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Beyond the Game: A Conversation with Jase About Inclusive Sports
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We welcome Jase to the podcast for a heartfelt conversation about his journey through inclusive sports programs and how they've shaped his life.
• Eight years playing inclusive basketball at Pasadena, progressing from Diamond League to Premier League
• First year playing inclusive footy with Goodwood Saints, trying various positions from halfback to ruck
• Coaching Champions League basketball teams to back-to-back grand final victories
• Emphasis on participation and giving everyone a go rather than focusing solely on winning
• Creating friendships across different clubs and teams through inclusive sports
• Passion for professional sports including Port Adelaide (AFL), Boston Celtics (NBA), and Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
• The importance of patience, leadership, and encouragement in inclusive sports
• How inclusive sports programs create community and belonging for participants
Thank you to the Blackwood Community Centre and Mitchell Council for their support in making this podcast possible.
Meet Jase: The Sports Fanatic
Speaker 1Hello , welcome to the special guest here on the BJ Show podcast and I'm going to share with you all this really special guest . But we would like to thank you to the Blackwood Community Centre with all their hard work and support , and as well the Mitchell Council . So let's get on . Why we're here at the Blackwood Community Centre ? It's such a fantastic community that they have provided . As a podcaster myself , hopefully , it's sensational . If you're ever interested , we'll go to the friendly staff at the Blackwood Community Centre and then we can sort something out . But anyway , let's get on with the show , All right . So today's guest , first time on board . You know he's known when Matt through basketball and includes the basketball program in the statement called Green Bank , and I don't know how long we know each other . We'll get to that very soon . But let's welcome to our guests Jase . Welcome , mate . Thank you for having me .
Speaker 2I'm so happy to be here yeah .
Speaker 1So it's something about like let's just tell us about yourself , mate .
Speaker 2I don't know where to start , so obviously just like Ben said I've been playing basketball with Pasadena for probably eight years , pretty sure . Then along the way I probably met Ben and then I'm a fanatic addict , you know . So I love my sport . You know you can talk to me about sport all the time and I won't stop talking about it .
Speaker 2Live with my parents at home , which I look after them sometimes , so I'm having support my girlfriend as well . I play games for a living . You know playing at playing at home . I work at Spotlight , so I'm only a casual worker so my spare time is just sports . That's my own thing . It is tough for you is it Okay ?
Speaker 1So we know that before we went on the air . There's so many sports you like , such as , like you know , soccer European soccer , by the way , like the European Cyworlds , the way the European side we'll see that in a moment . Afl , you know the NBA , so the National Basketball Association and the National Basketball League in Australia . So , before we get into that side of it , so this is your first year playing inclusive footy
First Season with Goodwood Saints
Speaker 1Yep , it sure is . So tell us who got you interested playing for good with saints inclusive ?
Speaker 2oh , a lot of people so hugo got me into a bit plays for goody as well . So he kind of said maybe I should try and get to that . Then I think you back before , when I started getting to know you a bit , you kind of said I should try and get into that . Then I think you back before , when I started getting to know you a bit , you kind of said , oh , I should try with the inclusive footy . But growing up playing sport and that you know you're going to bump into those little downhill moments where school's gone and that .
Speaker 2So that stopped me from playing both soccer and footy . Started basketball by being told look , we've got hype for it , so why don't you try and try out for a team like that ? Try it out for the West Adelaide Bearcats . That goes planned , as they said . We kind of need players that are going to bring us to where we are at the league . And then I got told to come to Inclusive . But besides that , woody , yeah , so a bunch of mates , including you , ben . Then my girlfriend having her support me , she saw , um , she said to me , look , you should try and get to play footy . So I looked at the options and goodwood saints were the only one that was decently close to where I live , went to their trainings and then I just enjoyed it . Everyone's so nice and that I became a Saint . So first season's been really fun for me , loving to go out there playing with friends and against friends , especially , like you , when you play with Kenneth Worth , brad you know everyone else , so you know yeah .
Speaker 1So you know that sounds really good as well , mate , and you know football is a really good way of you know , not just staying fit , and it's , you know , the challenge part of that but also just being with your mates , and having a crack is a contact spot as well . Yeah , it's fantastic .
