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1:00to our visiting the unforgettable well it was forgettable for me 1997 pre limfinal between manly and the roosters yeah manly red red 20 of time to kick all for you Now he's just kept getting all down the line. Four goes back in, he's done it, Benzeng. This is a done his way, this is a done his way. Four, then the six, Benzeng is back in the winners circle. Jack Hill's good as after it. Four, Benzeng, Hill's good, Hill's good. He has a very good workout. He has a very good workout. Good luck, good luck, good luck.

2:02He's having the win in the post. We are heading for six feet long. And one of them, how soft that was. The field was waving, failed as the man. Field just the kick it. They've averseng, they put their hand up, they lose in front. The egg right kick and strike field. One of the two and a half minutes to go, you think they're on the way. To another grand final. Two seconds to go. Time, manly goes to the grand final. They will defend their title against you, Castle. Here next weekend. Do you know what's the favorite part of listening to these every week, Ray Warren? The making record is it. The Michael. You know what it is? I was just trying to figure out like, as soon as I heard his voice, they're still feeling just come back. And even remembering the game, trying to remember the game is best I could because I was 11 years old,

3:02but I do remember the game. It's the way I was trying to, you know, in comparing it to play calls and play by play that happened these days. It's the way he's the volume of his voice increases right to the punchline of what he's trying to say. Infliction, the inflection. Which is very hard. Now I don't know if you can hear this over the marks. Sorry guys, but Jordan Evans is about to sing kiss. Can you hear this? Is this going through you? Yeah, let us know in the text on if you can hear it coming through. Now this game, I never thought of it how many, John's, I keep claimed that that was the match to one new cast of the 97 Grand Final. What I do remember, it was very boggy. It was very, we had a lot of rain. It was a mud, it was quite muddy. Yeah. And maybe there, maybe the extra time, I'm sorry, maybe the closeness of the game and had taken it out of, I never thought. But I remember Fieldsley nailed it. Fieldsley kicked the field goal and it just went over. Because I remember, I think I put pressure on it

4:03because I didn't know Fieldsley since I was a kid. Yeah. And he got it and he, when he kicked it, it just snuck over the, over the crossbar. Yeah, it was a good man Monday though. That's when Freddie was in a wheelchair. The groin was cooked. He's groin? Yeah, bad groins, bro. So some of the names, famous names in this game, obviously, next to yours, flesh, famous of them all. Freddie, Adrian Lamb, Ivan Cleary, Luke Ricketts, you're great mate. Mainly, consistent of legendary Hill, who's no longer with us, we're talking about him the other day. Toes, my coach in 13, 14 and 15, Spud, Tarrell, and the doctor, John Hopper Wadi. Oh, yeah. That was a good one. Love and social at the social media at the moment too. Doctor Hopper. Hopper. Oh, guys. This one here, this is from Timmy. We've got a text message that came through. Hey boys, would you say that Andrew Webstar of the Warriors Variety must be the best player at development coach in the game right now with what he's done with Jackson Ford and Tender Boyd?

5:06Cheers, Timmy. Yeah, he's the name that stands out the most. The roster that he took over by no means would anyone have said that it was a top four roster. He's made the finals in two of his three years so far. Is that correct? Tell me this. Tell me this because I always heard Aussie coaches going over to coach the Warriors never worked because they didn't understand the culture, the Kiwi culture. Do you feel he would have had to adapt to that or do you feel that maybe the players have adapted to him? He definitely understands and brought into the culture. Now, people forget he was with Ivan back in the day when Ivan, so he went over there as an assistant 10 years previous. Gotcha. So he understood the culture, understands the Polynesian way, understands the history of the club. So that was a huge advantage for sure going over there. But what is it?

