And off the back of that, sort of probably worked in the Dolphins' favour, I suppose.

I think you're 100% right.

I was a bit critical of the referee in the first half.

It seemed to take forever.

I think the game actually went for just over two hours, to tell you the honest truth.

So as a caller, you're looking at things to speed up.

But I think the Wilds tried to play it very, very simple.

A few differing opinions on whether Nathan Cleary will get off with a fine or miss a game.

And off the back of that, sort of probably worked in the Dolphins' favour, I suppose.

I think you're 100% right.

I was a bit critical of the referee in the first half.

It seemed to take forever.

I think the game actually went for just over two hours, to tell you the honest truth.

So as a caller, you're looking at things to speed up.

But I think the Wilds tried to play it very, very simple.

few differing opinions on whether Nathan Cleary will get off with a fine or miss a game.

Second half allowed the teams to really find a little bit of flow in the game, and off the back of that, sort of probably worked in the Dolphins' favour, I suppose.

I think you're 100% right.

I was a bit critical of the referee in the first half.

It seemed to take forever.

I think the game actually went for just over two hours, to tell you the honest truth.

So as a caller, you're looking at things to speed up.

But I think the Wilds tried to play it very, very simple.

few differing opinions on whether Nathan Cleary will get off with a fine or miss a game.

But what do you see that makes him such a good coach?

they look like they're enjoying themselves.

It doesn't look like the pressure's on them.

And you see them after the game when they do have a win, how happy the boys are.

And even if you have a loss, you know, you can have a loss, you get over it as quickly as possible.

And I think that's what he's instilled into this team of players for the Warriors because it doesn't matter what happens.

He's always complimentary about what they've done, what they've tried.

And for you, who worries you the most amongst these other contenders? Is it the Penrith as always, the Roosters, maybe even the Dolphins, or is there someone else in this top eight that you're a bit scared about?

Andrew Webster, can we just get your thoughts on him and what he's been able to do in just a few years at the Warriors now and every year he's kind of had them that they have on the whole done pretty well and this season I think is the best by far and hopefully they can continue to go the way they are going throughout the playoffs but what do you see that makes him such a good coach?

they look like they're enjoying themselves.

It doesn't look like the pressure's on them.

And you see them after the game when they do have a win, how happy the boys are.

And even if you have a loss, you know, you have a loss, you get over it as quickly as possible.

And I think that's what he's instilled into this team of players for the Warriors because it doesn't matter what happens.

He's always complimentary about what they've done, what they've tried.

And for you, who worries you the most amongst these other contenders? Is it the Penrith, as always, the Roosters, maybe even the Dolphins? Or is there someone else in this top eight that you're a bit scared about?

Is that true, or is that a bit of a from rugby league supporters?

No, mate.

I think it's been coming for a long time.

When I played, I can only go back.

It was a long, long time ago.

But the game struggled to get on TV.

It struggled to get promoted in the media in the last probably 10 to 15 years, mate.

But the competition as a whole, how do you see it shaping?

Is that true, or is that a bit of a from rugby league supporters?

No, mate.

I think it's been coming for a long time.

When I played, I can only go back.

It was a long, long time ago.

You know, the game struggled to get on TV.

It struggled to get promoted in the media.

But the competition as a whole, how do you see it shaping?

Is that like South Auckland where it's pretty rough and ready? No, no, no,

this is more like West Auckland, you know.

But it's only probably about 10 or 15 k's from the city, actually, to be honest with you.

But my mum took me there, what I can remember.

And I always just loved the game and always wanted – I'd always go and watch the Kiwis play at Carlaw Park.

Watch the test matches from England, which come back at 2, 3 o'clock in the morning.

You get up when you're like 12, 13, you know, and just watch the games, which you would have done yourself.

intimidating coach, the WOC?

Is that like South Auckland where it's pretty rough and ready? No, no, no,

this is more like West Auckland, you know.

But it's only probably about 10 or 15 k's from the city, actually, to be honest with you.

But my mum took me there, what I can remember.

And I always just loved the game and always wanted – I'd always go and watch the Kiwis play at Carlaw Park.

Yes.

Watch the test matches from England, which come back at 2, 3 o'clock in the morning.

intimidating coach, the WOC? Well, yeah.

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And floats it out wide.

Carter gets inside the defense and between, to the halfway.

Freeman won't have the pace.

Who's coming with him? It's Gert on the outside looking for the ball.

It was Gert there, but Freeman goes all the way.

[crowd cheering] I didn't think the little bloke had enough speed.

Yeah.

Yep.

And it just, something is not right there.

I don't know what it is and ...

But it's a big call, and I mentioned before, Steve Crichton coming back from an ACL, um, injury, to get back into the side.

You could tell when he first went on the, on the field three weeks ago-

Mm.

They have to s- They've stopped b- having the ability to stop tries scored against them.

And now I, I, I don't know, might be going off track a little bit here, but I don't know whether to come back to the, you know, the six again and, you know, trying to defend instead of 12 tackles, you're do- doing 18 or 24 in a row.

... impactful guys, right?

Yeah, very so.

Very much so.

I think, Chad, if you look at this year, if, if, if you're Dean Young and you've been given a bit of a nod behind the door to say, "Yes, you'll be there next year and we're gonna buy all these players," um, it, it, it's probably time now to throw some young kids in.

What, what do you think about the situation there with Penrith and their off-contract players?

Mate, I, I think every club that's successful, like the, the success that they've had over the number of years, you're always gonna run i- They've lost so many players, though.

If you go back five years, there's probably only two first grade sides they've lost.