Speaker 2You're socializing well . So , like I started socializing with basketball players at Pasadena and then eventually everyone got to notice me very well and and then now that I'm playing at Goodwood , making some friends along the way from even other clubs , like my mate called Jacob from Christie's thought he was a really nice , cool dude . I think out of the whole league there's a like I know a lot of mates from Kenilworth , especially Goodwood . Meeting people from other clubs is fantastic because you're socialising and then when you're on the field you are wanting to be a winning team , but as well you're like going out to mate , so and then you're just having fun with it . You know it's fantastic , love it , that's great .
Speaker 1So on the subject of the inclusion , playing for Goodwood . So what positions have you played at Goodwood this 40 season ?
Speaker 2Yeah , so they put me in halfback for a little bit and they put me in fullback Something interesting like playing against really tough sides . You get a lot of work done . Backline put me in forward for a little bit to see how I was doing with my kicking . But because it's my first time actually playing footy with in a league , my kicking hasn't been significant at the moment but I'm still learning process and I've got a lot of amazing people who have been teaching me , such as Franz , who's , I think , an amazing ruckman . He puts his body all into that ball and it's just really crazy to watch him do that .
Speaker 2Got my girlfriend , who has never played footy before . She's kicked a couple good goals when I've seen her train with footy , so um , and then support work in that . But yeah , so I've seen her train with Cootie and then support work in that . So I've been playing forward for a little bit and then I realised I should be a wing person . They put me in the wing for the majority of the season and I've played a bit of rock roll law in the midfield a little bit more . And then they said to me against T3 Gully , we're going to put you in ruck mate .
Speaker 2And I'm like oh T3 , you know I was a bit , I was panicked a little bit , but I actually had a good time . But yeah , no , it's fantastic . So I got to experience all the positions and then hopefully next season they might be telling me what was position , just to stay in for a meanwhile .
Speaker 1Yeah . So I'll tell you , five years ago I started as a defender . Now I've never went up forward . You know , my first year against Christie's I've kept one or two goals and I'll never , ever forget my very first goal under Kenilworth at Christie's . And they're all right team . You know they're some great , you know some great talent .
Speaker 1Yeah , players are struggling from , you know , and at Christie's footy club and before , hopefully , you know , someone's got , you know is interested playing footy . You know , go to Christie's to fill up those numbers . But yeah , I've been with Kenneweth and you know , yes , won so many , you know , made grand finals and it's so unusual to play in my first year , to make a grand finals appearance , playing your first year's finals . It's very unusual and playing finals in your first year , being proud , because I tell you , you know , I think you know , because I tell you , you know , I think you know Goodwood are going . You know we're never going to think you guys are going to be easy . Same with us . You know , never , ever , ever think . You know Appleston , you know , never think they're going to be easy . You know you think they're going to be like , okay , they're going to be a challenge , but never , ever , even you versus the weakest team , you know , for example , make the short back and move on with the show . But the West Coast-Adelaide game , well , west Coast's best part they did is pressure the ball .
Speaker 2They pressured it , they basically they gave the Crows something to work with , like they did it against poor Adelaide . Like I went to that game and I was like we're going to beat West Coast , you know , we were being smashed in that first half .
Speaker 2No , I can't imagine seeing losing to West Coast a bottom ladder team who won a grand final in 2018 and now have just struggled with having their players go on the field and get completely smashed by a team . But yeah , no , we got in there at the end , which was really good , and same did Crows . They made sure they kept kicking goals .
Speaker 2The only issue was West Coast were wanting to do a big upset and they almost got away with it to that full quarter where Crows were just kicking it to Phil Thorpe he's just a big man , and they away with it . To that full quarter where Crows were Just kicking it to Phil Thorpe . He's just a big man and they can give it to him . He's not like Tex Walker . Once he's in that center he's even got three opponents going against him and they can't beat him . And , fun fact , phil Thorpe played for Goodwood Saints . That's right . Yes , he played .
Speaker 2I don't know exactly what grade level . I think he played with the A's for a while and then got selected to Crows and honestly , as I'm a Port supporter , I find him playing Crows really teary-gray , like very annoying , because he's such a fantastic player . I really , like my girlfriend , got to meet him at a special event at Goodwood , which was made me a bit jealous . But if I was there I would have said something probably a bit mean to him . But no , I love when he's coming down to Goodwood Saints because he's an inspiration to everyone , but just when he plays against , like Ford or anyone else , I'm like par six .
