Catch up; cricket never ends! IPL & PSL updates + South Australian upcoming dynasty?

The boys haven't caught up for a while, and they had plenty to chat about!

- Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen good form in the PSL

- Life coaching in Pakistan, stuck in the middle of some troubled times

- Trav's IPL update - who is this 15 year old dominating the league?

- SA Sheffield shield win - are we about to see a dynasty?

- 36ers, AFL and everything else!

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:40

Well, it's another episode of the Still Not Out Podcast. It's been a few weeks. I've been missing you all. Thanks for listening, wherever you are, listening around Australia, around the world, anywhere, wherever you are. But Dizzy and I are in complete different locations ourselves. I'm back in Adelaide in my hometown. Dizzy is all the way over in Pakistan in the PSL where his team are on fire. Diz, mate, it's nice to catch up with you. How are you?

SPEAKER_00 1:06

G'day, Trav, and hello to all our listeners. Yeah, look, it's great, mate. I'm in Karachi. We've got a day off. We um head coach of the Hydrobad Kingsman here in the PSL. And after a after a slow start, Trav, we were none and four. Um we've managed to peg that back, and we've had three wins on the on the trot now. Um so we're in Karachi now. So we started the tournament in Lahore. Um there's just two locations. Um the the PCB have decided to um keep the tournament uh to two locations. And um, yeah, so we we've uh been on a roll. We uh we we won won our game um last night um or yesterday afternoon, sorry, um, you know, which was fantastic uh against uh Royal Pindies. Um so yeah, that that got us our third win on the trot, and it's got us into the top four, which is uh which is a fantastic result. And full credit to all the boys. Um, you know, they've stuck to the task. You know, it's easy to, you know, if if you're losing, to start, you know, looking for you know the blame game and things like that, but the boys have been very upbeat. We know that we just had to sharpen up one or two little areas in our game, and um, and they've certainly done that and have uh come away with with a few wins, which has been incredibly satisfying. Huge.

SPEAKER_01 2:25

How are you spending all your time, mate? Because I know you've um you've when you've done your past coaching stint with Pakistan, you spend a lot of time in the hotel room. Is it is a similar sort of uh gig gig now, or are you getting out and about a bit? What's the what's the day-to-day look like for you?

SPEAKER_00 2:40

Yeah, we're we're stuck pretty much at the hotel. We're um we're staying there. So spending quite a bit of time on the treadmill. Um look, I'm trying my best. Just uh I need to actually start lifting some weights, but um but I was kind of not as motivated to do that, but I I really enjoyed the treadmill, whether I'm running or even just walking, I I quite enjoy that and uh just put put some tunes in and just uh just uh tune away there. But but look, do it doing a bit of that, spending time um, you know, with with the with the coaches and players and um yeah, just just basic things, I suppose. Uh well you know, I've read I've got through my two books that I've brought on tour, so uh already. I uh I thought I'd probably maybe get through one and a half books, but I've managed to punch through two of them, so I'll have to wait until I get home to uh to start my next novel. But no, all good. I'm really enjoying it. Um having some really good um strategy and planning discussions before games. Um very collaborative approach uh to those, which is great. We've got a couple of players in as well as the coaching staff and the owners, and yeah, it's been been a lot of fun, mate. Really enjoying it. It's a well-run tournament. Um, you know, we're we're really enjoying it, and um seems to be a lot of people um are following it. Um we haven't had crowds as yet, but hopefully when it gets to the uh the um the next phase, the finals uh period, if if we're fortunate enough to make it, then uh hopefully we'll get some crowds, which would be fantastic.

SPEAKER_01 4:13

Yeah, that'd be awesome. Uh, what books have you read, by the way? I'm impressed with your with your two books done already.

SPEAKER_00 4:18

A couple of uh David uh Baldacci novels. Um you know, I quite like him as an as an author, and uh so I've read a couple of his. Um I've got the next uh couple uh waiting for me at home, uh so I'll be looking forward to to reading those um when I get home, mate. Um, how have you been occupying your time, mate? I mean, I've been here in the PSL. Um I I hear you've been doing a little bit of stuff um with the IPL, is that right?

