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Maddie, are you with us? I’m with you. Scope Fletch. Uh, MJ, now for your backstage podcast, you need to get Molly Picklam on. So, we just had a Yandera. Y, she is right in your wheelhouse. She’s a she’s a gem. Really? Yep. Yeah, she’s awesome, buddy. You got to get in early because she’s she’s hot commodity and you’ll lose her. Okay. So, good. Get Jack onto it straight away. Mate, straight away. As soon as we finish here, we’re on it. You may have to go up to the central coast. She’s from the sunny coast. Gossip girl. I have no problem with that. So you might have to go up to Club Tropo, which we used to do on a Thursday night. Drive. Still going? No, it’s not. No, it’s done. All the drinks. Wasn’t that a place? There was Club Tropos and Newcastle had one called the World’s Biggest Disco. It probably wasn’t the world’s biggest disco, but it was certainly the Hunter’s biggest disco. Very, very similar. Alcoholic jelly. Yeah. I mean I mean your brother your brother was up there and your I remember your brother was doing some sort of thing. I think he was doing this, wasn’t he? Everyone out there just letting you know Uncle Joe is ready to send some messages. That’s what he was doing. Um Have you Maddie? Have you seen that? Have you seen that? No. Okay. So it’s for one of those um shout you know the athlete shout out things. Oh the cameo things. No. Yeah. Where you pinch your money off teenagers. Yeah. What about the whistle at the end? He sounded Have you Do you watch Family Guy? Do you know the Family Guy character? He sounded like that. Herb the perve. Oh yeah. Could be a little bit close. Little bit closer. The little whistle at the end. Oh, cute. Oh mate, the cameos unbelievable. Place like G and Joey just pinching money off tens pensioners and teenagers fe people down on their luck. Now, Matthew, um, big ramifications for tonight for the for the, uh, Storm v Broncos. Broncos can obviously finish in the top four. We thought maybe Melbourne may have rested plays. Do you feel if they had a one last week and didn’t embarrass, as Billy Ach said, he they probably would have rested more players. I reckon Fletch I I reckon I reckon you’re spot on. There’s two two teams that had the opportunity to rest but haven’t. one is Melbourne and I got no doubt it’s on the back. Belly has obviously seen something in their football, not just the second half performance last week cuz the for a team that has been probably sitting around $250 all year, I must say there haven’t been a lot of performances in the back half of the year that I’ve just gone, wow, you know, they they’re just going to roll through this competition. Um it and the other one is the dogs. I mean, Kevin, I thought he rested a few Hugh, but the fact that, you know, he’s he’s had to put him back in just shows that Surro knows that although they’re defended pretty good, as far as their attack, it’s still clunky. Is it a risk playing Jerome Hughes or do you feel that if it’s this week or next week, if he does damage his shoulder, a week’s not going to sort of make or break it? Yeah, Fletcher, it’s a risk, isn’t it? I I thought that he would have given him to week one of the finals, but um yeah, it must be 100%. Well, do you know what? That’s probably as good as it’s going to get without surgery. Yeah. Well, that’s right. Yeah. We don’t know how about how bad it was. Have you had one, Scopy? No. I’m I’m just sort of just thinking about before when I heard Well, it was about maybe four weeks ago when Anthony Seabold talked about Olawatu shoulder and then he reagravated it. So, it’s one of those things like no matter what, you’re going to play with some form of risk. Um, I didn’t like the percentage that Seps had after that game with. But hopefully it’s better than that, Matty. Um, mate, poor old SES. Honestly, it’s just like the poison tongue. Uh, what about like Bez with you, Matty? I’ve been looking at the Storm this year and and the odds that have been attached to them all year. And yes, I do think they can win the comp. They’re probably, you know, two or three or four of the teams that I think can win it. But the the number was too short for me because they haven’t put together that sort of performance. In saying that, Bezad thinks they can put up a score on the Broncos tonight. I’m going 13 plus. Would would if they would a strong performance tonight, would that change your opinion about them heading into finals? Do they have to do they have to win convincingly against