Speaker 1Yeah , well , an interesting fact the mother played playing for the Crows is Rory Led and I've actually met him . I'm twirling him , but he's actually a really nice bloke . He actually did some because he was a Cougar junior , like Kenilworth junior player , and he's actually helped out with the juniors . And you know Kenilworth is growing their juniors fantastic . You know I know a few did play for the juniors , as now at Goodwood . So you know we're very much like . We're like neighbours to neighbours . You know , hey , how are you ? But when we're on the footy field in the season it's different .
Speaker 2I've said it to a lot of people and , like Ben just said , mental health isn't a disability . Disability is where someone's got autism , down syndrome and depression , something that's happened when they've grown up . You know like and um , like adhd , which you classify . Obviously that's a disability and that . But having mental health and going up against a guy that doesn't show it and has like taps going down his arm or something , and you've got these big blokes who have nothing , that don't show anything wrong with them , and then they just murder us . They're like one of my . Obviously I don't want to really bring it up Kilburn . We played Kilburn at Kilburn . I thought their oval was absolutely fantastic . I actually love that oval because everything looks nice and neat . The oval is just nice and clean perfect scoreboard and it's a big oval .
Speaker 2It's just . The only problem is the players and it's
Inclusive Basketball Program Experience
Speaker 2about fairness . You've got to be playing fair and you've got to treat the players with respect .
Speaker 1Okay , so part of it was inclusive sport basketball . So you've been playing for the inclusive basketball program on Monday nights for how many years Like ?
Speaker 2said , like I said to you at the beginning , I said I think possibly eight , you know eight years , very strong and happy with it . I started in Diamond League , obviously , and then worked my way up to Prem . I did stay in the Diamond League , one at one for a year , where one of my mates I influenced him .
Speaker 2Well , I didn't force him to , but I thought , well , he should try and maybe consider joining . And he did . Uh , george I won't say his name because his name is like really long uh , george neoglias . George , you're listening to it ? I hope I'm right . Yeah , no , I got him into it and he's loved it ever since . He's still playing till it's every day . And , and then I got other mate joined , dan McGaw .
Speaker 2He's a sport . I'm really jealous of him because his sport is absolutely amazing . He played cricket when he was growing up . Then he stopped to another house and then didn't play any sport till then . And then when I met him in high school , I played basketball , can kick a footy , and I said you've got to do something with it , you've got to be a star player , do something . But he never did because he was going through some issues . Then he eventually came to me and George one day and said I want to play inclusive . And I'm like well , sure , obviously he's playing still every day .
Speaker 2He plays with my girlfriend , sarah , and George , so they're on the same team and I coach that team as well . So a bit of a rundown . I coach Champions League . I have won two grand finals in a row with the Stars . Then me and my girlfriend have now started coaching together as a duo with the Lions , who are doing well , playing absolutely fantastic basketball . Last Monday , diamond League , sarah , daniel and George . They play for the Warriors and they're second on the ladder . They're doing really fantastic .
Speaker 2And as for myself , playing with Lames , wayne and Alicia , I do want to talk about Brad and Wayne Doe . I find those two absolutely fantastic people , inspiration to me . I don't know about you , ben , because you have played with Brad . Don't know about Wayne , but both of them are absolutely fantastic people , wayne having a lot of skill , and Brad as well , big inspiration to my life . They started playing .
Speaker 2When I started playing Prem , I was with Wayne for the very first time and he kind of welcomed me into the league , as well as Alicia . And then , after that season , when I officially started Prem , I was with Brad for I think two seasons , won two grand finals in a row with him and um , and I was just very inspired by him and I was very thankful to play with him . But then , obviously , with this how the system runs , you've got to move players around to make more fair . A lot of teams struggle in the league , so everyone moves around , but it's also about socialising . So I met a lot of great people along the way , but no , you've got to bump into that special person and they're going to be a variation .
Speaker 1Yeah , so interesting fact there , James . I've got so much experience of coaching and I can't remember if I can remember roughly when I started coaching and I've learned one tip of the person has taught me . But December this year will be my 20th year non-stop playing this comp and I'll tell you right now . It's crazy Because I've got a mate of mine . So I went to a school which used to be in maui called named saint anne's and a fellow that I used to do indoor soccer and I'll share that a little bit down the track but he got me into basketball named jack , and he got me deeply into basketball and I didn't know anything about basketball .
