
the at the back. There just really compliment what I
need to do on the wing. And I just yeah,
everyone sees the triscod in the corner, but they don't
get to see what happens before that. And I'm sure
(34:30):
I'm very vocal about it and letting the boys know
that I might get to put it down, but there's
a lot of things that got to go right before that.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Yeah, well, you've deflected play a praise completely away from yourself.
I did it, which I totally expected, But I mean,
humility has always seen one of your qualities. But you're right,
it's a team game, but you're still got to get
them down and you've done it in spectacular fashion, and
the fense just just love to see it, Dylan.
Speaker 11 (34:55):
Sorry, don't get me wrong, Like I enjoy there's some
opportunities that I'm given where I'm like, how am I
going to do this one? And then it comes off
and you're just like you actually, yeah, like far you
get the team's talking and the hud onin you're just
watching the screen man.
Speaker 1 (35:09):
That's great.
Speaker 11 (35:10):
How did that happen?
Speaker 6 (35:12):
Well?
Speaker 2 (35:12):
May there be many more of those. I hope the
recovery from the injury goes really quickly, Dlan. And we
see you back out there enjoy Vegas, even if it's
in a slightly different role than what you would have hoped.
And thanks for stopping into the studio for a chat.
Speaker 11 (35:25):
Thank you very much, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (35:26):
Thanks for your time, No, thanks for yours, Dlan. Thanks indeed,
travel safe mate, Dlan Tennis Alesniak. There can't wait to
see him back out there doing those those wonderful things
we've come to know and love, the acrobatics and the
celebrations and everything that makes Dylan Tennis Aleisniak one of
the most exciting rugby league players going around. He'll be
in Vegas to watch his team, the Warriors, they take
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on the Raids Sunday afternoon one o'clock New Zealand time,
and then back home for two home games to follow
Friday March the fourteenth against the Sea Eagles and Friday
March the twenty first against the Roosters so Vegas, and
then two games back at the Fortress that is oh
Media Stadium, and their first month in the competition is
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wrapped with an away game against the West Tigers at
Campbelltown on Sunday, March thirty seven, forty five is let's
get a breakaway when we come back. It's our Monday
Night staple rating the weekend, Piney's Power rankings.
Speaker 11 (36:23):
Up next.
Speaker 2 (36:28):
Days our rankings Monday Night. That means Piney's Power Rankings
as we rate the best, the worst and everything in between.
From the sporting weekend. Let's go ten. The Wellington Phoenix
demolished in the Derby. Wellington are falling aparst Auckland FC
(36:48):
have pulverized Wellington Phoenix today and I've said nine. The
All Black Sevens are continuation of their rather mediocre season,
losing to Spain for the third time in a row.
King threw the line what a burel to the trail
line spaed Wednesday, a sixth place finish in Vancouver and
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seventh overall after four events this season. EAT Supercars driver
Cam Waters three races, three wins to start the new
Supercars season and this.
Speaker 9 (37:22):
Has been an epic weekend for Cameron Waters, who makes
it three from three.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
Sydney Motorsport part of seven, Tom Walsh and his diverse
fan base. Now stay with me on this for context.
Here is Tom on the What a Lad podcast last year.
Speaker 12 (37:40):
And I was told this by a gay guy who
was very much hitting on me at the time. And
he said, as he rubbed my arm and he said, now.
Speaker 2 (37:48):
You're the rarest of the lock.
Speaker 12 (37:50):
You're a musly bear, so a big musty guy. So
I do have quite a big gay following, and to
be honest, a lot of the shop boys do too.
Speaker 2 (37:57):
So a mustly bear, a mustly grizzly bear. And his
is Tom Walsh after his win at the christ Church
International on Saturday.
Speaker 10 (38:06):
Is your track and field inspiration?
Speaker 12 (38:09):
I was pretty lucky to throw against the guy. Reese
Hoffer was my inspiration. I just love the way went
about things. Reece Hoffer is my man.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
I like that sort of big grizzly bear talking about
grizzly bears.
Speaker 2 (38:20):
Be careful, sire. Six Six is key we golfer Nick Vote.
Speaker 5 (38:26):
What a day for Nick's vote, nicking in the first
victory on the PGA tour of Austra Asia.
Speaker 2 (38:34):
Yeah, fifty thousand dollars pay day in Sydney for Nick Vote.
He's in pretty good shape heading into the New Zealand
Open this coming week. Five The top half Joseph Parker
doing what he needed to do against late call erp
Martin Bacoli in Saudi Arabia. Joe park Honey was preferredled.
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Honey's down.
Speaker 9 (38:57):
I'm not sure he's going to make this cow Barty
John Parker.
Speaker 2 (39:02):
John's getting the job done.
Speaker 4 (39:03):
Honey.
Speaker 2 (39:04):
Jun's it by stop. It would have been higher Joe
Parker if it had been against Daniel Dubois as it
was supposed to have been. But still a continuation of
his recent very good form. Six wins in his last
six fights for the Chiefs. A statement win against the Crusaders.
Speaker 8 (39:21):
Why is gonna pag a double who?
Speaker 1 (39:23):
He has the bright staugh in.
Speaker 2 (39:25):
The corner the Crusaders.
Speaker 1 (39:27):
They're getting telp too.
Speaker 9 (39:28):
It's forty six seventeen.
Speaker 2 (39:30):
It became forty nine twenty five, the biggest win ever
by the Chiefs over the Crusaders, the Chiefs declaring themselves
as the standard setters in Super Rugby Pacific this year.
Speaker 4 (39:41):
Three.
Speaker 2 (39:42):
Staying with Super Rugby, the Highlanders bringing back the good
times to forsythe bar kicking.
