August 18, 2024 • 7 mins
From across the ditch, Jim Dolan chats to Craig Cumming.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, what do we tell them? Men? We're lights blade?
I see, but they came close line after that? Are
Randa out the plane? Rocket? You can see me in
the kitchen cooking up.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Sixteen minutes to eight o'clock. Yep, that song means one thing.
We're gonna head over the ditch and catch up with
our man Jim Dolan and find out what's happening on
the Australian side of the sporting landscape. Good morning, Jim.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
How are we going a good Craig? Nice to speak again?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah, likewise, likewise, plenty happening, Jim, Plenty happening in ral
We're getting to the business end of the season and
this competition just gets better and better.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yes, sadly the Warriors have slipped out, but there's not
on their loans. And now I think a few other
teams might have slipped a bit too far away at
the weekend. But of course you go back to the
first game of the round for what was the highlight
between one and two on the field from Nathan Cleary's
up with that children injury late in the game and
basically penrance chances in the match seemed to disappear with him,
(01:04):
but he's been clear of that immediate surgery for his
shoulder injury, allowing him to continue this season. There are
already plenty of people like Jonathan Thurston are saying that
the rival teams are going to be looking for him
on the field and just tests exactly how good that
left shoulder is when our Cooper Kronk was able to
play in the Grand Final with the broken shoulder, but
that was one game. The Panthers have a reten a
(01:26):
long later, Gay before they're in a fifth straight Grand Final.
So yeah, that also saw the Panthers Premiership betting blow out,
where the Stormer now the clear favorites and the Panthers
have dropped back to the same line as the Roosters.
I think the highlight of the weekend for me was
Belinda Sharp, the referee on Saturday night who's been heaped
(01:47):
with praise today for her brave call of making a
call that forward pass in the dyncect of the West
Tigers win over South. Plenty of other referees probably would
have left the whistle in the pocket so they could
say that the players a side of the match, but
it was clearly forward and yeah, from making a decision
especially with the game online. A very very good move
from Belinda Sharp.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah, and it was the right decision Gym two, wasn't it.
So it's not like it was. It wasn't a fifty
to fifty she did well.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Yeah. I think Ben Hornby and some of the Rabbit
is probably the only people that thought it wasn't fought well.
They might have thought it was well doing, Gager admitted,
and even the South Spans I don't think blowing up
too much about that because yeah, it was blatant.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah it was. It'd be interesting. I mean, you've got
the Panthers, we've got the Storm, the Roosters are coming back.
But a lot of talk now and I think I
heard Cooper Kronk talking about the Bulldogs and I said
Billy Slater was talking about the Bulldogs and saying that
they are a real chance this year, that they're playing
the style of rugby league that can get them all
the way.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
And there's a synergy to that. Eighty four, ninety four,
twenty four, twenty fourteen, they've made the Grand Final all
of those years and on the evening years they actually
managed to win them. So there's a lot of people,
especially the Bulldog Army who were getting on board. And
they certainly are putting the big games together and their
defense I think is the most important thing. They certainly
(03:05):
defend for each other and enjoy that. Yeah, I think
a few teams might be looking over their shoulders.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Yeah, they will be right. The Wallabies have had a
tough task. We go about to find out we're going
to go to South Africa. Was the All Blacks and
take them on over there. But more and pro performance
from the Wallabies against South Africa. But what it just
shows is there are such a big side. Do you
need some big men?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Yeah? Absolutely yes. South Africa very big and they use
those big men very well. The Wallabies just couldn't crack
it for a try. There's some things to be excited by.
But it's interesting now. Wallaby's officials say they haven't given
up hope of getting Will Skelton into the side. Hasn't
been allowed to play yet. He may meet them in Argentina.
But I wouldn't hold my breath. Pushed around is what
(03:47):
they were against South Africa and his French club love
Rochelle obviously in pre season they are still unwilling to
let him risk injury by playing for Australia, so he's
between a rock and a hard place, the old club
versus country thing with the new coach Joe Schmidt. He's
saying that Nick Frost and Jeremy Williams are back from
injury and ready for the Pumas, but will Skelton to
(04:10):
well Over to met is tall and one hundred and
forty five kilos is a different site on the field
to those two younger guys working their way through the
loss in Perth, not being able to score a try
really against South Africa side the rest of a few
players that sort of showed there's yet a fair bit
of will work to go for the new coach.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, I mean, how as Joe Smiths and I think
I reads it fourteen new faces, he's blooded so far
as he I suppose he got patients on a side.