a team like the Broncos? Uh I I given the fact there’s no Harry Grant tonight, if they put a big score on, you go, “Okay, right. This is this is what we’ve been waiting for. But it’s st they’ve been a they’ve been a funny side this year. They’ve we spoke before about their inability to play their best football at night and which was rare. That was a strength of theirs. And I mean I keep coming to the all all week I’ve been coming back to the fact that how do you if the Melbourne Storm like how do you concede 40 points in the second half given you know what what was at stake as far as belly 600th game all of those all of those things. I I just and again if belly ache was thinking um was as certain as some of the punters I think he would have rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rest rested most nearly all of the squad this week the fact that he’s playing them shows that he thinks there’s still a bit bit away now Matthew Rooers vers bunnies we said this about eight weeks ago we said it was going to come down to this game whether we thought it might be South fighting off the spoon well they’re cleared from the spoon but we thought that east the roosters need to win this to make it the eight. Um, it has got every chance of being an or do you see an upset? Can can you see the Bunnies winning this? I ab absolutely I can. If you if you’re pushing me for a tip, I I go roosters on how good their forwards are going. Sam Walker comes back into the side. Tedesco, how he’s playing. Hugo Seala like you you go the roosters. But if someone if you turn up and and and the Bunnies have a big win, you’re not surprised by it. It’s just one of those fixtures. uh Fletcher, you know better than than anyone else does that you know with these two sides play it is literally form guide goes out the window to a certain extent and mate the the bunny’s bench the bunny’s bench I mean I I mean look I I would say Wayne and get out there I think they’ll start playing really conservative early and then after 25 minutes they’ll bring it on the bench and away they’ll go everyone will be on AJ watching this game too Maddie me and Bez were talking about it before so just say even if he gets one right Like if he gets one, people were just going to be if they weren’t watching, they’re people going to be texting each other. It’s going to be in the in the WhatsApp groups to to say you’ve got to, you know, tune in and make sure you’re watching it. If he does get just say one or or even two, the the Canadian buffins, they have to make sure that they’re playing the Roosters round one next year. Correct. Ah, yes. Definitely. Oh, it uh imagine like I’ve said this a few times. Imagine if he gets two in the first half. Like if if he grabs if he grabs his third try like 5 minutes from full time, it’s almost game over. That the people will jump over the fence and they won’t get him back into the No. Especially if South are winning because the Bunnies supporters go rats ass. We’ got nothing to to look forward. We’re going out there and just hugging AJ. Yeah. Ah, that’d be good. And Wayne, maybe Wayne would have to Wayne might be like that. Remember when Shane warned they were he had to go out there with a helmet? I think it was down in Melbourne to calm them all down cuz all the crowd were throwing stuff. Maybe Wayne has to go. Yeah. Yes. Oh, far out. Talking about an old guy from a Family Guy. Uh, now Maddie, I’ve seen this strange sort of I’ve never seen this before in coaches. Now, prospective coaches who are wanting are wanting to get gigs are sort of it’s a bit like Tim Shaw will throw in some steak knives. I saw Blake Blake Green saying Blake Green’s reportedly interested in bringing Cameron Smith to the Knights as an assistant coach if he’s promoted as their new head coach. Oh, wow. They’re coming. They’re sort of trying every angle to to get a gig. I’ve never seen this before. It’s mate, it’s a uh Oh, they’re pulling out the stops. I mean, Granny is really going hard. If you’re going for the job, you go, “Look, letting people know I’m actually looking at maybe bringing uh, you know, Jimmy Johnson from the Dallas Cowboys just out for a bit and have a yard to the boys, but you know, the extent of what Smithy will be will do with the Knights, you know, I might be just having a chat over the phone to a few BS.” I I don’t know. But oh boy, oh boy. There’s there’s plenty going on. Yeah, it it’s it’s a bit like I’m not saying it’s desperation. I’m not saying it’s desperation, but I find it strange that it’s