Speaker 11 (39:48):
Out and that is a famous, famous hearted victory in
thirty years of covering.
Speaker 2 (39:53):
Then remember a memorable occasion, A memorable o week night
in Dunedin. Two the Black Fern Sevens with another big win,
this time in Vancouver. A triple treat for the Blackfan
Sevens and Vancouver a straight title. Yeah there a truerfic,
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aren't they? The Black and Seven's top of the table
after four events, having reached the final in all four.
One it can only be the juggernaut that is Auckland FC.
Such of the best from Auckland FC. A demolition job.
(40:35):
It was your first visit to an Auckland FC game
on Saturday? How did you enjoy it?
Speaker 10 (40:40):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (40:41):
It was so much fun.
Speaker 10 (40:42):
I'd actually really book quite well into being a football hooligan,
to the point where I wasn't even celebrating Auckland goals
as an Auckland fan. I was trying to find Wellington
fans to laugh at and point at it and bully
out of the stadium as I don't endorse falling, but
sometimes sometimes it's funny at a football game another hooligan.
Speaker 2 (41:00):
Now, nothing you've told me is any surprise to me
at all. I thought that would be exactly how you
embraced the occasion. It is a pretty cool day out though,
isn't it. And there are there lots of different types
of people, not just people like you.
Speaker 10 (41:13):
No, no, I can Yeah, there were some lovely fans there.
And if all games could be six goals in favor
of the team I suppose I'm supporting on the day,
then then you might get a lifelong fan in me.
Speaker 4 (41:24):
See.
Speaker 2 (41:24):
I think that's the thing. If people have gone along
for the first time, and many would have on Saturday,
like your good self, they'll think that happens every week.
Every week you get six. It's not always the case,
but it is a fun day out. Those are Piney's
Power rankings for tonight. They're a feature of our Monday
night show and they will return around about the same
time next Monday, coming up three to three away from eight.
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And that is us on Sports Talk for tonight. It's
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We know it's a busy time, well every time it's
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you for tuning in regardless. Yeah, the point is. The
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point is we appreciate your tuning in, whether you're busy,
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It's all greatly appreciated by us. Thank you to any
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Sports Talk and for the rest of the week. We're
back on weekend Sport Midday Saturday. Don't forget the black Caps.
They play Bangladesh tonight. Come on you black Caps. See
(42:33):
you said day.
Speaker 1 (42:36):
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Speaker 2 (00:22):
Hello there you on good evening and welcome it to
Monday night sports talk on News Talks ed B. February
twenty four, Happy birthday, Leyton Hewitt. I'm Jason Pine. Show
producer Andy McDonald is alongside for the ride. We're here
talking sport until eight. Auckland FC are the hottest ticket
in town, the hottest team in New Zealand right now,
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record crowds, top of the table, a comprehensive thumping of
Wellington Phoenix on Saturday. So are they taking notice across
the Tasman Australian based football commentator commentator Simon Hill is
with us, Shorty, and I'm also keen to hear from
you about your experiences at Auckland FC games. So why
(01:06):
do they get such big crowds? Why do people keep
coming back? What's it like down there in the port
or in other places around go media and if you
haven't had the chance and you've been watching from afar,
you're analysis into why Auphand FC are just sweeping all
before them in their debut season. Also tonight, the Warriors
(01:27):
are off to Las Vegas for their season opener this
coming weekend. Were joined in studio by Warriors wing Dlan
Tennis Lesniak. He is unfortunately injured but still getting on
the plane tomorrow to go and join the team and
cheer them on. How cool will it be for the
team to play up and then weekend in Vegas. Delan
Tennis Alesniak on the show tonight as well, and Monday
(01:47):
Night means Piney's Power Rankings as we rate the best,
the worst and the in between bits from the sporting Weekend,
as we do every Monday evening. Don't forget the black
Caps are back in Champions Trophy action tonight. They face
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Six goals in front of a record crowd and they
look towards those in the crowd and ask us simple question,
now do you believe us? Now? Do you believe us?
There have plenty of belief on this side of the
Tasman as Aukland FC continue to march on at the
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top of the A League ladder. Their latest result is
six to one thumping of Wellington Phoenix and the derby
at go Media on Saturday. So are they taking no
of this On the other side of the Tasman. It's
called the A League and the A stands for Australia,
so I'm sure they're taking at least a passing interest
in what's happening over here with Auckland FC dominating the competition.
(03:19):
Let's bring in one of the most recognizable voices in
Australian football, long time commentator Simon Hill, who's been commentating
on the A League since its inception two decades ago. Simon,
thanks for joining us on Sports Talk tonight. Are heads
being turned on your side of the ditch by what
Auckland f C are doing.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Hey Piney, Yeah, I mean it's got to be the case.
The top of the league by quite some margin, probably
a bit unexpectedly from this side of the ditch, but
I think people have been very impressed by the way
they've approached this inaugural campaign and the way that Steve
Corocer has built his squad, and they keep getting results.
(04:01):
So yeah, probably not quite as much hype as over
at New Zealand for obvious reasons. People certainly taking notice,
there's no doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
You talked about Steve Carricker and the squad that he's
built just before we talk about the way they're playing.
