May 13, 2026 • 9 mins
Nathan Burdon looks at a busy couple of weeks ahead for local teams, particularly the Southland Sharks.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Nathan Banden is our residence. Sporting guru joins us once again.
Good afternoon, Nathan House sings in the big smoke.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, all good here, mates. Yet we're in the build
up now to the Ilt South and Sports Awards actually
during the twelfth so everything's sort of pointing in that direction.
Is going to be a great night again at Ilt
Stadium South and in a few weeks time, so those
ticket sales are going to be open very soon, so
people can keep an eye up for that.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Jacob Duffy cleans up, doesn't he.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I think Jacob Duffy will certainly be in the conversation.
I think having been the Aussie, the New Zealand Cricket
Player of the Year and broke pedals as which he
caught for most wickets in a calendar year, I think
you'd have to say.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
I think he's a good start of charts.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Graham Henry back in the Ill Blacks, a nine years.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Young, seventy nine years young, a huge wealth of institutional
rugby knowledge, and I think even more than that, just
that institutional knowledge of how to bring groups of young
men together. I just I think it's a it's a
bit of a master stroke to be honest, and and
it's you know, Dave Reenie's really not putting a foot
(01:23):
wrong at the moment, is he. Which you talk about
winning the off season, I think that's Dave any sort
of doing that at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Well, whenever you change your black coach, all of a
sudden you get the belief you're going to win the
next World Cup.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, I guese everyone's everyone's got a set famous saying
that everyone's got a plan until they get punched in
the face. It's a It's a massive season coming up,
isn't it that That tour of South Africa is large,
a huge challenge And I was reading the other day
and it's only it's only a ten day gap between
the end of Super Rugby and the and the first
Test against France. So definitely a challenge for Dave Renie.
(01:59):
But yeah, I've liked, I've liked lots about what he's
been saying. Obviously, Graham Henry has been doing the media
around since he was announced as well, and you sort
of I guess the comments that are being made it
all rings pretty true. It sounds like a sort of
an attempt to return to you know, the DNA of
all black rugby and we need it. You know, it's
been a it's been a tough couple of years, so
(02:20):
you know it's exciting kinds.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I think David Letter to going to the end board.
He's vice president, very very astute acquisition.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah, we're yeah talking about sort of grassroots rugby and
the hintle. You know, no one played harder than than
crazy Letter did. He just an outstanding provincial man. So
he'll he'll he'll ensure that the old provincial fires are
being considered that at the at the top, which is
which is great to see.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Now regarding the Highland, has he got the Chiefs this week?
Where are we yet with the Highlanders?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Nathan? You put this into context for us? Are you
bidding against them?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Am I betting against them? They would be hard to
against the Chiefs against the Chiefs team. That's you know,
it's got there. They've got their site set on the
on the playoffs. I think mathematically obviously the Highlands still
have a chance. But they've got a tough run home,
don't they are? They rebuilding the next year. Every time
I don't back them, they win. Every time I do
(03:18):
back them, they lose. They're a frustrating team to follow
at the moment.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Now the Warriors, the wise Luke Metcalf's You've almost think
he's got the pet because he hasn't got his place
back because Tenor Boyd's played so well.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yeah. Interesting, so that the club of sort of let
them loose and said he can he can have a
scout around. You've got a player who on the news
last night there saying is on a million dollar contract,
which I probably don't know enough in terms of how
relevant that is. I'd imagine that's like a that's quite
a top tier absolutely contract. So in that regards, you know,
(03:57):
it's when you when you get the big money, you've
got to get the big performance, don't you. So I
guess there's a few questions around around whether his heart's
still there in terms of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
The bag Yews and rugby league circles.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Though, Ivan Cleary that jugg an ud of a coach
with the Penrith Pempters club. He's finishing up at the
end of next season and then all of a sudden
they're talking about a Penrift team being disestablished, which is
arguably on the edge of another dynasty.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, I mean, and what a dynasty. It's been so
far for Nral titles and a runner up finish in
the space of six years in what is arguably one
of the toughest sporting leagues in the world. It's been
a heck of a It's been a heck of a
shift from Ivan Cleary, and you don't blame him for
(04:43):
wanting to sort of step aside at fifty five. I think,
especially in a competition with a salary cap like that,
it's probably one thing to be able to pull a
team together for one or two years with your stars,
but being able to shuffle your players around and operate
under that cap and still being able to perform over
over five and six years is just an outstanding effort. Also,
(05:03):
think about that the father son dynamic, which is something
you see a bit in sport, but you probably see
it fail more than it succeeds. It's definitely succeeded at
the Panthers.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Southern Steel top of the table, away of the Pulse
on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, and hopefully they can just keep rolling on. Eh.