SPEAKER_01 4:46

I have, I've been a busy boy. So not only have I been getting involved in gather round in the um in the AFL uh for my work at SEN, it's been IPL, so straight into I I I said to someone last week because it was heavy, heavy gather around stuff, and then I was doing this PS uh this IPL work at nighttime, and I said it's footy all day and cricket all night for me at the moment. So, yes, no, SEN have picked up the IPL rights um as the radio broadcaster um here in Australia, which is uh which is brilliant. So uh luckily enough for me, um, I was right place, right time, and um I've been able to pick up some some work covering some overnight broadcasts of the IPL. So doing a couple of them a week at the moment, and it's it's great learning for me because I've watched a little bit of IPL over the last few years and always take an interest and watch it when it's on, but I've never I've never sort of actually researched it and um spent time understanding all the different rules about the the auction and and the way I you know there's a rule that I've fallen in love with in the IPL, um, and it's the impact player rule. And uh essentially you've got a you can choose a you're a normal 11, but then rather than just having a sub, which I know has been a very much talked-about um issue in in the game when we've tried that in the past, but they actually have they can choose five players to become impact player options, um, and the impact player can come in at any point in the game and still bat and bowl. So you can re-if you've lost early wickets, you can bring in an impact player as a batter to replace a batter who's already out and they can actually um bat in the order. Wow. Um, or and yeah, and yeah, likewise, or if you've if you've gone well in your batting innings, then you can bring in a bowler to replace. So there's look, it's um it's been really have a lot of have teams been using that impact player regularly? Yeah, so I saw the first game that I covered, Royal Challenges Bangaluru, they um they use their impact player because they got they were about three for 30. Um they ended up bringing bringing in a um a batter to to come and um to come and play a role, who actually made a really important 30 odd um in in that game. So yeah, it's really cool. And um I I tell you what, I've got a new favourite player, Diz. Uh it but it is a little bit scary for me when thinking of this guy facing up against Australia. His uh his name is Vibav Surya Vanchi. Uh you might have heard of him, he's 15 years old.

SPEAKER_00 7:20

So that's what I can't get my head around. Yeah. He's 15 years of age, having such an impact in professional cricket.

SPEAKER_01 7:26

I find that uh mind-blowing. So he's averaging like 40 something in T20s already. Um he's made his first class debut, a bit of a slower start there. His um one-day form in you know, in Indian um cricket is is really good as well. Hasn't obviously made his international debut yet. I think he's he's either eligible or about to become eligible to play for India. But the the first game that I covered, he made 78 off 26 balls. Um he's already made a 35 ball hundred last season in the IPL, which I heard about and I saw a little bit about it, and I didn't think much of it. I'm like, ah yeah, whatever. Like you always hear like this gunplayer coming through when they're that that old, and then it, you know, nothing ever happens. This kid is going to dominate. He's a freak. He's a genuine freak.

SPEAKER_00 8:14

You know the scariest thing, Trav, about it?

SPEAKER_01 8:16

He was born in the 2010s. Oh, that's gross. I even even I had finished high school by the point that like I don't consider myself to be that old. I'm only 33, and now like this is ridiculous. It's not fair. It's actually not fair, Diz. Like, I've never been remotely talented with uh with with anything sport related other than sitting behind maybe a microphone and talking about it from time to time. But um I tell you what, he's get he's gonna dominate. He's just something else. And he bats, I guess his um opening batting partner is Yeshavi Jazewal.

SPEAKER_00 8:54

So what an opening partnership for um for the Indian cricket going forward and and world cricket, really. I mean, we want to see these exciting, talented cricketers on the world stage, and I think it's great for the game. The uh these young players are coming through and having such an impact. It's exciting times for our sport, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01 9:15

Yeah, it is. Now, this is a question without notice, but I do wonder if you can think of anyone off the top of your head. Um who was like when in your era, who do you think was like the most hyped up player at coming through at like 15, 16 that maybe you saw or maybe was like highly talked about um as they were as they were coming through the ranks?

