June 11, 2026 • 9 mins
Graeme "Mintie" Mead looks ahead to the semi-finals of Super Rugby.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome back to the muster on Hakanui. We're away back
up to the White Caddo this afternoon. Of course Field
Days goes through until tomorrow afternoon, but a change of tact.
Graham Minty mead. Of course you can hear his commentaries
on newstalk ZEB Sport. He is the voice of Why
Kaddo Rugby. Also does some overnight shifts on ZB and
he's a counselor as well, so he's got many heads
to fill.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Minty.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Good afternoon from i'd say the winter the South. It's
a blue sky, but it's only about eight or nine degrees.
It's still pretty pleasant.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Well that's tropical for you guys down there, and think
he's having me in the wonderful world of.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Well down here in the south. Mate.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Normally at this time of the year at overnight high
or a daytime high around five or six degrees, but
have been really mild. Look before we talk a bit
of code Field Days week up there.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It's a massive event, doesn't it. How's it been this yet? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
You look it's I still say that's the biggest agricultural
event the Southern hemisphere. You gets a bit insane with
cars and traffic and people and helicopters in the sky
flying lots of people with money in But it's a
hell of a big event. Like, it's huge, and this
year we're seeing heaps more international companies coming out here
(01:16):
to emphasize their where's to New Zealand. Yeah, it's just
going to keep growing. It's a bloody good event. It's iconic.
You go out there and you're a lot of town
he's pretending to be farmers buying brand new redbands and
you're lot of farmers out there who've got a bit
of money to spend. So yeah, it makes the economy
ticked on.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
It because Hamilton is a town effectively built off farming,
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Yeah, we're a rural town to be honest. But we
just got told the other day in the council meeting,
within eight years we're going to be the third biggest
city in New Zealand. We're going to have to take Wellington.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Oh well, you got plenty of land anyway, hopefully not
too much pastoral land getting converted into houses or is
that just the nature of the beast.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Well, ye see, we're a landlocked Hamilton's landlocked by farms
and rural and there is a lot there's a lot
of pasture land on the edge of Hamilton being turned
into housing developments and industrial development. So yet it has
taken away a lot of good farming area because let's
be honest, the land up here is pretty flat, pretty lush,
and it's pretty central. So a lot of that's been
(02:17):
turned away into two housing industrials and we're going to
see more of it as small people come this way.
It's unfortunate because I love a bit of grass, trees
and all those sorts of things to wander around on.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Right down to business chase against the Crusaders tonight in
the tron Are you nervous about this game?
Speaker 3 (02:36):
What are you nervous about every game? Let's be honest,
and we haven't done that damn well against the Crusaders
at different times. They've come up here and they've telled
us a bit. But in the last competitions, I think
the biggest margin between the Turvius and semi finals or
finals rugby has been thirteen points, so it's going to
be tight. Most of them have been between three and four,
(02:57):
so it's going to be tight. Whoever wins this will
when the final the Canes will choke you reckon.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
The Canes haven't got the apple to go the whole
way because they're looking pretty dominous.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Oh well you always do that, you know. Sometimes they
might they might, But I think whoever was this one tonight,
providing they not cut to bits with injuries, I think
they might give the Canes a bit of a bit
of a fright next week because the Canes have had
a reasonably and can I say this in a nice way,
a soft run in to where they've got to.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Well, you know what, you play what's in front of you,
I suppose as well.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Well, we haven't had hard teams to play, really have
they in the last few whereas the Chiefs and the
Crusaders have had some pretty solid, solid footy to play,
haven't they.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
What do you make of this finals format? Now the
Blues are in there after getting pasted last week? You
got the Blues away to the Hurricanes. Is it a farce?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Well, it's only for money, Let's be honest. It's another
game to go on TV. Did I say that you
just did? How can you lose and get back in looks?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
It's yeah, Well we're living in the age of the
Participation Award.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
That's why I said.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
The Blues have got a participation award.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Well, well they're in the semi final.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
They lost last week, they got hammed and they still
get to play in the semis.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah. It's wrong. It's not the way it should be.