They have been playing some really good solid neatball better
than solid too. That's probably that's probably understating it. If anything,
that probably just one quarter a game that they aren't
quite nailing, so they know they may have to do
that against the pulse that these are two teams who
are probably really battling out. You know, they'll be teams
(05:43):
that are both in the mix for the for the playoffs.
So a win in this game and what is a
pretty short competition will go a long way to seeing
that the steel sort of get back up where we've
wanted them to be for a number of years and
nets back in the playoffs and.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
The NBL of the Sharks. They've got four game and
seventeen days. It's not an easy schedule, but going by
what I say I've put in the Tribune in this morning,
very good right up. Concidentally, they're all for it, So
looking forward to seeing how they go out and go
over the next week or two.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Yeah, and they're a team that are performing really well.
Is it's a massive challenge. They have been playing some
of the majority of teams who are below them in
the leagues, so now they get an opportunity to really
test themselves against the sort of teams who are also
going to be in the mix in terms of that
playoff conversation. So yeah, it is a big it's a
big sixteen or seventeen days starting starting tonight against the
(06:37):
table topping to Atara. So but yeah, they are going
really well and they've got some talent still to come
into that team, so hopefully they can keep it rolling
as well.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
The Wellington Phoenix women, they're in the first final for
New Zealand footballing franchise. But we talk about the story
of Bev Priests. When the Canadian coach you got done
for spying ultimately comes over to the next and does
great things.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
What are story a like? Yes, serves a one year's
one year ban from the game over over droing gate
while with the Canadian team. Never any question about her
ability as a coach. She's been able to do it
all over the world and had a huge amount of success.
So it was it was an incredible get for the
(07:21):
Phoenix in great timing that they just happened to be
scouting for a coach at about the time that she
was coming off that band. I guess it's a few
question marks around sort of. I guess, you know, whether
whether someone should walk back into such a high profile
job after after an incident like that, But I guess
you know, you serve your time, and sports one of
(07:42):
those things where you do you know, you get another opportunity,
and she's grabbed that and that I think from from
what i've I've seen the vision from after games and
things like that, like the players definitely believe, had belief
in her, want to play for her and that sort
of thing. So it's been a it's been a really
interesting story.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
And just finally as well, shout out to right Sposh
Rugby club on social media during the week after players
didn't go so well for well for the team last week.
But club Rugby, we need to keep these teams going
as long as we can.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Yeah, it's a what's a it's a famous old club
Rights Bush, Yeah, isn't it home of home of Lister Rutledge.
And it's not easy at the airs that the I
think of my old mild club Country pirates very much
a distant memory. Once once the clubs, once those clubs
are gone, they are gone. And but they you know,
(08:36):
they're such a hub for the community at their beast
that you're right, it's it is sad to see them
go and and hopefully there's enough sort of will and
will in the way to keep rights bush going for
as long as it needs to.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Absolutely good on your naith.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Lovely thanks mate, laugh out loud with ag proud.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Brought to us by Sheerwell Data working to help the
livestock farmer. My wife told me to take the spider
about to sit of smashing it with the paper. Went
out for a few drinks. He's a nice guy. Turns
out he's a whip designer. Well that's an oldybody gutty
and that's us over and done with for the afternoon.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
I mean to he mure.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
The Muster's brought to you by Peterson Nick's podcasters going
up shortly. Enjoy the afternoon, Catch it tomorrow
Nathan Banden is our residence. Sporting guru joins us once again.