SPEAKER_00 9:35

Oh wow. Um I'd probably have to say um Ricky Ponting, because I think when we're all 16, 17 and whatever, and and a lot of players my age are sort of working their way through grade cricket, just coming out of I suppose junior cricket and making your way into senior cricket, you're playing through the grades for various clubs, you might play age groups like for your state or or whatnot. Um but Ricky Potting was basically playing shield cricket had at 17. So um he he was probably the one that they're all saying, oh, this this kid will end up playing for Australia, and and you know, look, all the all the the people who know the cricket were absolutely bang on. He went on and had a I do had a wonderful career. I I do remember as a 17-year-old I went down to Adelaide Oval and um to watch a Shield game, South Australia playing Tasmania, and um and my my distinct memory was Ricky Potting, I think he got 50 on, but it was how he got the 50, and I remember him playing uh uh pull shot slash hook shot off Dennis Hickey. If you remember Dennis Hickey bowled absolute gas, he bowled fast, yeah um big red chickey, and he was steaming in from the cathedral end. Ricky Potting just gets onto that front foot, then that swivel, and he's just put him into the um into the seats um on the the western side in the members area. And uh I just remember thinking he's 17, he's doing that against one of the fastest bowlers, probably not only in Australia but in the world at the time in Dennis Hickey. So, you know, you could see he was going to have a huge future, Ricky Ponding. So he's probably the one that stands out the most, Treff.

SPEAKER_01 11:21

Yeah, and now he's coaching the Punjab Kings who are on top of the table in the top of the table IPL as well. So now they're going all right, they uh haven't lost yet. Five games, four wins, one no result. They looked really good last night. We had I had the Kings versus the Mumbai Indians last night, and the Kings looked supreme. Um they've got some good young players again who a lot of us Aussies haven't even heard about, and these guys aren't even getting debuts yet for India, and they're dominating IPL.

SPEAKER_00 11:49

It's just it's it's quite scary the depth in Indian cricket. Um you know, it it really is scary. I mean, and and it kind of makes sense. I mean, it's the population of India is is so huge over over a billion people, um, so that stands to reason, but I think just the the the depth of of quality cricket is it's quite frightening, really.

SPEAKER_01 12:11

It is. Hey, what are your thoughts? Uh I don't know if you've caught up with all the news that's happening. Uh in well, it's happening over here, um, but you're a you're a busy man at the moment. There's a lot of talk about well, two uh two shifts of matches. Now, one the the original talk was that a BBL game would be played out of India um to potentially start the season. But most recently, and close to our heart, Adelaide Oval and South Australia, there's some talk about having an IPL game come to Adelaide Oval as early as next year. I mean, that would be insane, not only for Adelaide, but also for the IPL to put their game into the most beautiful ground in the world.

SPEAKER_00 12:59

Oh how what a showcase that would be for South Australia, for Adelaide Oval, um, for tourism for our state. It'd be wonderful. I mean, uh and it would be even better if it was Travis Head's side, the Sunris' Hydrobad, um, if they were one of the teams, because obviously you've got South Australia's favourite son uh playing for them. Um that'd be amazing. But I think regardless, I think whatever teams come out, it would be well supported. Um, you know, obviously all the the the cricket world's eyes would be on Adelaide Oval. I I think it'd be absolutely wonderful. And uh I mean, but there is the um 150th anniversary um test match in March next year as well. So um it wouldn't overlap, would it? Or no sure?

SPEAKER_01 13:51

Yeah, I don't I wouldn't have thought so. Um they I mean you wouldn't have you wouldn't think that they would plan something too close together, but yeah, I mean so Adelaide Oval have come around, and this is crazy. Uh you would know more about this stuff than than I would. But Adelaide Oval have come out and said that they think it'll be a two-day turnaround to turn it from a cricket pitch back into a footy oval, which is it's just nuts. Like those guys will be there literally for those 48 hours, they won't be going home to their families in that time. But um, I mean the the our our um our groundies are just unbelievable here.

SPEAKER_00 14:26

Oh, the they're the best in the world. Um led by Hoffy and Todddy. Um, you know, they they they will get the job done, there's no doubt about it. They're the they're the best ground staff on the planet. Um the things they've done, be able to go between cricket matches, concerts, and then like football, uh, you know, other, you know, the um rugby league games that they've Australia and uh rugby union, they've been unbelievable. And the ground staff, they need to be commended each and every day for the work they do. They're unbelievable. So they could do it. There's no doubt about it. The IPL coming to Australia, I think that would be huge for Australia, be massive for South Australia. Um you know, we're we're quickly becoming, you know, everyone talks about Victoria, Melbourne being the sporting capital of Australia. Well, I don't know. Adelaide is uh making a case for it now. We've had the what the the beach volleyball, we've had the cricket, the tour down under, gather around, the touring cars, you name it, we've got it. Um, you know, South Australia is, you know, test cricket, you know, South Australia's showing the way, I think, and uh, you know, it's only gonna get better.