played out in the public and that information that information that Blake Green’s putting forward whether or not it’s actually come from him might be his manager. I don’t know. But don’t think I’ve seen this sort of link. That’s the same management, isn’t it? Is that the same management? Yeah. Ah, yes it is. Yes. When are we going to make this when are they going to make the decision? Do you feel like does it have to be done before Chrissy? Matty, we were chatting to Maddie last week. So, we were just talking about the the candidates now. Apparently, Willie Peters is out of it, Maddie. And we’re hearing that it’s a it’s going to be well, there’s going to be three candidates. Is that the is that solid male? It’s going to be either Blake Green, Justin Hullbrook, and it’s down to Dean Young. Are those the three that you’re hearing? I sort of think I think so, Scoop. Uh, Scope, I think the other one was uh as a real outsider of Brian McDermott. But he’s he’s he’s well respected up there what he’s done with their defense. But yeah, I think so. I sort of I do think it’s a a three-man race. I I I still come I come back to the fact all the time. I look at Michael Checker and I just know it’s left of center for me. What that club needs I just I think he’s got got it in spades. And the ex’s nose he knows exas far as rugby league pretty good. Probably six and a half out of 10. But mate, you get people around to look after that, mate. He knows how to get the best out of a team. He’s a great man manager. He’s a disciplinarian. I mate, I I there’s a great story how he got cuz mate, he he’s won European Cups in rugby at numerous clubs around around the place. And there’s a great story when he was um when he went for the Lster job, which is the big Irish club there. There was a heap of B going for it. He was the youngest candidate and he sat down with him and had a discussion. and he said, “I thought it went really good.” And at the end of it, they said, “Look, we really appreciate that. Thank you very much. Look, we’re letting you know though, we probably think you’re a little bit too young for the job and how big the job is.” Well, Czech stood up under his tie and said, “Right, now I’m going to give you a real cell.” And just said, “Look, if you want a bloke who’s going to be best friends with the players, who’s just going to be this, you know, wanting autographs and jerseys signed, all that sort of stuff, I’m not your man. If you want someone that can win the European Cup and turn these BS into men, I’m your man.” and they rang him the next day and said, “Well, you got the job.” And they won the European Cup. Now, I know it’s a different sport and everything, but coaching is coaching. He’s got he’s got he’s got sound knowledge in rugby league, but as as we know these days, X’s and O’s are one thing, but what it seems to be defining coaches these days in the modern age and rugby league is the ability to handle pressure and and he can do that. Yeah. I seen Joey interviewing Matty and the one thing he’s got a he’s got a presence about him and then he understands the the coaching tree that would be underneath him, right? Yep, definitely. Does he also Matty have other interests rather like he doesn’t need this as I know he was in the restaurant game? No, fashion now. He’s right. Yeah, he’s right up in the f he’s right up in um in fashion like he’s he’s got his fingers in in numerous pies, you know, and mate, he does a lot of uh uh motivational speaking or you know, corporate speak. So he um he’s gone up to at the moment he’s up in Townsville cuz every time Argentina come into Australia that they get him straight away involved and it was funny I watched him one uh the RG’s train once a number of years ago out at um at Naraban. Were they glamorous too, Matty? You said they Oh, mate. Honestly, they were so hot. It was ridiculous. Didn’t you take Trish down and she was like, “Oh, mate.” Honestly, feeling was sweating from how it was. It was a great month afterwards. But, um, but but he but Czech had him training like rugby league players. He had him wrestling. He had him doing rugby league defensive drills. And, you know, he he got him, you know, he he got him right up. They beat the All Blacks when he was in charge. They beat us, remember? They Yeah. Beat us. So mate, he know he knows how to get get the job done, but it seems like that would be that would you know 100 to one my information. Yeah, they’re saying it’s a three threeman race. Yeah. Did he coach the Lebanese team at the World Cup