Speaker 1One thing I can remember , jay , is never wear sandals playing basketball . I was only 11 years old . I had I'm unbelievable I wasn't in basketball gear . I'm like you need to wear enclosed shoes , mate . No , I never got told . Mum and Dad never got told . And I remember the basketball program used to be run by a fellow named danny and he run the program for a really long time as well . There's been a few people from the program , but you've been around with paul and renita , so I've how many grand I have been bring , bring . I have been with both red and white . I , I , you know . One year we were totally dominating with Trevor Brad's dad and we totally dominated and Brad went overseas because basketball commits and lost the chance of making grand final . So that was just painful . That Another year that I had surgery on my knee , which is right here .
Speaker 1I'll explain that offline . So I couldn't make it to that final because I have stitches , so I couldn't play , play in the butt for a week or two . But it's life . But tell me something , and I've been coaching and trying to remember . I think it was just before I was in high school , just after , I think it was 2012 , 2013 , and I went for over 10 years . I took a season off recently . I need a break . I just need to break , because the situation is I've done it for so long and so many grand finals are made up here incredible I went up it .
Speaker 1Yeah , I'll be with toby if you . Toby does do an inclusive podcast , maybe very briefly , but we're scared to share that very soon . But so he doesn't share that in a big way . He's actually quite in my opinion . You want to know , but share your podcast . You've got to share it , you know . It's so important and he's , I do . I have enjoyed enjoying his podcast , you know , and with todd , and I think it's a fantastic podcast and I've been doing this podcast for too long , like almost four years , three , four years now in September , so in the next week will be four years . So , buffer , I have to count how long that .
Speaker 1Look . Getting back to this inclusive basketball , look , I , there used to be two divisions and I used to be with with a few . I went to school with quite a few . I know from that basketball program which you have met over the last eight years , which is like great people , you know , but I know mainly like toby , katherine , a few others , but used to be in the like I said the second , and they introduced the third division when Paul took over . Now , it wasn't called inclusive basketball . The word inclusive for this kind of sport wasn't even a thing . So how can we , you know how can our coach ? You know good players are too good for this comp . They need to go up . So now they've got a full division , which is fantastic all over .
Speaker 2It's absolutely like .
Speaker 1It's gone to a new level . It's gone .
Speaker 2So basically , champions League , it's mixed with Champions League and Diamond League players who don't get much of a ball . So you've got Champions League , you've got like I don't know if you have any clue who these players are . I've coached Patrick , todd , such as those people Like Patrick and Todd . When I coached them , they were the dynamic duo . They carried the stars . I was like , not in a mean way , like a really good way . They shared the ball as much as I can . I used to call Patrick that really big the Russian bag . Literally , he gets that ball and he bounces and then he gets it in and , um , he's still got a long way to go , but he's uh , coaching . Those two were really a fun time , especially winning two grand finals with them .
Speaker 2I started coaching paul got
Coaching Champions League Teams
Speaker 2me to coach them when I win , uh , probably like four or five years ago no , probably three years ago , and because I keep thinking basketball is always two season in within a year but no , he , he came um , he sent me a text and he said , um , we were low on coaches and he said Champions League . And I was like for real , like big honor , like I thought it was fantastic because I had no experience . All I knew was how to dribble basketball and and shoot , that's it . But coaching was a big , big level for me . And to learn and socialise yet again .
Speaker 2And coaching the Stars , our first season a bit of a rocky start because I was getting used to the players . But by the second season we were flying through and they'd got their first ever grand final . Because apparently Paul , I think , told me the Stars never won a grand final and I'm kind of emotional because I've seen the whole team so happy and then obviously going to win back to back was fantastic . Then we played the third season of grand finals , but obviously it'll be against a really tough time team run by a really great coach who's a really good reminder as well , and but yeah , no . Then from there it goes down . But the main thing is they're having fun out there .
Speaker 2You know they're skiing goals , even if it's a win or lose , just there and you're having fun absolutely I don't think there's been a couple times where the but I think it's mostly creme I've never seen in champions league at all . No , no drama whatsoever . No , no arguments , no fights , nothing , which has been fantastic . And having that gold league now mixed with some Diamond League players in Champions League , it's a fair league . You know . You've got some teams that have the stronger teams and then see how it plays out . You know , like I don't pay much attention to it because it's all mixed within the same times as diamond league , coaching and prem . You know , so you don't get to really watch their games , but I have gotten glances at them and they're very , very . They look like everyone's having fun and getting much of the ball , unlike in diamond league and prem well prem everyone gets a lot of the ball because it's a very fast-paced league .