6:08When they say other Kiwi culture, because I hear that, I hear it thrown out, but I don't really understand what I mean by that. Look, I've been over here for so long in, when I got the opportunity to go back in 2010 and play for the New Zealand Māori. The one thing that I took back from a lot of that is when I was welcomed on Tamarāiz, which I guess the, what would it be, not religious? Just a spiritual landmarks, which represent your tribe, where you found the Kiwi, they call it the Kiwi. And I think the one thing that I found that I picked up from my time, especially in that New Zealand Māori camp in particular, was that being very in touch with, obviously, your descendants and the people you come from, but the land in the area was really important. Similar to the indigenous as well, how that's really important to them. But I understand that, but in relation to rugby league,

7:09you've got to go over there, you've got to understand that culture. Yes. Is it something, well, because Aussies, when I grew up, you'd play, you'd get on the pitch, you'd go out for two days, and then is that something? No, we're near as much. So you've got more of a church culture, so understanding that with the Polynesian kids, going to a church is really important to not all of them, but a lot of them. And in the Polynesian, and even more so, the Polynesian, more so than Kiwi's Māori's a little bit cheeky, but very respectful to your elders. Right. So you've talked about this before, you know, you would have met a player, maybe a Samoan or Tongan over the years, takes them two or three years to come out of their shell. Yeah. You know, to really accept your, and you've sort of got to build that trust with them a little bit more. Right. Whereas Aussies, you know, a little bit more knock about, you know, you can hit it off straight away. So, yeah, he's clearly got all that covered at the moment, and he's still on an outstanding job over there.

8:10Yeah, so apologies. Again, if you're just tuned in, we've got Jordan Evans, and he's banned, and they're blasting his music. So, I apologise if it's coming through the effect. Trent Roberts is getting on the line earlier, too. He's not happy yet. Robbo says there's typical manly being professional about music in the background. He's believing in my ears. I could tell you this, you can dance. My man, Jordan, can dance. He's in for a big night. He's in for a big afternoon. He's been on the voice or something, I've seen it. As we welcome the cheerleaders, this is the... The Seabirds. Are they called the Seabirds? Well, they used to be called the Seabirds back in my day. Is it true? Is it true that you weren't allowed to fraternise with the cheerleaders? I mean, it's a big going NFL. Correct. No fraternising. I think that started around my era. Like, when I arrived, that was... I think Spud's wife might even be a leader of the Seabirds. She was the instructor, whatever the coach. The coach. Spud to be listening, maybe Spud can... Yeah, Spudley, yeah. So, yeah, there was a...

9:12Yeah, none of that, no. Oh, hang on, we got a good text from 9-5-3. He said, crummy boys, can you crummy, please? Like it's... I've been told that Nathan Cleary will be the head coach of the future second New Zealand team. Ooh, that's why he sent jet over. Ah! And used to the... What did you call it? A climatized to the... Who was the... Umarai. Marai. Yeah. Marai. Do you get offended if we don't say, Mary, correctly? I don't. I don't, but I've thrown up here my whole life, so... I know. But we're trying. Yeah, I think effort has been a long way. Okay. Welcome back to the best of the run home, a fletch and scope in the chair today, and we caught up with my mate, Kirin Foren, to talk about his good mate, Daly Cherry Evans, ahead of this huge clash between Manley vs. Roosters, and once and more, we'll find out later on tonight. And next guess, recently retired from Manley, the Titans and Kiwi Legend,

10:14Kirin Foren. Thanks for joining us on the run home. I make so close to the game as well, really appreciate this being the assistant coach for Manley. My pleasure, boys. Thanks for having me. Files, what, um... Just tell us a little bit about how this all came about. So, my understanding was, you... Obviously, when you retired, I thought you were going to stay up at the Goldie. Who reached out to who? Yeah, it was... It happened pretty quickly, Files. I was... I had all the intentions of staying up north and continuing on and some sort of coaching capacity with the Titans and continuing to do my media work with Fox. But the opportunity came up to... obviously, come back to Manley and assist Sieves as an assistant coach and it just ticked all the boxes for us as a family. Obviously, my media work with Fox and then my children back down here on the northern beaches, so to be back closer to them and then not have to travel for my media commitments

11:15and then also start my coaching journey back here at Manley. It just seemed like the right fit. So, Files, tell us on, because now when you get employed, you've got to sign contracts and there's job descriptions. What does your actual job description say? Here at Manley. I'm assistant coach to Sieves, so yeah, I'm full-time assistant coach and pretty much in there all week mate and then I do two days a weekend with Fox, so that's separate. I'll work at Manley, but yeah, full-time role at Manley. Ash, for me, love it. Being back at the club that was super special to me throughout my career and at the club that I had nine amazing season back and, you know, I'm back coaching guys. Some of the guys I've even played with and then, yeah, like I said, learning a lot from Sieves and the other coaches here, so it's been awesome.