Is this a surprise to you that Steve Coricker has
tasted success almost immediately at Auckland.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Not really, because you know, although he finished off is
simply Sydney FC and it's quite a disappointing manner. The
seasons before that, of course, he won back to back championships,
so you know he's a good coach and people tend
to forget those years of success when things go a
bit wrong, but you know, he's he's always been able
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to put together a very competitive side. I think the
criticism certainly in the latter days of Sydney FC, maybe
even before that, was that they weren't always that easy
on the eye, but they were always very effective. And
you know, key to it all is he gets his
foreigners right more often than not. And we know in
the A League that if you get your import bang
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on the money, then you've got half a chance. In
this league, they're supposed to raise their standards and I
think he's certainly done that with Auckland, particularly impressed with
Gimo may I think he's terrific for Strata. Another terrific
sign in Natal Moreno is very potent either off the
bench or as a start, and we saw that at
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the weekend as well against Wellington. So you know, in
tandem with Terry mcclinn, they put together a super competitive squad.
But I think, you know, one of the things that
has really struck me over the course of the journey
this season is there togetherness when things have perhaps not
been going right, they've managed to dig out results or
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be it a draw at some venues or wins in
other games. And that's the market not only a good side,
but potentially a championship went inside.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
You just want to draw down to that because or
you've watched the A League since the start, so have I.
You don't always have to have the best roster, do
you. You know, if you look around the league and you
look at teams that have gone deep, deep into competitions,
I think of the Western United side that won the
A League. You know, that's just one example. You don't
actually have to have a star studded roster, do you.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
No, you don't. I mean, obviously, you know, some quality helps,
and I certainly don't think Auckland are without quality. There's
no doubt that they've got some very good players. But
I think if you have a togetherness in the squad,
a refusal to accept defeat, and I remember calling a
game against Melbourne City when it looked for all money
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as though they're going to, you know, lose their unbeaten record,
and they managed to find and equalize it deep in
stoppage time. And it's not the only time they've done
that this season. And that's a really good quality to
have because you can't be at your best week in
week out in a twenty six twenty seven round competition,
but if you can grind results, sket draws, or pinch wins.
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When you're not at your best, then you know you're
going to be in there with a shout. So they've
got most things right this season. It's difficult to find
fault with them, to be honest, on or off the pitch.
I think there've been an absolutely terrific addition to the
A League now. The only caveat I'll attached to that
is we saw twelve or thirteen years ago Western Sydney
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Wanderers announced themselves to the competition in very similar fashion.
You know, they won the premiership first go got to
the Grand Final, although they didn't win it, and we
thought they were going to be a powerhouse for years
to come and one of the really big clubs in
the A League. Now the Wanderers have sort of lost
their way over the last decade, partly due to the
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departure of Dony Popovich, but there's been other reasons as well,
so that's something that Auckland have got to guard against.
This is all brand new at the moment and things
are flying on and off the field and it's great,
but obviously we want Auckland FC to be a in
fifty one hundred years time with you know, the crowds
just as big, if not bigger. So that's something they've
got to guard against in future years. But you can't
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really fault what they're doing at the moment.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Yeah, it's a good point you make, but you know,
you must look at the crowds. I mean, I've had
the very very happy privilege of being at the home games,
not down and likes, the act of support up in
the sanctuary of the com box. But you must look
at those crowds and think, man, that just looks amazing
from your side of the Tasman.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
Yeah, and you know we're jealous of them in some
ways obviously. We you know, we have our own derbies
that draw big crowds. There was I think twenty two
between twenty two and twenty five at the Melbourne Derby
on Saturday, which was terrific. A couple of weeks ago
I had the privilege of calling the Sydney Garby when
we had thirty two and a half thousand there, which
was for me, the best atmosphere of the season. The
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one thing that you know, we have a problem with
and I've seen sort of little hints of it over
there in New Zealand as well. Exactly have a friendly
media here. We have media that is invested in other
sports and they will look to find fault in support
of behavior in particular. And it was very disappointing after
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the Sydney David to pick up the paper the day
after and see that the headline was about a couple
of flares being let off twenty five kilometers away from
the stadium, and you know that Unfortunately, that's the stigma
that this game has to deal with on this side
of the Tasman. I don't know whether it's quite the
same in New Zealand, but you've got to be mindful
of it. And you know there's a lot of media
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outlets here who have a vested interest in the game
not succeeding. Again, I'm not as familiar with the New
Zealand media as I am with the Australian media, but
you know, things can quickly unravel, so they need to
guard against that. I'm not saying it's going to happen,
but over the course of the journey, those things can
start to become a bit of an issue.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Yeah, well it hasn't happened here yet, but you right
one to guard against. All right, all right, Simon so
Ken Auckland if won the whole thing. Are we talking
about about them going one better than the Western Sydney
Wanderers and actually winning the toilet seat as they call
it in their first season.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
The Golden Toilets.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Sorry, yes, I don't see any reason why not. I mean,
to be honest, they've got to be the favorites at
the moment. Why wouldn't they be the eight points clear
if they beat Adelaide's you rightly say at the weekend,
and by the way, Adelaide worked awful yesterday against Western United.
In fairness to them, they've got a lot of absentees,
some of which might be back for next week. But
if they win next week then that gap is eleven points.
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The premiership is well. I hesitate to say almost theirs,
but it will be because the gap will be huge.
So why can't they go on and not only host
the Grand Final but win it? To be honest, I
think it would be a really good thing for football
in the aleg if we had a Grand Final in
New Zealand. It's something that we haven't had as yet
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by all account, so I'm sure they'd sell it out.
And that's the way they played it, So you know,
we've got to celebrate these good parts of the A League.
There's plenty of focus on the negatives. But Auckland have
been our big success story this season and if they
host and win the Grand Final, they will have deserved it.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Great to chat to you, Simon. Thanks for joining us
across New Zealand and lending us your expertise.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Pleasure Pineyer anytime, mate, Good.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Only mate, that's Simon Hill. You'll recognize the voice football
fans as one of the A League's commentators. He has
been for a couple of decades, always a voice of
reason as well interesting points he makes there about the
media and Australia, and you have seen some examples of
that as well. Across the last little while. It seems
as though certain segments of the Australian media are very
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keen to focus on any suggestion of off field trouble.