You know it, I know it. It doesn't give rugby
any credence. And end of the day, are we better
off going round robin the top to final seelata or
the top four semi final final seilater because they've earned
that top four spot? I think so.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
We're hearing a lot of talk about the NRL and
possible expansion into the South Island, but as far as
Super Rugby this year, how do you think it's captured
the imagination?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Again, it's better. It's not perfect, but it is better.
I'll give you one thing though, I went down for
the opening of the stadium in christ Church. There's more
people down there chasing the Wars around at times and
supporting them, and that they are surprised at huge rugby
league support down there.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Well, you sound surprised by that given its Crusader's heartland.
Do you think it's just perhaps the changing of the times.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
I don't know, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
I think now of that stadium, you know, like the
Warrior's going down and they sold out on about six minutes.
I think there'll be a second league team down there
in New Zealand. That's where it's going to end up.
But yeah, I think Super Rugby's okay. It's not what
i'd say is dramatically perfect in the moment, but it's
getting better and I think if Dave Rennie gets everything going,
(05:29):
we could be on a winner. It might trickle down
all the way down to you know, the grassroots out there.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
And how can I now Dave Rennie is all blacks coach.
I mean, I've seen this before and it's an interesting comparison,
but never before has a Sex Wallaby's coach be made
the all blacks here Geffer, But we all know that's
just a croup because he's the right man for the job.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
He's from your part of the world. How's he viewed?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Well, yeah, look, he would probably be in all my
years of commentary, the most accessible, down to earth coach
who had no problem coming on radio on a Saturday
morning and telling me which players and quite often they
were all blacks coming back hadn't met their fitness levels.
Hadn't hit their beep tests. We're carrying a little bit
(06:12):
much body fat, and he was quite happy to put
them on the on the bench and not let them
play until I'd heap those things. So that's where he
measures up. You know, I have expectations meet them once
because you're in my in my squad. Once you've done that,
then we go play footy.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
What are you making Tony Brown coming back into the
AB's fold in a couple of years.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I reckon that's long term, Jamie Joseph, Tony Brown will
be your coach in comparison together from the next few years.
I think that's where it's gonna go. I think just
covering their bases because Brown is a hell of a
good Backs coach. Let's be honest, he's he's one of
your Blake's. He's he's yeah, he's he's some talent. I
(06:55):
think the All Blacks or the ended Rafe are now saying, okay,
we got a we got a manage some of these
great coaches around the world, and we look to the
future and we've got to bring them in and just
tie them down to where we've got to beat. There'll
be a home for Tony Brown and in the end
are they'll be a home for Jamie Joseph, I think,
And it just depends how long Dave Rennie wants to
(07:15):
be in that role he's in, and he signed for
a few years. I think he'll do well. But there's
nothing Dave Reni hasn't conquered yet. And the Allbacks was
the last one.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Okay, mantell you. What's the final going to be next week?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Oh, Chief Canes and.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
The Chiefs go through to win the whole thing, I suppose.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Yeah. Look, look, if there really was a hail Mary
and the Pape got involved and the Blues beat the
Hurricanes to night and we beat the Crusaders, that would
be the ideal for me because that would be good.
But I think it's gonna be Chief Canes.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Great mente me. You can hear us commentary tonight a news.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Dog zib Sport on iHeartRadio. Always appreciate your time on
the muster.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
She too, Mate. You look to apter yourself down there
and keep your powder dry and your freak even.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Warmer, laugh out loud with agg proud because life on
the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data Working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Do transformers get car or life insurance? What right?
Speaker 1 (08:17):
I'm joined by Olivia Witherburn once again, who's hosting for
a couple of shows.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
So love, it's all under control. You know what you're doing.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Oh, we'll find out come monday, I guess, and.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
I'll makes sense.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
I used I used to call this before this system,
I referred to it as star Wars.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Yeah, it's probably I don't know much about Star Wars,
so yeah, it's very Star Wars.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
But you get an essay thing. Yeah, we get it yet.
Speaker 4 (08:40):
No, I'm sure we'll be fine. And there's people here
that I'm sure I can back up me if I
need to. But no, I'm sure we'll get there. You
enjoy it, You have a great break.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Yeah, I'll leave it there for the afternoon as well.
My name's Andy Muir.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
You've been listening to the Master on Hocke and Eh
he thinks of Peterson Nelick's the best of the Master
Tomorrow of a hymn.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
iHeartRadio for today's podcasts. Going up shurely, up the bars,
up the bars, catch you later.