12:16Been a former teammate of yours, Fuzzy. I know how detailed you were with preparation for games. What's the favourite part of coaching mate, dear? Is it the one-on-one stuff being out on the field, watching video, you know, sort of regaining those friendships and relationships again? What's being probably the one part that you've enjoyed the most out of all? America leads the world in medicine development. It matters. We get new medicines first, nearly three years faster. Five million Americans go to work because we make medicines here at home and not relying on other countries keeps us safe. But China is racing to overtake us. Will we let them? Or will we choose to stay ahead? When America leads, America cures. Let's go to Washington to keep us in the lead. Learn how at AmericaCures.com. Paid for by Farmer. Yeah, look up. I'm a real 40-H. I love analysing opposition themes and sort of figuring out how best I guess give the players

13:18the detail that they need in my specific area. So it has been really, really cool. But yeah, it has been a lot of building relationships and I guess building those connections with the guys. That's been a part that I've really enjoyed. It's nice to give them something and then see them go out and work on it during the week and then watch it. Pay off on the weekend. And that's been really rewarding. It hasn't been a great start for us so far. But hoping we can turn that around. One of the biggest stories that everyone's been talking about this week is the return of DCE. You know, I'm better than anyone, mate. And you've also been in his shoes before leaving this club and coming back having to play here. What do you reckon the emotions are going to be like for him tonight, mate? Yeah, he'll certainly be feeling, I guess, a range of emotions. I remember coming back for the first time when I'd left me and lead to take up an opportunity with Param. It was a strange feeling, obviously,

14:19first time walking in, going to the away shed and knowing that it's going to be running out in different colours. I'm sure he'll be able to have spent the week sort of playing that over in his head and how that's going to feel. But he'll just be fully focused on performing well and making sure that he can do everything he can so that his side can get the wind. So, yeah, it's going to be really interesting to watch the game play out. Our guide obviously knows his game well and vice-presiary understands the way in which manly play and what they do when they're playing at their best and he'll have prepared the roosters and in a way to try and shut that down to the best of their ability. Yeah, look, it's going to be a great contest. Two teams that are, you'd say, out of form currently, but two quality teams that aren't far off if they get it right. Files, just on D.C., haven't been here for so long. Have you changed your calls during the week?

15:19Oh, that's the point. Because usually, you know, like Rolls-Arms, he's been here for a couple of years. You've got the crash player. You've got all these helicopters, Randwick Kudji, all these sort of names. Have you changed some calls in your attack this week? That's a really good point, Fletcher. You would think that we would. But in all seriousness, you'd think that we would be going up against someone that understands the play. So, well, but we haven't. It's been business as usual for us, mate. We don't want to try and alter too much of what we've been focusing hard on over the preseason and spent sort of four and a half to five months building. Just to change that for one particular guy or one particular team. So, yeah, honestly, it's been, it's been state of course for us to keep doing what we've been working hard on. And look, at the end of the day, if you do those things really well, you get your part right.

16:19It shouldn't matter whether daily knows the calls or what, you know, if he knows what's coming. If we can play as well as we know that we can play, then like I said, it shouldn't be a concern. I think you know what's coming. We've been to Broadway, which is going to run over the top of him four or five times. That's what I'm talking about. That's what I think he knows that's coming. Let's take some. Jeric and he's happy that he's on not to say and put Benitra Voivich down in any way, though. Oh, I'm not saying Hamala. Do you think he's pumped that he's over on the right edge? And poor little Sammy Walker's on the left. After, like you said, Fos, because, you know, two desperate teams that want to win this football game for different reasons. And, yeah, big, big Hamale on the right. And then you've got, and then you've got the flare of tolu collar on the left, though, Fletchy. So mainly team got weapons all over the field. Don't you, Fos? Yeah, I reckon he's over the moon. He's not on Hamale side. If Hamale gets hold of you, it could put 37-year-old Bailey in the next week.