Speaker 2But honestly , I kind of my own opinion I find diamond league very fast-paced league . But honestly , I kind of in my own opinion , I find Diamond League very fast-paced because when I started coaching Sarah and Daniel and that it was like quick as hell . I couldn't focus on where the ball was and that they brought the ball up and down and it's really fast-paced . But in Prem it's all about patience and then , when the time comes , your team's going to score or something out of it , you know .
Speaker 1Yeah . So , like I said , I've coached for such a long time and , like I said , getting back to what I was saying about this type of person named Tracy and one thing you never do is shout , it's like shouting at a child . Now this person in the room named style , your girlfriend . I've had to coach her why she went up a division with a mother fella , you know we're not gonna , I'm , and the way I coach them is yes , you go down division , not getting confidence , and it's saying I think that's unfair . Then going up the next division proves I have done my part May not get a contribution . Well done , bj . You've done so well with these two . They're improving . Thank you so much for coaching .
Speaker 1So it doesn't matter if you win a medal round . I've learned this in National Special Olympics , my fourth year , I had six new national champs coming national champ coming national champ , championship and for basketball , now I'll be . If you know , if the coach chose me , if they chose a captain , I'm more likely to be there because my experience and I told them enjoy the experience , don't worry about the medal , because the medal is a luxury . It's like when , when you win money , it's a luxury . Yeah . So tell me something about the team .
Speaker 1On coaching , I do not care if we win or lose , all about giving them a go . Yes , it is a competition . Yeah , everyone wants to be a winner . But I have struggled to have and I get annoyed hearts . You know that we brought a new fella into the team which , changing over to another team and to make my team a little bit balanced , and I was so happy as I was , but like I was so happy because I missed patrick and pod as well .
Speaker 1I coached them , you know . Yeah , so we've made a few grand finals . You know , in my I haven't made a grand final for so long , but I had to realize that . How can I change my coaching with ? But it's not about you know , okay , who's who , because that's not . I think that's a lot . You know , it's all about giving a go and one thing is really important is catching the ball , giving them a go . That's what it's all about giving a go . And one thing that's really important is catching the ball , giving them a go . That's what it's actually all about , and I've got a few players who have that . I can have the weakest team and still win . It's common . It is common .
Speaker 2Same here . I could name a couple of players as well .
Speaker 1Yeah , sort of . It's not the thing of a weak team , but it's always everyone's a champion on a team , exactly , and you know you can have , like I say , you can have the slowest to the quickest and the slowest can win . You know , I've seen that happen . I don't like the word weak , because no one's weak of any making me in a very short term , no one , ever , all but one each game and one more than 50 points on average , and there was a question on that and we actually , unfortunately , I wasn't well for that grand final and actually I saw the last step and I think it was a very even even game if I wasn't there .
Speaker 1So but I I , since I've played basketball and football , it's changed my life . It's changed , I've improved myself in five years . So I just want to let you know me , it doesn't take a year or two . It could take five years , yes , and you got plenty in the tank and more than me . Yeah , you know I've got plenty of myself , but I'm coming at the end of my day . I'm almost at 100 games Kennewick , so you're a long way , mate . I'm long , yeah .
Speaker 1I'm going far away and mate , enjoy every , every , and I know that you have great leadership at Goodwood and I know that for a fact that they'll look a lot . You said Francis Luke , you know .
Speaker 2Oh no , luke's fantastic . He looks after the club . There's so many I don't want to keep calling them the same names and that . But yeah , like Luke Jesse , I actually find really good leadership from other clubs .
Speaker 2Obviously , brad , he's obviously looking at him and he's actually really kind on the field , like even when I did when I , when we first played you this season I think I tried to do a really good tackle or something and um or no , I don't really remember there was a moment where I got rid of the ball and it was probably really good . Then it went straight to one of you guys and then you kicked the goal . Brad just goes . Still , that was a really good kick and I'm glad to have someone tell me that I did something good . I'd rather have someone go . Why did you not kick it or pass it off ? You know , and if you want to like , it's always good to like .