When it comes to the support for the Swallaby.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Side, yeah, well we've got to do something good. So
I think they've had a number of good coaches, especially
key week coaches in the past, who they just haven't
given the time or the commitment to in all forms
of rugby to get them to be Australia as best
as we can and so I think they there's really
no choice. They've got to look within and and try
(05:00):
and bring some young blokes through. And yeah, he's patient.
He hasn't said anything outrageous, he hadn't given too much
away in the media. So fingers crossed, this will be
the time that works.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
And we are we. I suppose a new era coming
now and super cars.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yeah, there's no Kiwis dominated the end of the sprint races.
There's a couple of out a show and I think
the race yesterday there was basically it was all over
early up front. Cam Waters took advantage of early chaos
and he just drove a very well thought out race
to his teammate Thomas Randall. That johned a mate and
(05:39):
win from pole, and that Randall faded away and Nick
Perkat was worth watching because he didn't exactly go well
and qualifying with an error costing him and a circuit
notoriously tough overtaking. He got past seventeen rivals and the
race plenty cheering on him to go past a few
more so he attracted plenty of attention. It was cam
(06:00):
Water's day. He's now three hundred and fifty points behind
the championship leader Will Brown, and there's the Duros coming up,
which we all get very excited about. Sand Down and
then Baptist and he in Well historically drives very very
well in those races. And Brown he was dominating well
early on. He's still out in front, but he had
(06:21):
a flat tire, which is never good. He did manage
to finish second. He's just extended his lead a little
bit of a Chaz Mustard by eighteen points, but eighty
one points. With six hundred or something up for grabs
in the coming races, it's going to be a beauty.
And that's the first time since the Darwin Race that
Mostat hasn't gained ground on Will Brown, so he's probably
(06:42):
slept a little bit easier overnight. Will Brown, and everybody's
getting excited about the next year races coming up.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Okay, wait, Beth, I appreciate your time this morning, Jim.
Always good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Yes, it's a good time of the year, footy finals,
racing finals, and the weather's getting warmer in.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
The world, not in Deep South. I'm into deed and
it's not warm here. I can tell you that. Enjoy
your day. Thanks for your time there. We had Jim
Dolan yet always great to catch up with him. And
I think this Assie side, I think they're improving. I
think we've got to be very careful under Joe Schmidt
Hey, what do we tell them? Men? We're lights blade?
I see, but they came close line after that? Are
Randa out the plane? Rocket? You can see me in
the kitchen cooking up.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Sixteen minutes to eight o'clock. Yep, that song means one thing.
We're gonna head over the ditch and catch up with
our man Jim Dolan and find out what's happening on
the Australian side of the sporting landscape. Good morning, Jim.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
How are we going a good Craig? Nice to speak again?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah, likewise, likewise, plenty happening, Jim, Plenty happening in ral
We're getting to the business end of the season and
this competition just gets better and better.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yes, sadly the Warriors have slipped out, but there's not
on their loans. And now I think a few other
teams might have slipped a bit too far away at
the weekend. But of course you go back to the
first game of the round for what was the highlight
between one and two on the field from Nathan Cleary's
up with that children injury late in the game and
basically penrance chances in the match seemed to disappear with him,
(01:04):
but he's been clear of that immediate surgery for his
shoulder injury, allowing him to continue this season. There are
already plenty of people like Jonathan Thurston are saying that
the rival teams are going to be looking for him
on the field and just tests exactly how good that
left shoulder is when our Cooper Kronk was able to
play in the Grand Final with the broken shoulder, but
that was one game. The Panthers have a reten a
(01:26):
long later, Gay before they're in a fifth straight Grand Final.
So yeah, that also saw the Panthers Premiership betting blow out,
where the Stormer now the clear favorites and the Panthers
have dropped back to the same line as the Roosters.
I think the highlight of the weekend for me was
Belinda Sharp, the referee on Saturday night who's been heaped
(01:47):
with praise today for her brave call of making a
call that forward pass in the dyncect of the West
Tigers win over South. Plenty of other referees probably would
have left the whistle in the pocket so they could
say that the players a side of the match, but
it was clearly forward and yeah, from making a decision
especially with the game online. A very very good move
from Belinda Sharp.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah, and it was the right decision Gym two, wasn't it.
So it's not like it was. It wasn't a fifty
to fifty she did well.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Yeah. I think Ben Hornby and some of the Rabbit
is probably the only people that thought it wasn't fought well.