17:24So you would have gone against it a few times, Fos. I had to do that. Has your left side, you're a left side player? Mate, there's the game last year. Up in the Goldie, where Emola actually does his shoulder. What, what, what happens about four seconds before he does his shoulder? He did set steam rolls me off the scrum. I throw, he'll bring out some of my 35-year-old rigged into his body. And he just bounces me off like a pinball. And steam's over for a try. It, um, it was like hitting a fridge. So, yeah, he, um, I reckon, Bailey's, but he's on the other side. But, as he said, he'll still have his work put out for him, mate, with many trivia that you can tell who on that side is. There's plenty of strike over there. And look, um, we all know what Daly's capable of too though. And all seriousness, I mean, if he gets going and he finds his groove, he's, he's going to take some stopping with, with his ability to. So I guess pull apart opposition defenders.

18:24So we've got to be well and truly on our defensive games and what. Fos, what, what about your number seven, Jamal Fogged? He's had a pretty, I suppose tough sort of start along with Sammy Walker on the other. It's sort of the equation has, how's he fitted into into the, uh, into Manley's game plans and stuff like that? Yeah, look, I think Jamal's been great. Uh, you know, all be it, you know, we haven't got the results, but I do think Jamal's form has been. Has been pretty good in the first two opening games. So look, he's been great since he came through day one in preseason. He's become the general straightaway. Look, he's a natural seven anyway. Like he, he really demands the room and he, he's a, he's a great organiser. He's the talker and amongst the team and gets boys around the paddock as you want your tradition. Seven to three. So look, he offers us a great kicking game. Uh, he's a, he's a solid defender. He's got a great running game and he showed that. Uh, the other working in Castle when he split their open and scored, scored his, scored a try.

19:26So yeah, look, he, we've been happy with his form. We just need, we just need it, you know, collectively as a team for it to all sort of gel tonight. And, you know, that'll make Jamal's job easier. But yeah, I'm sure he's really excited for this contest on the personal level as well. He's getting to come up against, you know, one of Manly's greatest ever players. Uh, blip that's worn the number seven jersey for Manly for, for over 14 seasons. And he gets an opportunity to test himself against that individual tonight. So yeah, I reckon quite Lee Jamal is, he's really looking forward to this one. For the way the halves sort of has evolved, you know, usually one or plan the right one or plan the left. Are you a fan of that? Because when I came through, it was up the half played both sides. Number seven played both sides. Yeah. Are you a fan of how this split these halves these days? Um, look, I think it depends on on your style of footy that you're playing.

20:31I guess it is pretty common in today's game to have a left half and a right half and let them. I guess control their sides of the field and not cross over too much. And they don't tend to link up. I think there are still teams in the composition in the competition that do have your traditional half back in your traditional five eight. Uh, you watch Nathan Cleary play and he's sort of the on board half and, and, and blaze to luggage out the back and play a second receiver a lot of the time. So I think there are teams that do it. You look at the dolphins. They tend to have that model as well, but. Yeah, I guess a lot of the teams have gone to, to I guess a left and right half. And, uh, am I a fan? Look, I, I don't mind it. Fletcher. I think it depends on like I said, the. Well, what about all of the. I'll reframe it for you for us when you were playing six. Did you like linking up with your seven? Yeah. I certainly enjoyed it. Like I didn't want to have to be pigeonhole, particularly on one side.

21:33I enjoyed my short side. And I guess most of my hair I did play down the left hand side at nearly. But when I went to other clubs, I've been played on the right hand side. And I always say this, the young halves coming through, you know, you've got to be able to. To play both sides of the field. I think if you're. A young, young half trying to. Work out your game. You shouldn't get. So holding in on just playing on one side of the field. I think it's. A great thing to be able to play both sides of the field just as well. And. Yeah, I, I, I certainly enjoyed mixing up my rope between being first received. Sometimes and then also being out the back and playing. In that secondary role. So. Yeah, it gives you that flexibility and also gives the defense a different look each time that you do mix it up. So I think it becomes more unpredictable if you can play that way. Thanks for joining us in the best of the run home. Fletch and Scopey was in today. The rugby league world never sleeps. So he's the latest news from around the NRL.