I haven't seen it happen here, and look, I don't
know that there's been any off field trouble here to
report upon. So long may that continued? Oh, eight hundred
and eighty ten eighty years our number seven eighteen? What
here your thoughts? A couple of things if you've been
to games Auckland FC games, can you give us the experience?
(12:13):
Can you? Can you put us in your shoes? What
is it like down there? I want I say down
there because I'm normally a bit further up. See they
put us to commentate these games. Is a bit further up.
But what is it like? And if you haven't been
to a game and you just want to comment on
this team and why you think it is that they
are doing so brilliantly, I'd love to hear from you
as well. Oh eight one hundred and eighty ten eighty
(12:35):
nine two ninety two, if you would prefer to send
us a text.
Speaker 5 (12:38):
Hello, Kevin, Oh good evidence, How are you?
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I'm good, Kevin, thank you?
Speaker 5 (12:44):
Hey, not too bad? Of course, I've just been hearing
a Network ten Paramount Simon Hill of his honest opinion
about the the Auckland FC mob. Of course, of course
I'm looking forward to the upcoming the return, the return
fixture against my mob who I've supported since WATS since
their day Dot.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
The Wonderers Western Sydney. Wonder is you must be able
to see some some parallels here, Kevin, between what your
team the Western Sydney Wanderers did in their first season
and went all the way to the Grand Final, unfortunately
not able to win it. But yeah, it's a it's
a pretty similar kind of story, isn't it.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
And of course the and and also the only difference
there between the Auckland f C mob is my mob
as we've gone on to win Asia's Asia, the Asian
Champions League, which is you know what's the one that's
the one, that's the one differential. That's where that's where
the line is drawn between between my choice of Auckland
neft CIEL Western Sydney.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Yeah, and you know, Kevin that the Auckland f C
can't possibly win that, can they. They're not allowed to
even if they were to win the whole thing, they're
not allowed to enter the Asian Cup of course.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
Basically note of course it's since it's now the a
c L Elite and a c L two that means
if Auckland does go all the way and go and
into any of those competitions, they will have to give
They'll have to give to the team that below them.
The most successful is strengthing to what has to been
most likely Adelaide United who or whatever, Ossie team because
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a furthers well, it.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Could be your lot, Kevin. They're not doing too badly
up into the top three or four, aren't they. So yeah,
you're looking forward to the game, the return fixture, as
you say, Saturday April the fifth. I'm sure you've got
your your calendar with a ring around it, Saturday April
the fifth, when Western Sydney come to go Media Stadium.
Thanks for chatting to us, Kevin. Good day, Tony.
Speaker 6 (14:34):
Hi, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (14:36):
Very good? Thank you, Tony. Now you're not a football
fan as such as I understand it, but you've got
some ideas as to why they have been so successful
so quickly?
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yes, I do.
Speaker 6 (14:48):
I'm an American by birth. I've lived here for a
long time. I was a rugby player in the States
and a rugby man still. But football is the global
game and I pay attention to it. This team I
lay a response ability for success at the feet of
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one man, Bill Foley, the owner even the name the
Black Knights. Foley went to US Military Academy at West Point,
and their sports name are the west the Black Knights.
Speaker 5 (15:28):
He made a.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Tremendous success in business in a variety of businesses and
he won the license to create an expansion our hockey
team in Las Vegas, and he put that expansion team
together in one year, and I believe the year after
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that they won the Stanley Cup. Well, this is no accident.
He also owns the born Withouth football club in England
and is involved secondarily in the wine industry. Here. He's
an extraordinary human being. He put together a great management group,
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a good coach and they have selected players who gel together.
And we should not be surprised given his track record
in sport over the last couple of decades, we should
not be surprised that they're doing so well.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
It's a great point you, Mike Tony. You even sound
a but like Bill Foley. Have you ever been told that?
Speaker 6 (16:29):
No, I've I was in the same room with him
once and I wanted to meet him, and I didn't
get the chance. When he was first becoming involved in
the wine industry. I wanted, I actually wanted to go
to work for him, but it didn't. I got sidetracked
and never had that opportunity. As to experience at the ground,
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I went with my son about oh, I don't know,
three or four weeks ago they played an Australian side.
It wasn't a sellout. There were probably sixteen eighteen thousand
people there, beautiful day and what struck me was how
apart from the looney bin down at one end where
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they stand screaming man yep, apart from that, the demeanor
of the crowd was extraordinary. It was respectful, it was happy.
There were kids all over the place, a lot different
from where you would find it a rugby league match,
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and and and a lot of rugby union games as well.
They it's very much a family affair. And hats off
to whoever figured out the five o'clock tickoff time that.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Gang on, bang on, Tony.
Speaker 6 (17:52):
They need to do.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Great to hear from you, Tony. Thanks for leading us,
you your insight and look I've been notting along the
whole time. Good on your tiny thanks for colding. Hope
you get back to another game soon.
Speaker 7 (18:03):
Hollo, Greg kelly Man, how are you very good?
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Greg?
Speaker 7 (18:08):
I'm going to pour a little bit of cold water
over this go on. I think, in fact, I think
I know that the quality of the A League between
now and say ten years ago is considerably weaker than
what we are seeing today.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Yeah, I think that's probably a fair call. You know,
it's not Auckland FC's fault. They can only play what's
in front of them. But yes, Greg, I take your point.