Good afternoon, Nathan House sings in the big smoke.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, all good here, mates. Yet we're in the build
up now to the Ilt South and Sports Awards actually
during the twelfth so everything's sort of pointing in that direction.
Is going to be a great night again at Ilt
Stadium South and in a few weeks time, so those
ticket sales are going to be open very soon, so
people can keep an eye up for that.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Jacob Duffy cleans up, doesn't he.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I think Jacob Duffy will certainly be in the conversation.
I think having been the Aussie, the New Zealand Cricket
Player of the Year and broke pedals as which he
caught for most wickets in a calendar year, I think
you'd have to say.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
I think he's a good start of charts.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Graham Henry back in the Ill Blacks, a nine years.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Young, seventy nine years young, a huge wealth of institutional
rugby knowledge, and I think even more than that, just
that institutional knowledge of how to bring groups of young
men together. I just I think it's a it's a
bit of a master stroke to be honest, and and
it's you know, Dave Reenie's really not putting a foot
(01:23):
wrong at the moment, is he. Which you talk about
winning the off season, I think that's Dave any sort
of doing that at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Well, whenever you change your black coach, all of a
sudden you get the belief you're going to win the
next World Cup.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, I guese everyone's everyone's got a set famous saying
that everyone's got a plan until they get punched in
the face. It's a It's a massive season coming up,
isn't it that That tour of South Africa is large,
a huge challenge And I was reading the other day
and it's only it's only a ten day gap between
the end of Super Rugby and the and the first
Test against France. So definitely a challenge for Dave Renie.
(01:59):
But yeah, I've liked, I've liked lots about what he's
been saying. Obviously, Graham Henry has been doing the media
around since he was announced as well, and you sort
of I guess the comments that are being made it
all rings pretty true. It sounds like a sort of
an attempt to return to you know, the DNA of
all black rugby and we need it. You know, it's
been a it's been a tough couple of years, so
(02:20):
you know it's exciting kinds.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I think David Letter to going to the end board.
He's vice president, very very astute acquisition.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah, we're yeah talking about sort of grassroots rugby and
the hintle. You know, no one played harder than than
crazy Letter did. He just an outstanding provincial man. So
he'll he'll he'll ensure that the old provincial fires are
being considered that at the at the top, which is
which is great to see.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Now regarding the Highland, has he got the Chiefs this week?
Where are we yet with the Highlanders?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Nathan? You put this into context for us? Are you
bidding against them?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Am I betting against them? They would be hard to
against the Chiefs against the Chiefs team. That's you know,
it's got there. They've got their site set on the
on the playoffs. I think mathematically obviously the Highlands still
have a chance. But they've got a tough run home,
don't they are? They rebuilding the next year. Every time
I don't back them, they win. Every time I do
(03:18):
back them, they lose. They're a frustrating team to follow
at the moment.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Now the Warriors, the wise Luke Metcalf's You've almost think
he's got the pet because he hasn't got his place
back because Tenor Boyd's played so well.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yeah. Interesting, so that the club of sort of let
them loose and said he can he can have a
scout around. You've got a player who on the news
last night there saying is on a million dollar contract,
which I probably don't know enough in terms of how
relevant that is. I'd imagine that's like a that's quite
a top tier absolutely contract. So in that regards, you know,
(03:57):
it's when you when you get the big money, you've
got to get the big performance, don't you. So I
guess there's a few questions around around whether his heart's
still there in terms of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
The bag Yews and rugby league circles.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Though, Ivan Cleary that jugg an ud of a coach
with the Penrith Pempters club. He's finishing up at the
end of next season and then all of a sudden
they're talking about a Penrift team being disestablished, which is
arguably on the edge of another dynasty.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, I mean, and what a dynasty. It's been so
far for Nral titles and a runner up finish in
the space of six years in what is arguably one
of the toughest sporting leagues in the world. It's been
a heck of a It's been a heck of a
shift from Ivan Cleary, and you don't blame him for
(04:43):
wanting to sort of step aside at fifty five. I think,
especially in a competition with a salary cap like that,
it's probably one thing to be able to pull a
team together for one or two years with your stars,
but being able to shuffle your players around and operate
under that cap and still being able to perform over
over five and six years is just an outstanding effort. Also,
(05:03):
think about that the father son dynamic, which is something
you see a bit in sport, but you probably see
it fail more than it succeeds. It's definitely succeeded at
the Panthers.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Southern Steel top of the table, away of the Pulse
on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, and hopefully they can just keep rolling on. Eh.