recently as well? Is that he? Yeah, he did. The Arab League World Cup did a good job there. Um and so yeah, he’s got I mean he’s got plenty of things going on. He’s got a lot of experience, but as I said before, he knows how to handle pressure and he knows how to handle players. Well, I know if Czech gets the job, this bloke will be uh here as well. Oh, I’m everyone out there. Just letting you know Uncle Joe is ready to send some messages. Yeah, he’s ready to go, too. This he’s pumped. Hey, um Maddie, what’s on um what’s on Morning Glory tomorrow? What’s who who’s on and what’s going to happen? Uh we got Webbby, uh Ben Hogarth’s uh and uh and of course um the Dark Emperor uh Bak is uh Denny Kemp. Bloke in a bar. Is he still doing coffee? He’s got He went down the coffee route. Yeah, Grumpy Coffee. Yeah, Grumpy Coffee. Yeah. Turn that frown upside down. Yeah. Is there a N? Actually, no. The other way around. Is there a N in coffee? Uh, ask ask GS. It’s pretty good. Oh, yeah. Girds. Oh, GS is into I saw Girds come up on my feed. He’s doing a retreat for for men. Uh, you got to go out in the forest and scream. No, it is. You got to apparently it’s all about the emotions. That’s Oh, that’s the Aaron Rogers gig. Have you seen the documentary with Aaron Rogers? He goes out and does that stuff that Oh, I watch and all that. I wish I really wish Scope I I didn’t watch that Aaron Rogers documentary. I thought he’d just come across such a tool. It was just oh so bad. It was hard to watch. But mate, but Girds and Freddy and those BS have always been to that sort of crazy Yeah. The earthing the earthing I’m hearing good things about earthing now. So you’re supposed to Yeah. an hour a day take your shoes off. Well, I’m interested to see how it goes for goods because mate, I’m more than happy to take the people out the scrub and set so I can get them screaming and yelling. Yeah. Well, yeah, they’re doing that for other reasons. Uh, Matthew, I’m going to see you in about uh 2 hours. How’s that? Good on you, Fletch. Mate, do us a favor. Listen to this scope. Poor Justin Hodgees is coming on the show. He’s at He’s at a hotel. All he ever asks is Flesh to pick him up. Fletch is for whatever reason will not get out of his ivory tower and go. Why you pick him up? Because I’ve got to go straight to TNL. I got to do Thursday night leave. I can’t leave Mick and uh Brandy. You tell me you’ve been loving it, too. The other thing that I’ve noticed and what I got told Mick will be fine. The other thing that Justin Hodgers isn’t telling us is that uh the pals that be at Fox Sports actually give him a Uber uh voucher. I got the weight. Yeah. Yeah. He doesn’t want to spend it because it’s not worth money. So, he wants to keep it when he goes out to Long Reach. So, um he wants to get a real good earn out of it. I I nearly I nearly got sacked from uh TripleM at one point. They gave us they gave us Travel Doc. you know, travel dockets to uh go to the Grand File and back and uh I said, “Mate, let’s not do that. Let’s hold on.” So, I I paid for it. We went to we went for a night out up to Newcastle and back and you used it. It was like It was six grand. I think I think that’s I think that’s what’s um Oh, speaking of which, I was I remember Big Kev. I’m excited. Oh, I love it. Love it. Remember that. So, I ran into Big Kev up in the casino up at Jupiter’s. He’s no longer with us. Um but uh I was in Jupiters. This is years and years and years ago. And I was harassing him and it was all good again. Anyway, he got a t a taxi from the Gold Coast to Sydney and I I was asking the BL I said, “Why don’t you fly?” He didn’t like flying. Anyway, 22 1/2 grand. This would have been in 95. I reckon that’s a good deal. Yeah, 2 and a half grand is pretty good. Maybe threw in some um some state knives. No, you know, cuz he was all in the um the cleaning fluids. That was his big go. He was too. What was the other play? Who was steak knives? What was that called? That’s That was Tim Shaw. Tim Shaw, of course. Yeah, Tim Shaw. The steak knives, they were ranked cuz they break. You put them in the dishwasher and the handles break. You got to go when you go to Japan, you can buy these hecko sushi knives and they cut everything. You love Japan, didn’t you? I love Japan. Yeah. And I love knives. Maddie, you’re a legend. Thanks for joining us again, brother. Gazamus, you’re still here? We’ll see more on the Joel and Fletch socials and catch us live on SEN Radio cuz if you don’t, you’re an Agrade, but if you do, you’re the absolute