It's very much these days a league with a lot
more young players. There's less money coming to the clubs
from apl who owned the league. It used to cover
the entire salary cap. It gets nowhere near it now,
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so there's going to be a degeneration in the level
of players. You make a good point. I hope it
doesn't take away too much from your your admiration for
what Auckland are doing though.
Speaker 7 (19:01):
Well, no, not at all. I mean I'm in Dunedin
and I'm a football man. Throw and throw us offering
lead support. But look like to see the Phoenix and
Auckland go well. But I just think you've just hit
the nail on the head with you know, everything that's
going on in the A League. I would have said
ten years ago if you put the A League in
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English League two, maybe four or five teams might have survived.
I would say now every team would probably be relegated
from that level of football into divisional regional football in
England as a measure of quality, That's what I Wan.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
Wow. Well, fourth tier, that's where you've got the A
League at the moment, the fourth tier and at the
bottom of the fourth tier of British football. That's your comparison.
Speaker 7 (19:52):
Well, you know, if Auckland's if C went and played
English League two, I think that they might just make
the hop to stay there, but I don't know if
they would. I think the quality has dropped so so much.
And one of the reasons for that is the MLS
in America. A lot of those peripheral players, you know,
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the guys in the twilight of their careers, etc. A
lot of players are going to the MLS because the
money's there and as you say, we're bringing in these
young fellows coming through, which is fantastic. But I think
the quality of the A League has dropped dramatically in
the last ten years.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Thanks for calling, Greg, Yeah. I think the other place
a lot of those players going is Asia. A lot
of leagues up in Asia now, including India, South Korea, Japan,
but even the likes of Malaysia and others. There's money
on offer up there for players at all stages of
their career, which is turning their heads and getting them
over there, all right, Derek sum it up for us.
(20:53):
Why are Aukan the FC doing so well well?
Speaker 4 (20:56):
I think, well, you have to get something positive from me.
After listening to.
Speaker 8 (20:59):
Daneed and Greg there, I think he's talking about local
Danton football. I think he's talking about the A League
football being dramatically I mean, the bottom of the fourth
division want a cheaper ridiculously to say, I think you'll
find these four top leagues in Europe, and I think
every league around the world dropped below those leagues quite significantly.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
I think the Premier League is way out in the front.
I think the bundes leaguer in the Spanish League and
the Italian League, I think they are right out in front.
I think every other league is below that. And I
think the amount of A League players that I've seen
go across to Europe and do really well or go
to the MLS and do very very well, I think
you'd be astonished. I mean, I mean, going back, they
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used to bring a lot of these older players into
the A League who had big names, but their leagues
have gone and the best days were behind them, and
they command still command to big salaries. I think it
was a waste of time for the A League. I
think the way it's done now, with the younger players
coming through, they put more money into the academy. He
sees this with Wellington all the time, Wellington bringing out
sixteen year old and seventy year olds going straight into
the first team because of quality coaching, bringing through a
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coach like a Taliano who was terrific last year, whether
a team mainly homegrowing guys. Then he gets rid of
nine player and all of a sudden people expect them
to do okay, but it's going to take them a
while to bring those youngsters through. So no, I think
the A League is a much much healthier the way
it's at the moment. And look Auckland at the moment. Yeah,
they brought in some I mean they're such a quintessentially
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Auckland team, aren't they. They've got a big name, they've
got a big name billionaire writing it. They've brought in
a lot of good players, they're getting the big crowd,
the on top of the table, they play with it.
I don't want to say er agon, I want to
say a super confident brand of football. Actually, I've read
a story the other day which said they're back four
is probably the oldest back four in the league. But
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the experience that they brought in and they built the
team from the back, you know, and like there were
three and all up at halftime against Wellington, they need
to be one mill up at half time and they
could probably hold on for the rest of the game.
They're so good. I mean, even that Estrade, who you
and I have spoken to before he was suspended last week,
but they didn't even need to start them this week.
They were so strong over Wellington, and Wellington really is
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becoming a development club a lot we see Southampton and
Bayaks of Amsterdam and even Brighton. You know, they're bringing
through all their own youngsters and sometimes they're selling quite
a number of them off for profit. You know, in
these hard times you can't help but say. Yes, they're
not winning trophies, they're not on top of the table
at the moment, not the season anyway, but they are
very well run club financially, and these sorts of times
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you've got to be that sort of club. Now, Aukland's different.
They've got big backing but playing like they've got big backing,
and I think the crowds that are turning up are
once again I don't want to say arrogant, but super confident,
and how they're going, and that twenty seven thousand was
terrific and the atmosphere around there. Now the only two
games I haven't managed to get to this year, of course,
I've been the two Derby games because I've been sold
out now at the end of the game this week,
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my brother and I got online and we're already booked
our seats for Adelaide next week. And that's going to
be a real test. I mean, look, there's been a
lot of tests, but I think it's going to be
a real not for Auckland, it's going to be a
test for Adelaide at vidmar thinks he can come over
here and turn our mob over. Look, look, listen to me.
I'm sounding just covid. I'm sounding like a real Aucland supporter.
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We're finding a grou we're finding a culture, and I
have to say I'm loving it. I'm love it. I
just don't see any negatives. The only negative I could say,
if I was really gonna be a little bit down
on things was I just thought that Poulson did tend
to punch a lot on the weekend, whereas normally you
would take those with a double handed take. But you know,
when you've got a defense like what you've got in
front of you, I guess you can take those chances
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and day Derek.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
Good summary is always from you, mate, Glad you got
your Adelaide tickets, looking forward to seeing you there. Final
text on the speaking to a few Awkland FC games,
great experience, a very different crowd makeup than rugby or
rugby league games. Plenty of Asian, Indian, South Americans and
Africans of the game. They create a unique vibrant atmosphere,
that is for sure. If you haven't had the chance
to go, and you get the chance to go, can
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I recommend it? Even if you're not a football fan.