22:36It's an NRL news update. Thanks to Roger's willets need a horse float. Rodgers willets builds a range of standard horse floats, including miniature floats. Visit rogerswillets.com.au All right, Cooper Clark Melbourne storm. I said to lock in rising star. Cooper Clark on a multi million dollar deal. It's a long term extension, potentially keeping the 19 year old all the way until the end of 2031. Clark has impressed early in his debut NRL season and his keen to be a part of the storm's future. And the club to move quickly to secure him really smart work from Melbourne in my opinion. Yeah, I bet it because he looks a real player. So when they do this, now I'm going to ask you because you quite clue on this part. I mean, it's only been four rounds or three rounds and they've seen enough. Do you feel just the three games? So there's that saying, you know, train like Tarzan playing like Jane. He doesn't do that. No. So do you feel that they've said right? Well, you've had three, if any had three rounds. Bus. Yeah. I can for sure the way he started his NRL career is a big part of it.

23:38But he's also been at the, he won a, he's been in the system for two years now. Yep. He won a Jersey flag, a grandfather for them, potentially. Last year, you got to feel as well. I did. But he's, he's, I, this is the reason I reckon they're looking to lock him up. I remember Bruce, Ken Munster, we're chatting to him about it. And he said it was raven about Cooper Clark in the preseason. Yeah. He goes a bit that Cameron and the rest of the club love the most about him. His big fat heap. Yeah, that's right. A couple of years ago. It was a footage. Now he leads the conditioning. Okay. So he goes, when it comes to a yo, yo, testing five minute Broncos, all that stuff. He goes, it's money, normally it's money in Harry. And he mentioned one other player anyway. And the fourth person was Cooper Clark. Okay. So they whack all that in together. And then they just wait. They just buy their, they sort of keep their powder dry. And they go right out. And they've seen enough up to three rounds.

24:39I've noticed he hasn't missed many tackles. Look at his stats. He's not, I mean, he's with the ball in hand. He's, yeah, he looks good. I remember the, the early parts of, he got onto the field early in that game against Paramata. And he does all the little things right. And people, we always talk about X plays. Well, you can probably identify one percent as a little bit better. But kick pressure. Yeah. Getting to third man into a tackle when other people just retreat. They're worried about the six again rule. He just does all the little things right that Melbourne have just, you know, almost, they've been the leaders of that. Exactly. What, what, what's are they, three year deal? No, they're looking to, he's already contracted through to 2028. So they want to extend another three. So they want to lock him up until 2031. Awesome. Awesome. There's some other kids out there. Yep. Okay. Well, all right. Let's do this. Well, Cooper buy. He was out a bit of a tug of war. Yep. Zane Harrison at the Goldie, Joey Walsh, Jackson Purdue. Well, the Jackson Purdue thing. Apparently it's done. Is it done? Well, we were saying this last week we're going to be careful in the North Coins.

25:42Because someone will come under, but apparently it's, it's a, it's a done deal. Three or four years. Yes. Awesome. This church, you know, like there might be people sitting back, not understanding how the salary cap works and it's going to continue to rise. Yeah. Maybe the way that they view what a 750,000 dollar player will be different. And probably, it might be this bears it. It would probably be 500 of the first year. Yeah. 600 of the second year. Then eight. And then be all. Yep. This one here. We got a tax from Belters. A bears head. You can stick Sydney up your ass. I parked in a loading zone and a commercial vehicle to take an end guard. Didn't realize you need a ticket for a loading zone. Belters. Yeah. Not all of them. Not all of them. There's some secret ones around the city. But yeah. That's how they get you. They get you with that stupid loading zone. Sorry, Belters. Tell us where you're from though. I've got done a couple of times with the loading zone down Kudji Bay Road once. And was it a ticket one? No, it wasn't a ticket one. It was a timed one. But this is where they got me. They've got, it goes all the way up the start from Kudji Bay Hotel to the middle part going up to

26:44the mall and had the car street. Okay. No, it's Kudji Bay Road. Kudji Bay Road through the middle where the lines of Kudji Bay Hotel. So when you start from the bottom, little jack corner in Kudji Bay Hotel goes all the way to the top. Anyway, it goes loading zone to 7 a.m. Yes. And I had the youth back in these days, right? So they six again. For two parking spaces, they changed the signs from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m. Oh. And I've got done three times before I realized that you've got to sus it out. And because you don't get a ticket anymore. Yes. You find out on the app and you can't reload. It's a month late and I've gone, I haven't realized. So I've got, I've gone on to the app and month later and they've got me birds, birds, birds. You know what? I got pinch ones. This is the old days when they used to chalk it. Yeah. I was in the youth and I instead of, instead of going around the block and getting the same spot. I just rolled forward to smother the chalk. I was still one. And they're like, it's all me do it. And it says mate, you've, you've stayed too long.