SPEAKER_01 15:39

Yeah, you're spot on. And not only that, our team is performing. Because you and I haven't even caught up since the uh the Sheffield Shield triumph. We we caught up the day before it started. Unbelievable. Are you still excited about it? Um I mean, to go over to Victoria and beat the Vicks after being behind the whole game. I mean, that showed serious character that win.

SPEAKER_00 16:09

It showed a lot of ticker, it showed a lot of belief that uh that Ryan Harris and the coaching staff have instilled in the playing group. Um I can't be prouder of them. They've they've been amazing. They've they've found ways to win games of cricket over the last couple of seasons. It's been absolutely superb to watch. Um, just the way that they've been able to find ways to either get back into games or get ahead of games and and drive home that advantage. Um, yeah, that was superb. And be watching from over here that that final day of that shield game at the Junction Oval. And I think it was Henry Thornton got that final wicket, um, bowled through the gate. Um, yeah, that was just oh, it was so good. And the scenes there, um, you know, I would have loved to have been there to to witness it, actually. It would have been pretty awesome. I know our good mate Laurie Culliver managed to get himself over there. He said, I'm not missing it, I'm not missing a chance, is to watch South Australia back to back. And uh yeah, he absolutely loved it. It was great and brilliant for South Australian cricket, and uh, you know, South Australian cricket's in such a strong place at the moment. It's absolutely brilliant, and credit to everyone involved.

SPEAKER_01 17:21

You've segued me perfectly there because I was gonna just talk to you about the the the profile of the the age profile of the team. Like these guys aren't going anywhere anytime soon, let me tell you that. And I think you were heavily involved in the recruitment of a lot of these players, so um I think you knew what what was happening on that front. But let's have a look at the playing 11 from that final. McKenzie Harvey, 25 years old. Now he's probably not cemented his spot yet, but I think he's shown he's he he's he's shown something um since since starting in that opening spot, and hopefully he can take his game to the next level um over the offseason. Henry Hunt, 29. That's like the start. They 29's around about the start of your peak of your cricket years now, right? You've got plenty of years ahead of him, Henry Hunt, that's for sure. 27, the skipper, Nathan McSweeney. So he, and you know, we know he's gonna play cricket for Australia. That's that's a given. It's just a matter of uh of when and not if. But um played an important knock in that first innings of the final as well with a with a 50. I know I had a man of the match, and then you agreed with me that but it, I mean, it's hard to beat Alex Carey and uh well it ended up being Nathan McAndrew, didn't it? Those two starters. That's right. The skipper did stand up in the final, which was which was good. Uh Jason Sanger, 26 years old. Uh then you've got your storwatts in Carey and uh Jake Lehman in the middle in the mid-30s, but then you get to Liam Scott, 25 years old. Ben Menenti, 29 years old, Nathan McAndrew, again, leader of the bowling attack, a little bit older. Henry Thornton, 29 years old, which I was actually surprised by. I thought he was younger, and uh Jordan Buckingham, still only 26. These and then you that's not even that's forgetting about the fact that they've got guys who are in you know, sitting waiting for games who are amazing depth players and would be playing in most other teams in their own right. So I mean they're set up, they're set up for a long time.

SPEAKER_00 19:27

They're set up for some sustained success. There's no doubt about that. And uh it would be amazing if South Australia could go three in a row. Um, that that would be absolutely incredible, and it's it's well within their grasp, and that that's the exciting thing uh for South Australian cricket. Um, so yeah, as as us supporters of South Australian cricket, you know, we we love seeing uh the team be successful and you know, really looking forward to seeing what next summer wins, you know. Uh are they gonna be hungry enough um to want to, you know, to to and have that ambition to create history. Uh they already did by winning back to back. And can they make it three in a row? Um, it would be such a superb and amazing achievement if they did that. And um, you know, I'm I'm excited to see what what next season holds.