If you're a sports fan you know of any kind,
and you like the occasion of a sporting event, give
it a crack. I can almost guarant tea that you
will find at value for money. And even if you
never go back, just go to a game. It's a
lot of fun, a lot of fun. Twenty eight away
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from eight. The Warriors will be back there soon as well,
but to open their new season, they'll be in Las
Vegas this weekend. Delan what Tennis Elesniak unfortunately won't be
on the field. Understand though that he is going over
as as part of the entourage. He is here before
he gets there though, Delan what Tennis Alesniak in studio
with us right after this.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Forget the riffs call you make a call on eight
Sports Talk on your home of sports.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
Talks have been talks the B.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Seven thirty five. The Warriors open their twenty twenty five
NRL season in Las Vegas this weekend. They play the
Canberra Raiders one o'clock Sunday afternoon, New Zealand time. Unfortunately,
this guy won't be on the field. Harris is Johnson
comes to Bury? What hands a race for the corner?
What tennis a lesbia? He can wait.
Speaker 9 (26:07):
Parris receiving Johnson running, then the sudder. Surely there's the
swing shut on Teddy's a leslie. That is the impossible,
quietest start.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
If you see marching kitchen for what tennis contends about
the field goal? Go for the try.
Speaker 10 (26:27):
The crossfield what Teddy's leslie gets the.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
Bouts hell get the try? The Warriors will have the
final side. Yeah, Warriors winger Dell and Y Tennis Lesniak
has been sidelined with a wrist injury, Bud. He joins
us in studio. So so sorry that you're not gonna
be on the field, Dell. And how did the injury
come about?
Speaker 11 (26:46):
Yeah, unfortunately I won't be there playing, but I will
be there on the sideline supporting. I leave tomorrow, which
is nice. At least I still get to go and
support the boys. I think everyone forgets that we were
once fans before players, so it's going to be cool
to be a fan for the next brilliant the next
few weeks. But but yeah, my injury came about. Uh yeah,
it was going down sideline and was going out, so
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I threw the ball back in and jumped at the
same time, and coming down, he sort of tackled me
in the air and I was coming down and I
just put my hand behind me to brace, and unfortunately
I took his weight and my weight and uh yeah,
basically did a job on my wrist. And now I've
had surgery, so I'm on the men. Then I'm just
really ticking the boxes each day to get myself back
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as fast and safe as possible.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
So watch the timeline for your return.
Speaker 11 (27:35):
It's hard to say, like I'm me being optimistic. I
want to try and get back for round seven. But yeah,
it's just it depends I get the I get the
cast off on the thirty first of March. I think
that's after the Tigers game Round three, and then if
it all goes well, it just depends how because you'll
lose a lot of muscle and strengthen that arm because
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I haven't been able to move it to in a
cast right now, you'll lose a lot. So as fast
I got boxes to tick on the strength and where
I need it to be to play, and as fast
as I can get that done, the sooner I can
get out on the field and play. So it's hard
to say exactly, but but yeah, it's not too not
too long.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
We'll keep our fingers crossed for you that it's at
the lower end of what is expected. Have you been
able to still to spend some time around the team
as the season start draws closer.
Speaker 6 (28:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 11 (28:25):
Yeah, I'm on team schedule around every day because I
can still run, so they're still making me run, which
is actually pretty cool because at least I don't have
to work on my fitness coming Usually sometimes when you
come back from an injury. You have to build that
fitness base up so it protects you as well. But
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it's a risk injury. So I can still keep running.
I started running on Friday, so and then I get
to fly over tomorrow to Vegas to be with the
boys and that and cheer them on, which is, yeah,
an awesome tune to be together as a team, and yeah,
be the I guess the first time the Worror has
ever gone to Vegas to be part of It's going
to be pretty cool playing, but supporting on the sideline
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is the next best thing.
Speaker 2 (29:10):
Absolutely. I'm just so pleased you still get the chance
to go, because you're right, it will be it will
be a terrific occasion. How different will it be for
the team to open their season in Vegas.
Speaker 11 (29:21):
I don't think it's going to be too different. It's yeah,
it's just a different country to be honest. But we've prepped.
We've prepped really well like we would have any other
game here in Australia or New Zealand. And I think, yeah,
the boys, the boys going over to do business and
I think after the games at four o'clock, so after
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the game they might have and then the flights the
next day at night, so they might have some time
to I guess enjoy Vegas the way some people like
to enjoy Vegas. But but yeah, we're going there all
business ready to start the year off strong.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
It is cool, though, wasn't it. I mean, only four
teams get this opportunity, and for the Warriors to be
one of them. You're right, I know, it's a game
like any other game. You want to do the business first,
get the win. But it is quite cool, isn't it
to get the chance to do this.
Speaker 5 (30:13):
Yeah?
Speaker 11 (30:13):
Yeah, one hundred percent. It's awesome. That's why I was
so good to when I got injured. Not not because
obviously because I was going to be out, but the
fact to be to play in Vegas in front of
my family. Had all book tickets too, so they're all
still going, and and that to play in front of
some family over in America. I've got quite a bit
of family over in America that live in Utah, so
they're all traveling to the game for it. But but yeah,
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it's quite special. The boys know how special it is.
That's like you said, it's the first time the Warriors
have ever been to Vegas to play, so it's going
to be a pretty cool feat to be in the team,
the first team that's ever done that.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
And of course it's the start of a brand new
NRL season as well. Let's not forget that. I just
want to ask you about a couple of players. It
sounds like Roger two of Vasa Sheik's going to be
used mainly on the wing this season, though you've obviously
in a pretty good position to assass his ability to
do that job for you, had I reckon, we'll go
a bit wider out.