They have been playing some really good solid neatball better
than solid too. That's probably that's probably understating it. If anything,
that probably just one quarter a game that they aren't
quite nailing, so they know they may have to do
that against the pulse that these are two teams who
are probably really battling out. You know, they'll be teams
(05:43):
that are both in the mix for the for the playoffs.
So a win in this game and what is a
pretty short competition will go a long way to seeing
that the steel sort of get back up where we've
wanted them to be for a number of years and
nets back in the playoffs and.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
The NBL of the Sharks. They've got four game and
seventeen days. It's not an easy schedule, but going by
what I say I've put in the Tribune in this morning,
very good right up. Concidentally, they're all for it, So
looking forward to seeing how they go out and go
over the next week or two.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Yeah, and they're a team that are performing really well.
Is it's a massive challenge. They have been playing some
of the majority of teams who are below them in
the leagues, so now they get an opportunity to really
test themselves against the sort of teams who are also
going to be in the mix in terms of that
playoff conversation. So yeah, it is a big it's a
big sixteen or seventeen days starting starting tonight against the
(06:37):
table topping to Atara. So but yeah, they are going
really well and they've got some talent still to come
into that team, so hopefully they can keep it rolling
as well.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
The Wellington Phoenix women, they're in the first final for
New Zealand footballing franchise. But we talk about the story
of Bev Priests. When the Canadian coach you got done
for spying ultimately comes over to the next and does
great things.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
What are story a like? Yes, serves a one year's
one year ban from the game over over droing gate
while with the Canadian team. Never any question about her
ability as a coach. She's been able to do it
all over the world and had a huge amount of success.
So it was it was an incredible get for the
(07:21):
Phoenix in great timing that they just happened to be
scouting for a coach at about the time that she
was coming off that band. I guess it's a few
question marks around sort of. I guess, you know, whether
whether someone should walk back into such a high profile
job after after an incident like that, But I guess
you know, you serve your time, and sports one of
(07:42):
those things where you do you know, you get another opportunity,
and she's grabbed that and that I think from from
what i've I've seen the vision from after games and
things like that, like the players definitely believe, had belief
in her, want to play for her and that sort
of thing. So it's been a it's been a really
interesting story.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
And just finally as well, shout out to right Sposh
Rugby club on social media during the week after players
didn't go so well for well for the team last week.
But club Rugby, we need to keep these teams going
as long as we can.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Yeah, it's a what's a it's a famous old club
Rights Bush, Yeah, isn't it home of home of Lister Rutledge.
And it's not easy at the airs that the I
think of my old mild club Country pirates very much
a distant memory. Once once the clubs, once those clubs
are gone, they are gone. And but they you know,
(08:36):
they're such a hub for the community at their beast
that you're right, it's it is sad to see them
go and and hopefully there's enough sort of will and
will in the way to keep rights bush going for
as long as it needs to.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Absolutely good on your naith.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Lovely thanks mate, laugh out loud with ag proud.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Brought to us by Sheerwell Data working to help the
livestock farmer. My wife told me to take the spider
about to sit of smashing it with the paper. Went
out for a few drinks. He's a nice guy. Turns
out he's a whip designer. Well that's an oldybody gutty
and that's us over and done with for the afternoon.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
I mean to he mure.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
The Muster's brought to you by Peterson Nick's podcasters going
up shortly. Enjoy the afternoon, Catch it tomorrow
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