Have, have the Panthers lost premiership favoritism?

Look, not in my eyes.

Look, they're too experienced.

Winning four premierships out of, you know, five, five, uh, grand finals.

They're, they're-- Uh, I'm sure they, they will know what to do when it comes to finals times, Matt.

They've been in this situation before.

For me, the Warriors, yes, they come out of the blocks.

And I've been, uh, somewhat pumping up the Sharks as well in recent weeks and then they, uh, they lose to the Dragons somehow.

Have the Panthers lost premiership favouritism?

Not in my eyes.

They're too experienced.

Winning four premierships out of five grand finals, I'm sure they will know what to do when it comes to finals times, Matt.

They've been in this situation before.

For me, the Warriors, yes, they come out of the blocks.

They were absolutely devastating.

And I've been somewhat pumping up the Sharks as well in recent weeks, and then they lose to the Dragons somehow.

Amen.

Yes, you probably know this, but Toby's remarkably organized.

I think it's like nine months ago, he said, hey, you're coming out to Sydney.

Do you want to preach on a Sunday? And we'll be in Nehemiah.

I don't know what I'm doing in nine months time, but here we are in Nehemiah 3 and 4.

And sort of reading, you think, I'm glad I didn't get that reading.

So what are your thoughts on the changes for the Blues and all of the hype, the talk surrounding them?

Well, firstly, you nailed it.

Like, the coach, Laurie Daly, is under enormous pressure.

His coaching career at the Blues is on life support.

I heard an interview today that he's all in and he's invited, funny enough, Madge McGuire back in to speak to the boys now.

If history can repeat itself, Matty, we have to go back to 2024 when New South Wales won game three at Suncourt Stadium to win the series.

That night they won 14-4 and they kept Queensland scoreless.

Who do you target? Who do you look to keep out of the game?

So what are your thoughts on the changes for the Blues and all of the hype, the talk surrounding them?

Well, firstly, you nailed it.

Like, the coach, Laurie Daly, is under enormous pressure.

His coaching career at the Blues is on life support.

I heard an interview today that he's all in and he's invited, funny enough, Madge McGuire back in to speak to the boys now.

If history can repeat itself, Matty, we have to go back to 2024 when New South Wales won game three at Suncourt Stadium to win the series.

That night they won 14-4 and they kept Queensland scoreless.

Who do you target? Who do you look to keep out of the game?

Second half was a rout, wasn't it?

Well, yeah, if you think, you know, a pretty poor performance all over.

And I thought, you know, some of the, you know, just no continuity around the ruck.

They looked a little bit at shambles when they got close to the line.

They missed tackles.

They dropped balls.

And as a New South Wales Welshman, you just shake your head at times.

How different is it to going away to a centralised venue like that for the players and the coaching staff, Matt?

Reece Walsh in the Maroon, so Coruscant, Lucas, Bostock, Nawakanitawaza and Payne Haas in as well.

Well, it's great to see...

Jack Bostock, get a run in a Blues jersey.

You know, I have fond memories.

I played at Wakefield Trinity with his old man and we won a premiership together.

And his dad is a big lump of a bloke too and was a great player on the wing.

And Jack's certainly following in Josh's footsteps there.

And the Perth Bears, tell us about how you think they're tracking.

Reece Walsh in the Maroon, so Coruscant, Lucas, Bostock, Nawakanitawaza and Payne Haas in as well.

Well, it's great to see...

Jack Bostock get a run in a Blues jersey.

You know, I have fond memories.

I played at Wakefield Trinity with his old man and we won a premiership together.

And his dad is a big lump of a bloke too and was a great player on the wing.

And Jack's certainly following in Josh's footsteps there.

And the Perth Bears, tell us about how you think they're tracking.