Welcome back to the muster on Hakanui. We're away back
up to the White Caddo this afternoon. Of course Field
Days goes through until tomorrow afternoon, but a change of tact.
Graham Minty mead. Of course you can hear his commentaries
on newstalk ZEB Sport. He is the voice of Why
Kaddo Rugby. Also does some overnight shifts on ZB and
he's a counselor as well, so he's got many heads
to fill.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Minty.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Good afternoon from i'd say the winter the South. It's
a blue sky, but it's only about eight or nine degrees.
It's still pretty pleasant.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Well that's tropical for you guys down there, and think
he's having me in the wonderful world of.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Well down here in the south. Mate.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Normally at this time of the year at overnight high
or a daytime high around five or six degrees, but
have been really mild. Look before we talk a bit
of code Field Days week up there.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It's a massive event, doesn't it. How's it been this yet? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
You look it's I still say that's the biggest agricultural
event the Southern hemisphere. You gets a bit insane with
cars and traffic and people and helicopters in the sky
flying lots of people with money in But it's a
hell of a big event. Like, it's huge, and this
year we're seeing heaps more international companies coming out here
(01:16):
to emphasize their where's to New Zealand. Yeah, it's just
going to keep growing. It's a bloody good event. It's iconic.
You go out there and you're a lot of town
he's pretending to be farmers buying brand new redbands and
you're lot of farmers out there who've got a bit
of money to spend. So yeah, it makes the economy
ticked on.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
It because Hamilton is a town effectively built off farming,
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Yeah, we're a rural town to be honest. But we
just got told the other day in the council meeting,
within eight years we're going to be the third biggest
city in New Zealand. We're going to have to take Wellington.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Oh well, you got plenty of land anyway, hopefully not
too much pastoral land getting converted into houses or is
that just the nature of the beast.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Well, ye see, we're a landlocked Hamilton's landlocked by farms
and rural and there is a lot there's a lot
of pasture land on the edge of Hamilton being turned
into housing developments and industrial development. So yet it has
taken away a lot of good farming area because let's
be honest, the land up here is pretty flat, pretty lush,
and it's pretty central. So a lot of that's been
(02:17):
turned away into two housing industrials and we're going to
see more of it as small people come this way.
It's unfortunate because I love a bit of grass, trees
and all those sorts of things to wander around on.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Right down to business chase against the Crusaders tonight in
the tron Are you nervous about this game?
Speaker 3 (02:36):
What are you nervous about every game? Let's be honest,
and we haven't done that damn well against the Crusaders
at different times. They've come up here and they've telled
us a bit. But in the last competitions, I think
the biggest margin between the Turvius and semi finals or
finals rugby has been thirteen points, so it's going to
be tight. Most of them have been between three and four,
(02:57):
so it's going to be tight. Whoever wins this will
when the final the Canes will choke you reckon.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
The Canes haven't got the apple to go the whole
way because they're looking pretty dominous.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Oh well you always do that, you know. Sometimes they
might they might, But I think whoever was this one tonight,
providing they not cut to bits with injuries, I think
they might give the Canes a bit of a bit
of a fright next week because the Canes have had
a reasonably and can I say this in a nice way,
a soft run in to where they've got to.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Well, you know what, you play what's in front of you,
I suppose as well.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Well, we haven't had hard teams to play, really have
they in the last few whereas the Chiefs and the
Crusaders have had some pretty solid, solid footy to play,
haven't they.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
What do you make of this finals format? Now the
Blues are in there after getting pasted last week? You
got the Blues away to the Hurricanes. Is it a farce?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Well, it's only for money, Let's be honest. It's another
game to go on TV. Did I say that you
just did? How can you lose and get back in looks?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
It's yeah, Well we're living in the age of the
Participation Award.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
That's why I said.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
The Blues have got a participation award.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Well, well they're in the semi final.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
They lost last week, they got hammed and they still
get to play in the semis.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah. It's wrong. It's not the way it should be.
You know it, I know it. It doesn't give rugby
any credence. And end of the day, are we better
off going round robin the top to final seelata or
the top four semi final final seilater because they've earned
that top four spot? I think so.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
We're hearing a lot of talk about the NRL and
possible expansion into the South Island, but as far as
Super Rugby this year, how do you think it's captured
the imagination?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Again, it's better. It's not perfect, but it is better.