Speaker 2If you get a mark , take it in . Because I've had that moment a couple of times where someone recently against TG Gully or no Appleston in the finals , I was wide open in near 50 and no one was near me and I called out Luke's name and he kicked straight towards me and I was like I got it because no one's near me and I marked it and I felt very proud that I did something without screwing it up and I didn't get to do . Really it was not the best kick , but it still got to Ethan and he tried to do a banana kick around but that went to become a behind . But I still feel like if it was a little bit more higher he could have gotten up and got that mark . But still I hope to find that I did . I still got my team to that point where we were at closing a goal , getting our team back into the game . But you know that was a really strong side .
Speaker 1Yeah , we got , you know a lot to you know , up for a challenge . But , okay , moving from side , from inclusive , because we've gone quite a bit and anyone's listened to this , this is actually , you know , important to know most terms of any sort . So , yes , you go for Port Adelaide . You fail , yep , all respectful , you know , if someone is , you know , against a team quite rudely , that's not a true person . And I , you know you like to encourage other people and then we're not going to say this name , you just started early in the show . Go for that team .
Speaker 1But he's , he's a true crow and the north supporter , which I am as well . I'll be going to the north central scheme and I cannot wait . You know , right , look , I tell you , you know , right now we're having , we have interviewed the channelers , especially PJ and Richie not Richie , but they are die-hard Central supporters and they can . You know , when it's a good time to make a stir of the pot about football , it's fine , but when it's not , you know , before a game of football , it is not the right time .
Friendship and Sportsmanship Values
Speaker 1And I tell you right now you can do it after than never before , because it puts that person on . Okay , yeah , you know , I'm the clothes and all that . So we spoke this off the end . Now , share what team you go for . I know the team , but tell us what team you follow european , no , no , what team do you follow in the nba , in the nba boston celtics .
Speaker 2I'm such a proud supporter . I have a lot of merchandise at home . I came back from Melbourne got a poster of their champion winning year Fantastic , loving how they play . That was probably the best year I've ever seen because we were top of the ladder in the league and the conference . We were top of the ladder , uh , in the league and the and the conference . Remind you , uh , that we were at the top of the conference . And then we just smashed through the whole playoffs . Uh , beating the heat . I hate the heat . So sorry , heat fans , I just find the heat . You guys had some really great players now , but you've lost jimmy butler to golden state . But we all knew that he was going there , did Bullet Lakers when I started knowing about the NBA .
Speaker 1Interesting to know about that .
Speaker 2Yeah , because , well , kobe era as well . But then I did bagwagon at the point where I downloaded the app found them on the bottom of the ladder and then I saw Boston on the top and I really liked their logo . So I thought I will become an Irishman . Boston isn't really Irish , so it's just how their , their accents are very different . So I know , love Boston , don't have a particular favorite part like I do . Like , oh , I was only look at him . I was looking at his name Clayton , something Clayton , I don't know and I found him really intriguing because that final , that whole year , when we won the league , he was hitting half-court shots like probably like a couple of times in that league , and then he just finished it off winning it , winning the title at home , and hitting a half foot shot , which was buzzing . You know , I had that save on my phone many many times .
Speaker 1So yeah , yeah so interesting that you started with the lakers . I used to go . I'm lakers , I don't know why . Nothing to do with purple , and it does , yes , to do with kobe bright and amazed , yes . So so , yeah , why ? Why kobe bright , the amazing fella like I had to used to go for the phoenix suns . Oh say nash , why phoenix suns ? Don't know why , I've got a step , they just stand out .
Speaker 2Or you were just barricading for a team that are very competing , but you but you just like , like it's with with European . I always back up for the teams that that haven't done really well and deserve something . So , like Liverpool supporter , but I was really happy Tottenham got a trophy from that long and it was just emotional seeing them especially going against your team . We'll discuss a bit very briefly of that .
Speaker 1So we need to get on with the continuing on the show . But , like I said , phoenix is still part of my . You know , I don't mind them . They were struggling for a long time . They recently won a championship but didn't go through with them . I've always been . I don't know them . They were struggling for quite a long time . They recently won a championship but didn't go through with them . I've always been don't know why Lakers Historical , it's a historical . Moving on . Yes , you've been in soccer , so soccer . We discussed about that , but that was my next . Partly of your favorite sport is Liverpool , man United , so cricket , will you ?
Speaker 2like cricket . It's hard to talk about that .
Speaker 1Yeah , we'll make this really the shortest .
Speaker 2Yes because , cricket , it's fun to watch the World Cup . I did actually stay up to watch when Australia played India .