Speaker 11 (31:03):
Yeah, he's a man. You put him in, we're in
the team, and he plays well. Yeah, he's just one
of those players. Grateful that I get to partner him
on the wing. He's he's actually very very nice to
run after. He beats a few people, scatters them all
and then I get to run after it.
Speaker 5 (31:19):
So it's.
Speaker 11 (31:22):
He just makes my job that little bit easier, which
is nice. But yeah, with Chance at the back, us
three are sort of, yeah, getting to work together quite well.
We're all hyphenated names. That's pretty cool. But but yeah,
it's it's gonna be quite once I get back, it's
gonna I'm quite excited to play alongside roge and chants
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at the back and see what we can do in
this competition as a back three.
Speaker 2 (31:46):
Sounds like Luke Metcalf's gonna get first cracked to with
a seven jersey. With Sewan Johnson now having retired. How
do you reckon Luke Metcalf has equipped for that role? Yeah?
Speaker 11 (31:55):
I think Luke Luke has said it. He's ready for it.
The way he directs it seems he seems like he's
ready for it as well. He talks a lot of meetings,
which is what you want from your healf. He directs
the game plan, another thing you want from your half,
voicing that during the week, so when it comes to
game day, everyone's clear on their row and what he
wants from them.
Speaker 2 (32:16):
And James Yeah, and James Fisher. Harris has joined the
team as well this season. What sort of influence has
he had already and do you think he'll have across
the season?
Speaker 4 (32:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 11 (32:26):
I was with Fish at Penrith then to see where
he is and I was quite close with him at Penrith,
and to see where he is now and the way
he is, it's quite it's quite cool to seize. Not
that he wasn't mature before but he's just real matured
into a leader. He's uh, yeah, he's actually totally different
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and like in terms of the way he trains and
plays now, Uh, he's still the same person off the field,
still get along with them and still good laugh. But yeah,
he can just flick a switch and grabs grabs the
room quite well, and he's definitely someone Him and Barney
are definitely leaders that you will follow into into any game.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
And I just want to ask you about your try
scoring as well, which has been really prolific last couple
of years. Thirty nine tries in your last couple of seasons.
I mean, you've always been a try scoring winger, but
why do you think you've been even more prolific these
last couple of years.
Speaker 11 (33:22):
I think Webbe's game plan, and I guess my role
inside it is quite He gives me so much clarity
and what I need to do and where I need
to be to score those tries. And I mean, you're playing,
you're playing alongside some some really good players. I've had
Rocco Berry play center, play center with me and he's
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the Oh the way he gives me the ball and
the opportunities he gives me just yeah, I've had I
had another center back in the day called Dean Fodder.
He used to do the same thing for me and Rocco,
even Ali. I got to train with Ali this pre
season because Roco has been injured and the combinations were
building in pre season. Was quite nice. And yeah, there's
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just like, there's so many things that go into it.
There's the back row of the line he runs the
half and the decisions that they're making chance, chance at
the at the back. There just really compliment what I
need to do on the wing. And I just yeah,
everyone sees the triscod in the corner, but they don't
get to see what happens before that. And I'm sure
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I'm very vocal about it and letting the boys know
that I might get to put it down, but there's
a lot of things that got to go right before that.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Yeah, well, you've deflected play a praise completely away from yourself.
I did it, which I totally expected, But I mean,
humility has always seen one of your qualities. But you're right,
it's a team game, but you're still got to get
them down and you've done it in spectacular fashion, and
the fense just just love to see it, Dylan.
Speaker 11 (34:55):
Sorry, don't get me wrong, Like I enjoy there's some
opportunities that I'm given where I'm like, how am I
going to do this one? And then it comes off
and you're just like you actually, yeah, like far you
get the team's talking and the hud onin you're just
watching the screen man.
Speaker 1 (35:09):
That's great.
Speaker 11 (35:10):
How did that happen?
Speaker 6 (35:12):
Well?
Speaker 2 (35:12):
May there be many more of those. I hope the
recovery from the injury goes really quickly, Dlan. And we
see you back out there enjoy Vegas, even if it's
in a slightly different role than what you would have hoped.
And thanks for stopping into the studio for a chat.
Speaker 11 (35:25):
Thank you very much, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (35:26):
Thanks for your time, No, thanks for yours, Dlan. Thanks indeed,
travel safe mate, Dlan Tennis Alesniak. There can't wait to
see him back out there doing those those wonderful things
we've come to know and love, the acrobatics and the
celebrations and everything that makes Dylan Tennis Aleisniak one of
the most exciting rugby league players going around. He'll be
in Vegas to watch his team, the Warriors, they take
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on the Raids Sunday afternoon one o'clock New Zealand time,
and then back home for two home games to follow
Friday March the fourteenth against the Sea Eagles and Friday
March the twenty first against the Roosters so Vegas, and
then two games back at the Fortress that is oh
Media Stadium, and their first month in the competition is
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wrapped with an away game against the West Tigers at
Campbelltown on Sunday, March thirty seven, forty five is let's
get a breakaway when we come back. It's our Monday
Night staple rating the weekend, Piney's Power rankings.
Speaker 11 (36:23):
Up next.
Speaker 2 (36:28):
Days our rankings Monday Night. That means Piney's Power Rankings
as we rate the best, the worst and everything in between.
From the sporting weekend. Let's go ten. The Wellington Phoenix
demolished in the Derby. Wellington are falling aparst Auckland FC
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have pulverized Wellington Phoenix today and I've said nine. The
All Black Sevens are continuation of their rather mediocre season,
losing to Spain for the third time in a row.