They might have thought it was well doing, Gager admitted,
and even the South Spans I don't think blowing up
too much about that because yeah, it was blatant.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah it was. It'd be interesting. I mean, you've got
the Panthers, we've got the Storm, the Roosters are coming back.
But a lot of talk now and I think I
heard Cooper Kronk talking about the Bulldogs and I said
Billy Slater was talking about the Bulldogs and saying that
they are a real chance this year, that they're playing
the style of rugby league that can get them all
the way.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
And there's a synergy to that. Eighty four, ninety four,
twenty four, twenty fourteen, they've made the Grand Final all
of those years and on the evening years they actually
managed to win them. So there's a lot of people,
especially the Bulldog Army who were getting on board. And
they certainly are putting the big games together and their
defense I think is the most important thing. They certainly
(03:05):
defend for each other and enjoy that. Yeah, I think
a few teams might be looking over their shoulders.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Yeah, they will be right. The Wallabies have had a
tough task. We go about to find out we're going
to go to South Africa. Was the All Blacks and
take them on over there. But more and pro performance
from the Wallabies against South Africa. But what it just
shows is there are such a big side. Do you
need some big men?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Yeah? Absolutely yes. South Africa very big and they use
those big men very well. The Wallabies just couldn't crack
it for a try. There's some things to be excited by.
But it's interesting now. Wallaby's officials say they haven't given
up hope of getting Will Skelton into the side. Hasn't
been allowed to play yet. He may meet them in Argentina.
But I wouldn't hold my breath. Pushed around is what
(03:47):
they were against South Africa and his French club love
Rochelle obviously in pre season they are still unwilling to
let him risk injury by playing for Australia, so he's
between a rock and a hard place, the old club
versus country thing with the new coach Joe Schmidt. He's
saying that Nick Frost and Jeremy Williams are back from
injury and ready for the Pumas, but will Skelton to
(04:10):
well Over to met is tall and one hundred and
forty five kilos is a different site on the field
to those two younger guys working their way through the
loss in Perth, not being able to score a try
really against South Africa side the rest of a few
players that sort of showed there's yet a fair bit
of will work to go for the new coach.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, I mean, how as Joe Smiths and I think
I reads it fourteen new faces, he's blooded so far
as he I suppose he got patients on a side.
When it comes to the support for the Swallaby.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Side, yeah, well we've got to do something good. So
I think they've had a number of good coaches, especially
key week coaches in the past, who they just haven't
given the time or the commitment to in all forms
of rugby to get them to be Australia as best
as we can and so I think they there's really
no choice. They've got to look within and and try
(05:00):
and bring some young blokes through. And yeah, he's patient.
He hasn't said anything outrageous, he hadn't given too much
away in the media. So fingers crossed, this will be
the time that works.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
And we are we. I suppose a new era coming
now and super cars.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yeah, there's no Kiwis dominated the end of the sprint races.
There's a couple of out a show and I think
the race yesterday there was basically it was all over
early up front. Cam Waters took advantage of early chaos
and he just drove a very well thought out race
to his teammate Thomas Randall. That johned a mate and
(05:39):
win from pole, and that Randall faded away and Nick
Perkat was worth watching because he didn't exactly go well
and qualifying with an error costing him and a circuit
notoriously tough overtaking. He got past seventeen rivals and the
race plenty cheering on him to go past a few
more so he attracted plenty of attention. It was cam
(06:00):
Water's day. He's now three hundred and fifty points behind
the championship leader Will Brown, and there's the Duros coming up,
which we all get very excited about. Sand Down and
then Baptist and he in Well historically drives very very
well in those races. And Brown he was dominating well
early on. He's still out in front, but he had
(06:21):
a flat tire, which is never good. He did manage
to finish second. He's just extended his lead a little
bit of a Chaz Mustard by eighteen points, but eighty
one points. With six hundred or something up for grabs
in the coming races, it's going to be a beauty.
And that's the first time since the Darwin Race that
Mostat hasn't gained ground on Will Brown, so he's probably
(06:42):
slept a little bit easier overnight. Will Brown, and everybody's
getting excited about the next year races coming up.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Okay, wait, Beth, I appreciate your time this morning, Jim.
Always good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Yes, it's a good time of the year, footy finals,
racing finals, and the weather's getting warmer in.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
The world, not in Deep South. I'm into deed and
it's not warm here. I can tell you that. Enjoy
your day. Thanks for your time there. We had Jim
Dolan yet always great to catch up with him. And
I think this Assie side, I think they're improving. I
think we've got to be very careful under Joe Schmidt
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