I'll give you one thing though, I went down for
the opening of the stadium in christ Church. There's more
people down there chasing the Wars around at times and
supporting them, and that they are surprised at huge rugby
league support down there.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Well, you sound surprised by that given its Crusader's heartland.
Do you think it's just perhaps the changing of the times.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
I don't know, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
I think now of that stadium, you know, like the
Warrior's going down and they sold out on about six minutes.
I think there'll be a second league team down there
in New Zealand. That's where it's going to end up.
But yeah, I think Super Rugby's okay. It's not what
i'd say is dramatically perfect in the moment, but it's
getting better and I think if Dave Rennie gets everything going,
(05:29):
we could be on a winner. It might trickle down
all the way down to you know, the grassroots out there.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
And how can I now Dave Rennie is all blacks coach.
I mean, I've seen this before and it's an interesting comparison,
but never before has a Sex Wallaby's coach be made
the all blacks here Geffer, But we all know that's
just a croup because he's the right man for the job.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
He's from your part of the world. How's he viewed?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Well, yeah, look, he would probably be in all my
years of commentary, the most accessible, down to earth coach
who had no problem coming on radio on a Saturday
morning and telling me which players and quite often they
were all blacks coming back hadn't met their fitness levels.
Hadn't hit their beep tests. We're carrying a little bit
(06:12):
much body fat, and he was quite happy to put
them on the on the bench and not let them
play until I'd heap those things. So that's where he
measures up. You know, I have expectations meet them once
because you're in my in my squad. Once you've done that,
then we go play footy.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
What are you making Tony Brown coming back into the
AB's fold in a couple of years.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I reckon that's long term, Jamie Joseph, Tony Brown will
be your coach in comparison together from the next few years.
I think that's where it's gonna go. I think just
covering their bases because Brown is a hell of a
good Backs coach. Let's be honest, he's he's one of
your Blake's. He's he's yeah, he's he's some talent. I
(06:55):
think the All Blacks or the ended Rafe are now saying, okay,
we got a we got a manage some of these
great coaches around the world, and we look to the
future and we've got to bring them in and just
tie them down to where we've got to beat. There'll
be a home for Tony Brown and in the end
are they'll be a home for Jamie Joseph, I think,
And it just depends how long Dave Rennie wants to
(07:15):
be in that role he's in, and he signed for
a few years. I think he'll do well. But there's
nothing Dave Reni hasn't conquered yet. And the Allbacks was
the last one.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Okay, mantell you. What's the final going to be next week?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Oh, Chief Canes and.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
The Chiefs go through to win the whole thing, I suppose.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Yeah. Look, look, if there really was a hail Mary
and the Pape got involved and the Blues beat the
Hurricanes to night and we beat the Crusaders, that would
be the ideal for me because that would be good.
But I think it's gonna be Chief Canes.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Great mente me. You can hear us commentary tonight a news.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Dog zib Sport on iHeartRadio. Always appreciate your time on
the muster.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
She too, Mate. You look to apter yourself down there
and keep your powder dry and your freak even.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Warmer, laugh out loud with agg proud because life on
the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data Working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Do transformers get car or life insurance? What right?
Speaker 1 (08:17):
I'm joined by Olivia Witherburn once again, who's hosting for
a couple of shows.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
So love, it's all under control. You know what you're doing.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Oh, we'll find out come monday, I guess, and.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
I'll makes sense.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
I used I used to call this before this system,
I referred to it as star Wars.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Yeah, it's probably I don't know much about Star Wars,
so yeah, it's very Star Wars.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
But you get an essay thing. Yeah, we get it yet.
Speaker 4 (08:40):
No, I'm sure we'll be fine. And there's people here
that I'm sure I can back up me if I
need to. But no, I'm sure we'll get there. You
enjoy it, You have a great break.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Yeah, I'll leave it there for the afternoon as well.
My name's Andy Muir.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
You've been listening to the Master on Hocke and Eh
he thinks of Peterson Nelick's the best of the Master
Tomorrow of a hymn.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
iHeartRadio for today's podcasts. Going up shurely, up the bars,
up the bars, catch you later.
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