King threw the line what a burel to the trail
line spaed Wednesday, a sixth place finish in Vancouver and
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seventh overall after four events this season. EAT Supercars driver
Cam Waters three races, three wins to start the new
Supercars season and this.
Speaker 9 (37:22):
Has been an epic weekend for Cameron Waters, who makes
it three from three.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
Sydney Motorsport part of seven, Tom Walsh and his diverse
fan base. Now stay with me on this for context.
Here is Tom on the What a Lad podcast last year.
Speaker 12 (37:40):
And I was told this by a gay guy who
was very much hitting on me at the time. And
he said, as he rubbed my arm and he said, now.
Speaker 2 (37:48):
You're the rarest of the lock.
Speaker 12 (37:50):
You're a musly bear, so a big musty guy. So
I do have quite a big gay following, and to
be honest, a lot of the shop boys do too.
Speaker 2 (37:57):
So a mustly bear, a mustly grizzly bear. And his
is Tom Walsh after his win at the christ Church
International on Saturday.
Speaker 10 (38:06):
Is your track and field inspiration?
Speaker 12 (38:09):
I was pretty lucky to throw against the guy. Reese
Hoffer was my inspiration. I just love the way went
about things. Reece Hoffer is my man.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
I like that sort of big grizzly bear talking about
grizzly bears.
Speaker 2 (38:20):
Be careful, sire. Six Six is key we golfer Nick Vote.
Speaker 5 (38:26):
What a day for Nick's vote, nicking in the first
victory on the PGA tour of Austra Asia.
Speaker 2 (38:34):
Yeah, fifty thousand dollars pay day in Sydney for Nick Vote.
He's in pretty good shape heading into the New Zealand
Open this coming week. Five The top half Joseph Parker
doing what he needed to do against late call erp
Martin Bacoli in Saudi Arabia. Joe park Honey was preferredled.
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Honey's down.
Speaker 9 (38:57):
I'm not sure he's going to make this cow Barty
John Parker.
Speaker 2 (39:02):
John's getting the job done.
Speaker 4 (39:03):
Honey.
Speaker 2 (39:04):
Jun's it by stop. It would have been higher Joe
Parker if it had been against Daniel Dubois as it
was supposed to have been. But still a continuation of
his recent very good form. Six wins in his last
six fights for the Chiefs. A statement win against the Crusaders.
Speaker 8 (39:21):
Why is gonna pag a double who?
Speaker 1 (39:23):
He has the bright staugh in.
Speaker 2 (39:25):
The corner the Crusaders.
Speaker 1 (39:27):
They're getting telp too.
Speaker 9 (39:28):
It's forty six seventeen.
Speaker 2 (39:30):
It became forty nine twenty five, the biggest win ever
by the Chiefs over the Crusaders, the Chiefs declaring themselves
as the standard setters in Super Rugby Pacific this year.
Speaker 4 (39:41):
Three.
Speaker 2 (39:42):
Staying with Super Rugby, the Highlanders bringing back the good
times to forsythe bar kicking.
Speaker 11 (39:48):
Out and that is a famous, famous hearted victory in
thirty years of covering.
Speaker 2 (39:53):
Then remember a memorable occasion, A memorable o week night
in Dunedin. Two the Black Fern Sevens with another big win,
this time in Vancouver. A triple treat for the Blackfan
Sevens and Vancouver a straight title. Yeah there a truerfic,
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aren't they? The Black and Seven's top of the table
after four events, having reached the final in all four.
One it can only be the juggernaut that is Auckland FC.
Such of the best from Auckland FC. A demolition job.
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It was your first visit to an Auckland FC game
on Saturday? How did you enjoy it?
Speaker 10 (40:40):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (40:41):
It was so much fun.
Speaker 10 (40:42):
I'd actually really book quite well into being a football hooligan,
to the point where I wasn't even celebrating Auckland goals
as an Auckland fan. I was trying to find Wellington
fans to laugh at and point at it and bully
out of the stadium as I don't endorse falling, but
sometimes sometimes it's funny at a football game another hooligan.
Speaker 2 (41:00):
Now, nothing you've told me is any surprise to me
at all. I thought that would be exactly how you
embraced the occasion. It is a pretty cool day out though,
isn't it. And there are there lots of different types
of people, not just people like you.
Speaker 10 (41:13):
No, no, I can Yeah, there were some lovely fans there.
And if all games could be six goals in favor
of the team I suppose I'm supporting on the day,
then then you might get a lifelong fan in me.
Speaker 4 (41:24):
See.
Speaker 2 (41:24):
I think that's the thing. If people have gone along
for the first time, and many would have on Saturday,
like your good self, they'll think that happens every week.
Every week you get six. It's not always the case,
but it is a fun day out. Those are Piney's
Power rankings for tonight. They're a feature of our Monday
night show and they will return around about the same
time next Monday, coming up three to three away from eight.
(41:50):
And that is us on Sports Talk for tonight. It's
been a great show to bring to you. Thank you
for taking part in the conversation, Thank you for listening in.
We know it's a busy time, well every time it's
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you for tuning in regardless. Yeah, the point is. The
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point is we appreciate your tuning in, whether you're busy,
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It's all greatly appreciated by us. Thank you to any
McDonald for producing the show, Darcy Watergrave. Tomorrow night on
Sports Talk and for the rest of the week. We're
back on weekend Sport Midday Saturday. Don't forget the black Caps.
They play Bangladesh tonight. Come on you black Caps. See
(42:33):
you said day.
Speaker 1 (42:36):
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