27:44And I said mate, I haven't, I moved. Look. The guys need him. There's your chalk. Oh, God. At all these days. Oh, it's Benny from Newcastle. Sorry, Benny. What about some of these youngsters? Is there anyone else like Cooperby's extended? Anyone else sort of stands out? We're here at Manley now, Joey Walsh and the large brothers here. Makassini's the one. Is he on a big deal? Is he on a long term deal? I think. You know if he's on a long term here? No, he's, he's, they're still trying to negotiate that. I think they were saying they wanted him and fight, fighting him on a deal worth six million between the two. Oh, that's right. Sam Weller. Because Sam Weller still needs to be done. Okay. You know who I want? I want Hamie Stewart and Buchanan. Yep. And Kouchman. And Dylan Egan. They're my guys. Egan's done. Egan's done. Egan, the eagle just got done. Hamie Stewart's a player. Yep. And I also like Buchanan. Yep. I agree. Yeah. Jackson Ford on. Yeah. Please don't do that. Imagine if Jackson Ford was still the dragons now. And then you had. Key on coming next year.

28:45Oh. Oh, so who they got now is options. Emory Gullar. You probably, you probably lose a guy like Blake Laurie. But then they've got young, like a Pacificie Tonga crew. Yeah. Helen Gahul. Helen Gahul. I forgot about him. Yeah. He's a, he's a very good player. Now just out here now. We got a band. Yeah. Now covers. Well, they seem to the rockers have seen to drop back. Yeah. On stage. And we've got looks like the Dixie chips. Yeah. I was going to say the landslide. I've got three young ladies with violin side. I don't know what the hell's going on here. But I'm looking forward to half time. Yep. I'm trying to know which. What sort of genre. I don't know if they've got to. It looks like the voice. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. It does look like a little bit voicing. All right. Anything else for that, mate? With the youngsters? Are you all good? I've done that. You're doing. Sam Healy. Oh, Sam Healy. Love Sam Healy. Love Sam Healy. Okay. But the tough thing with that is Wade Egan. Yes. What do you do? Because Wade Egan's going under the radar right now. But his service off a quick play the ball is close to the best in the league.

29:49Getting out, attracting that marker, and just letting it rip out the back. Yeah. The sound of boredom and the like. Okay. Well, Wade Egan has to be there, but he can get a little bit injury prone. Yep. Sam Healy might have said the body's time. But more NRL news, some big extensions in the end of the last 24 hours. He's going to be raiders, Captain Joey Tapini. Well, he's secured his future in Canberra. He's re-signed a deal that could keep him until the end of 2029. He'll be 35 when that happens, but chitching. He's still. I mean, he was on a million dollars. I know a lot of clubs were courting him. Yep. He's signed that big deal. So he's still flying. Yeah. He's killing that. Like 35 years old is not the 35 years old of 10 to 15 years ago. And now so, mate, he is well worth anything that he gets. He is showing no signs of declining. No. And he's. And he's similar to Michee Barnett. You just know what you're going to get out of him. Those middle forwards. Experience middle forwards are more valuable now than they've ever been. And Big Papa, he was thinking about going on last year.

30:49I feel that this is, he's like the only sign that one you do. Yeah. I think Big Papa might not even go overseas now. I think you've just finished up. I know he's keen to get us some hellons. All some hellons were keen to have. Yeah. Yeah. So meanwhile, Canberra, they're going to face uncertainty around Matti, Timoko and Chevy Stuart, who both hold mutual options for next season. Okay. So the, the reporters, the Raiders are unlikely to take up those options on their current value, meaning the pair could test their market before deciding whether to stay. Well, they'd be in demand. Timoko was playing for New Zealand last year. Yeah. Pack Champs played awesome. Had a rough end of the year for Canberra, but played really well on the Pack Champs. And Ricky was talking glilently about him recently. He was, you know, basically alluding to that. Everyone is team first when they're team first. Yeah. And they're in the first team. Protein is now at Starbucks. And it's never tasted so good. You can add protein, cold foam to your favorite drink, or try one of our new protein lattes or matcha. Try it today at Starbucks.