SPEAKER_01 20:13

Yeah, and I noticed that um Ryan Harris was probably even more emotional after this win as well than he was after the first win, just given uh the messaging almost immediately from him after the first wit the first championship was that hey, look, yeah, this is great, enjoy it, but we want to do something that no other South Australian side has been able to do before and go back to back, and they're able to do that. So now he's got to decide on what his pitch is going to be this year. Um, one thing I'm really proud.

SPEAKER_00 20:47

One thing I'm really proud of South Australia for is that that there was a bit of adversity this year as well. If you remember in the first half of the year, they suffered heavily from injuries and and the like, and uh there were some call-ups. Brendan Doggett was away for a period of time um with the Australian side, and and also he had some injuries, a couple of other bowlers who were injured for periods of time. So um, you know, for South Australia to be able to uh still find find solutions. I think Ben Menenti was out injured early part of the season as well. So for them to be able to find solutions and find ways to to still win, it just shows the amazing depth they've got and that belief that they've got that Ryan Harris has instilled in this in his troops. Um, you know, it bodes well for the future, mate. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 21:31

And um, hey, before we finish up today, I just wanted to touch on a couple of the the Aussies playing in the county competition as well because we all know how important county runs are when it comes to selection, particularly when it get you when you're getting close to an Ashes tour. Now, the next Ashes tour is only now what 15 months away, so it's actually not that far away. And the incumbent opener, we've been speaking about the opening position all summer. You love him, he's he's one of your old boys, but Jake Weatherold is starting to hit some form. 96 just fell short of a ton just the other day against Leicestershire from 120 balls. So um a nice a nice contribution there from Jake Weatherald and another Jake, Jake Lehman. Our boy, he's signed a deal, so essentially he's not eligible to play for Australia anymore. He's signed as a local player for Hampshire, but he's going he's he's going nicely 76 and 92 in his two knocks uh for Hampshire. So, and then the big slug, Bo Webster, he's uh over with Warwickshire this year, just fell short of a 50. 48 from 70 balls and taking a couple of poles as well. So there's some there's some reasonable performances. Marcus Harris always goes over there and makes runs. He he's clearly had a number of opportunities at international level already, but he he does seem to always do it. And then our boy, Nathan McSweeney, 101 not out, 85 balls.

SPEAKER_00 22:58

Yeah, he smacked him in a in a mammoth total for Northamptonshire against Kent. I think they finished 600 odd for two. They absolutely uh demoralised the Kent attack. Um but yeah, really pleasing for those guys. I think it's great for Nathan McSweeney and particularly Jake Weatherhold at Leicestershire. It's an opportunity for him to spend time in the county system, get accustomed to facing the Duke cricket ball. It can only be good for those two guys in particular. You mentioned Jake Lehman. Yep, he's playing as a local player on his British passport, which does make him ineligible to play for Australia. But he'll really enjoy his time over there in county cricket. And uh I know he was very excited about the opportunity, and I know Hampshire were delighted to secure his services. So yeah, it's great. You mentioned Marcus Harris. One feels that maybe his time in the Australian side has probably gone. Same with Cameron Bancroft, who's at Gloucestershire. Um, you just feel those guys, um, the selectors have probably moved on from them, um, but very quality players, of course. Um, but you just feel that the next group of batters are the ones that the Aussie selectors are focusing on.

SPEAKER_01 24:07

Yeah, and then right down the bottom of my page for the shield rap is uh is Gabe Bell, who also had an unbeaten ton, but it was unbeaten in in terms of uh none for 120. Um unfortunately for Gabe, but he had a bit of a rough day out for Gloyd.

SPEAKER_00 24:21

He's got a tough uh tough surface there at Bristol that looked uh looked to trick you under bowl on.

SPEAKER_01 24:26

Yeah, uh not one that um maybe not one that even you would want to bowl on, hey Diz. Uh not the best one. I Ferguson Neil had a good game as well. I I I skipped over him, I think it's because he's Victorian, but hey Diz, what does the rest of the week look like? Have you when's your when's your next game?

SPEAKER_00 24:44

Yeah, a couple of days off. Uh 22nd of uh April is our next fixture. So yeah, just just getting ready next couple of days. It's um the 20th anniversary of the greatest innings in the history of the game. It is a 201 knot out against Bangladesh.

SPEAKER_01 25:00

Is that tomorrow or the next day? I actually, you know what? You'll love this. I put it in my diary. I've got it's in look at this. In my um phone. Oh, you can't read it, it's blurry. But that says Dizzy 220-year anniversary, Sunday, the 19th of April. How good.