Speaker 1In India .
Speaker 2And I watched when Australia were fielding . I saw India were cricket batting and then I fell asleep before even Australia batted , but woke up and then I found out Australia came back and won that With the Big Bash . I do like to go . I went to watch it for the first time . I thought I loved it because I knew I understood how it went and it was really quick to understand it . It's just , it's not really . It's a slow game , would you say that ?
Speaker 1Yeah , a little bit . When it's music , there's entertainment and I do enjoy it . I have been gone with Hugo a couple of times and we haven't won actually . But you know they've struggled for so many seasons and when we come good we're like a really good team . But when that part there's one
NBA and NBL Passions
Speaker 1more thing and then you know the LA 36ers cannot like the team .
Speaker 1I actually watched some highlights on KO Sport Wednesday , the 27th and I was like , well , I actually like bowling and I didn't realize they were playing against the Hawks , the 2025 NBL 25 champ . They haven't won a championship since 2002 . So look-season basketball . For me it's great because you play a couple games and then I think they've got some u of n basketball teams , yeah , and I can't I just can't wait to see them in in action 36 is just saying this .
Speaker 2Now we're we're in it this time . We've got Bryce Cotton . We stole him from Perth Art Tribals and once I woke up and heard the news I was freaking out . I had to call my girlfriend Sarah and I was like we've got Bryce Cotton ? And she was kind of confused until I showed her who he was and she got really excited . Montrezl Harrell , having a big guy , another big guy , him and Humphries Isaac Humphries two really , really tall players , unbeatable . I've had spoken to a couple of people who think about Montrezl . One of them just guards him and doesn't really like him , but he's helped the clubs . We played finals for the first time last season and we made it . We beat the first final I think it was an elimination Against .
Speaker 2Sydney I think Sydney , yeah , yeah , sydney .
Speaker 1I saw that game and the way that you know the team . Yes , we did still struggled , we did . And you know Mike Wells , big proud mate , because you know we do have young local talent . Talent , yes , which is what we're all about . We should Good to have some international talent , but , most important , you know the new generation , as they call it . It's just a new level for the National Basketball League . Come to Australia and play this level . Yes , it's just a new level for the National Basketball League . Come to Australia and play this level is huge .
Speaker 2It's fantastic having European and American players who have gone Australia . They've got Bali and with Montrez coming here , some have actually thought maybe coming , like hearing there was going to be news that . I don't got his first name . I think it's Matthew Lillard . I don't know one of the Lillards . He said there was rumors that he would come here , but I think majority of Melbourne , but I think that was false and I think it was fake . I'm not quite sure .
Speaker 2But no , montrez has kind of brought and given ideas to americans that you don't have to play in the nba if you're really , if you're getting to the point where you're like montrez , who I think he was getting to the point where he's getting tired , wants a break from the nba , go to australia , play a couple games , play a couple seasons , like what he's doing now . He's on his contract for this year and that's done . Then I think he's going back to the NBA . But it's giving other American NBA players ideas that they go take a break and come back . So I think that's what Montrez is doing . He's going to go back to the NBA next season but , like I said , the Sixers are going to be going through a really good year , stolen , some really great players and I'm already in the hopes of getting a Guernsey-Grass .
Speaker 1Cup . Yeah Well , when I found that , and you know also , you know Jack White . He's another one . He played for Melbourne . I can't remember that young fella . He's from New Zealand . Yes , Sheldon or something Shannan Something but yeah , he played for Melbourne United . A few from Melbourne United actually as well . So anyway , mate , look , thank you so much for coming on and we're going to wrap it up . Yeah , but hopefully we can do it again . Yeah , no , I'd love to man .
Speaker 2I'm so happy being on here . I love we can do it again . Yeah , no , I'd love to man , I'm so happy being on here , I love . Like you know , it's kind of a good way to have people know who I am and literally , like I said , I talk non-stop about sports . I'm so sorry if I got carried away . Yeah , that's all right , all good . No , I loved it . Thank you so much for having me so that's our guest jace .
Speaker 1Thank you so much . So once again . That's our guest Jase . Thank you so much . So , once again , that's the intro from the Mitchell Council and Blackwood Community Centre for today's show and sponsor . So that is all . Stay tuned for more exciting episodes . All right , thank you all . B-joe shows out . Bye for now .
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