31:49It basically put it down to the former Simi Susangi in Noel Martin while he was out injured. Okay. And he just has to wait for his time. So I think it's probably more than, more likely that Maddie Timiko was back in the team. Right. Sooner rather than later. But Chevy Stuart, he debuted a couple of years ago. He had, remember the game against the Broncos when they just absolutely ripped him to him? I talked to him. And it wasn't that he didn't make a, I think you might have made a couple of errors, but they just bashed him. But he was, he was not physically where he is now. No. No. So I've seen him recently. Yeah. Looks like he's put on a few kilos. Apparently been killing a New South Wales Cup. So he's just, but he'll be a guy that's looking for an opportunity. Just on Joey Tapini. He was on Arbor's with the cock of the P and he's what he had to say about the current pace of the game. Yes. It's much quicker. It adds different fatigue levels. You know, you get much more tired and then maybe your tackles a bit more sloppy gives away penalties which just keeps compounding. So it's, it's an ongoing effect. So you just got to adjust a bit more fitter.

32:51And yeah, it's a bit of tackle tech stuff. When you're fatigued, it kind of goes out the window. As everyone knows, it plays footy. You just get into that. That treadmill kind of run and tried to do your best. But if you don't adjust, you're going to get left behind. So I think a couple of teams have done well like Pinnis. And so I think a big thing is two, it's only three rounds in. Usually takes a couple rounds to your game fitness. So I think the boys will start to get better as the season goes on. Yeah, that's what makes it go. I like Joseph Tarpany. He's the same old value ball in the modern day. Beside because he's a big boy. And he carries it well and works his back side off. So he definitely was on the Olympic. Definitely not. No. Welcome back to the best of the run home with Fletch and scope today. It was so good. The chat that we had to break it up and two. We had Kieran foreign. Here is part two with the one and only King Foszy. Foszy, you were talking about Foggedy before. And Luke Brooks has been here for a number of seasons. I think a lot of manly fans. And this is the nature of the way the games are going these days.

33:51Everyone wants to see the young talent that's coming through the club. There's been a lot of build up around Joey Walsh. And even Bedshead was talking about on a tiny large. At the start of the week. How have the two youngsters been finding, working in full time. And how have you been finding working with them Foszy? Because I imagine a huge part of your role was working really closely with the halves in particular. Yeah. It's been awesome working with those two guys in particular. Obviously, Anthony is still in the 18. So he's in his first full time of preseason. And he's playing SG Bull, apparently. And doing a magnificent job with them. He's been a standout player in that competition for the last four or five weeks. And then obviously once had SG Bull competition finishes up, he'll progress up into reserve grade. And then, you know, I've got no doubt he'd be knocking on the door towards it. I guess, you know, the back end of the season. In regards to first grade. Joey, look, Joey's been made here, doubt standing.

34:54I can't speak highly enough of this young half. I'd heard a lot about him before I came back to the club. And then since coming back to the club, I've been even more impressed working with him. He is a real gem. He's a real superstar, a future superstar of our game. He's got a rugby union background, but he has got all the traits to have a really long and successful. And dominant rugby league career in the six for seven years. I think he's going to be, you know, a huge future star of our club. He's working really hard on his game currently, mate. In New South Wales companies, he's playing great, fully. And obviously that's why, you know, there's been some calls for him to be elevated into our first grade side. But at the same time, we're not going to rush a young kid like that. You know, the team hasn't been performing well enough to bring a young kid like that in just yet.

35:59It's about making sure you get the timing right with a young guy like that who's got a huge future in front of him. Look, there's no doubt that if we can find some form as an NRL side in the coming weeks that you will be seeing. Joey Walsh very, very soon in some capacity in that team. Just about him continuing to strengthen those parts of his game that he knows he needs to strengthen and then. Mate, he'll be bringing a lot of X factor to our team once once we're up and about. Yeah, love manly fans. Going to love to hear that, mate. Well, fuzzy again, mate, really appreciate this game day. A big occasion for the club, former mate, returning to the club in a big moment. So I really appreciate you doing this for us so close to game time. And for the manly supporters, you were saying off air for the manly supporters. I mean, yeah, go and boo DC. I mean, I suppose we.

37:04Now you didn't say that. Thanks, fuzzy. Good on you. All right. Good on you. See you guys. Here he is. He's the mic. What was he like to play with? Oh, the best. If we had a little bit more time, I just wanted to ask him like more so around Joey Walsh, the personality. I just want to know if he's a little bit cheeky. Because I found the best halves. I've got a bit of rap bag in him. But that team that you had with like, it was a while. It does remind me of my wrist days, where you get on the field and you play hard, but you're like a good time away from it. See, that's because I think it was more common in your era. And I reckon we were the last of it at manly. Right. So I think it reminded me of your game in your era. Yeah. And then once manly, that crew I'm talking about, Stuart Brothers, Anthony Wattmo, Jamie Line sort of made, oh, like when I arrived, I couldn't believe, you know, you see the rigs.

38:04They weren't the best athletes for pure footy play. Yeah. Just like end. But this is what I say to people. People often say to me, what makes a good team? Well, it's you enjoy each other's company. Yes. Because I've been in teams that I know of other clubs were teams. As soon as training finishes, you're off. You're all separate. There's no golf. There's no hanging out together. Well, here's an example. Brett Stuart. He was the leader of anything off field. Yeah. And it was compulsory for the whole team. If he says, all right, we're going to go for a beer. He was compulsory that you had to come. Now you didn't have to have a beer. Because young Jake did your voyage was coming through. Yeah. Jake, you didn't drink back in those days. Now he enjoys a beer every now and again. But Jake's a good comment. He had to have it come and have a coke. Yeah. And sit there with everyone and have a good time. And that was a part of the success as well that we had. Definitely. Back in those days. Pick up the ball. Hang around for inter-rel count down. We've got Julian King just after us at six p.m. And then I'm going to have a break for about an hour. Beth, here I'm going to go down on the field. I'm going to be hanging out with Super Bowl Champion Ajay Barnes to see Hawke. I saw him. What up?

39:04He's a monster. Big, big, big tide in. The Travis Kelsey mold. Yeah, we have. Is he six six? How tall is he? Oh, you hear B around that. All right. I'm wide off the shape up. Get a, get a photo for S a little bit later. Social media sam is on his way as well. So it will be speedy. Me. Speedy. Speedy and Timmy Manor on the call. And remember, we also have SCN League back tomorrow as well. So we've got the Warriors versus West Tigers. That's sold out, Go Media Stadium. Catch the match live from five PM on Friday. That'll be Speedy and Naughty on that call. So Naughty and other assistant here as well as Manly. So it's a manly, it's a manly affluent. It's manly fever at SCN at the moment. That is stuff we miss. Get discounted prescriptions and save more at Chemist Warehouse. Bear's head. Great afternoon. This is the end of my week. So I've got a head back to Fox. But do you have a good call that I'm sure you will enjoy? I am definitely going home via this joint, this Kabab world. OK, I'm going to get a pull out of a moddy.

40:05And I'll let you know I'll take you. Do you take a photo? They, Jay, I'll take a photo with pull out of a moddy. Done. Remember, you can catch the run home on the podcast. Apple and Spotify, YouTube is there. Stuff, we miss, get discounted prescriptions and save more money at Chemist Warehouse. Weekday, weekday meals sorted fine on the menu in the freezer. I'll let you know so much. See you guys. See you guys. Have a good day. Have a good day. Thank you, Jay. My dad taught me a lot, including how easy it is to forget to cancel things. So I downloaded experience, my BFF, big financial friend. Experience could help me cancel my unused subscriptions and lower my bills, saving me hundreds a year. Get started with the experience up today. Your big financial friends here to help you save smarter. Results will vary, not all bills or subscriptions eligible. Savings now guaranteed, $631 a year, average savings with one-plus negotiations and one-plus cancellations, paid membership with connected payment account required to the experience.com for details. Thanks for your hand.