SPEAKER_00 25:19

So we'll get what we'll have to release a commemorative mug or something.

SPEAKER_01 25:23

Yeah. I think, mate, I think it's I think it's got legs we should discuss. We'll do we'll I'll I'll no doubt hit you up for a video uh on to post to the socials on the okay. Sounds good. I mean what I mean how do you how do you celebrate these momentous occasions? 20 years is a you know, it's a big anniversary, Diz.

SPEAKER_00 25:43

It's a big anniversary of the greatest innings in the history of the game, Traff. Um how do you celebrate it? I don't know. Maybe I'll have a have a nice soft drink, nice cold, soft drink here um to to celebrate that while hearing Karachi preparing for our next game. So we'll see what we're gonna do.

SPEAKER_01 25:59

Do you know what I would love to hear? I would love to hear that you've gone into your team meeting with the Hydrobad Houston Kingsman and said, right boys, um it's a big day, and uh I've there's a reason that it's a big day. It's a 20-year anniversary of a really significant day in the cricketing calendar, and uh this is why, and then proceed to play the highlights. I couldn't do that. You know I couldn't do that. As funny as it would be. I think you could. I think that's something that you've got in you for sure.

SPEAKER_00 26:36

I don't think I could do it. I couldn't it'd be funny, but I don't think I'd I'd get that over the line.

SPEAKER_01 26:43

I might have to try and slide into the the Kingsman's inbox to see if I can get the social media guys onto it. Hey, speaking, uh before I do let you go, I loved the videos, I think there's been a couple now, the videos that the Kingsman have been releasing of your like post of your team meetings after games, yeah. Um, talking about like with you know, with you addressing the players after a win and then actually throwing it to the players to say, you know, what they loved about the game and um and sort of like almost like showing their connection and their love for each other as teammates uh and like the things that they're doing in the game. I saw um one of your one of your bowlers thanking the fielders for their amazing work in the field to help with it.

SPEAKER_00 27:26

Big Mo Ali, yeah. Yeah. Um yeah, he he he was he was very honored to be asked by Craig White, our bowling coach, to uh address the boys. Um because I I've I've always felt, we've always felt, Craig and I've spoken a lot about it as um as coaches, you know, it's good to hear from the players. Uh they're the ones out there in the middle, they're learning the lessons, you know, uh what did what did we do well, areas we can sharpen up on? Um, because they're the ones out there playing. As coaches, we have our eyes from and what we see and hear off the field, but the players that are actually out there, you know, have we learnt from the surface? What did the surface play as we expected? Did our opposition did we get our strategies right with our uh plans? Um what lessons can we learn from that? And that's how you improve and continually evolve and uh progress as a team. So that's what the reason we do those little chats. And um, you know, I like to hear from different people all the time. Um, is uh having the same voice over and over again can get obviously repetitive. Um, but I I like to branch out different coaches speaking, different players speaking. It just because we're all in it together. It's all very inclusive and collaborative at the at the Kingsman, and uh yeah, it's a lot of fun, it's a great environment.

SPEAKER_01 28:37

Yeah, nice, and it's a nice little uh behind the scenes for those who uh who are just watching along and enjoying the journey. Well, mate, I will leave you to it. You've got a busy couple of days in that hotel room, so you I actually don't. I'm not busy at all.

SPEAKER_00 28:51

So I I might head down to the gym and uh get on the treadmill this afternoon, see how I go.

SPEAKER_01 28:57

Do that, smash out 100 K's. Yeah, see as you've got the time, right? Oh, mate, it's been lovely to speak to you and um lovely to speak to you as well. Catch up again soon.

SPEAKER_00 29:08

We need we need to talk 36s next time because I'm hearing rumors that DJ's asking for a release. Not happy with that.

SPEAKER_01 29:14

I think I think I think what we'll do is, yeah, the next time we catch up, it'll be the perfect time to talk about it because hopefully stuff's actually happened by them and it's not just hopefully DJ stays. Um but yeah, there's been there's been talk about Mike Wells leaving, there's been talk about leaving. Uh Nick Russ Nick Rikosific just signed um again the other day. So that's that's that's big. Um and then there's talk about the Bryce Stopper. I can't remember what his actual name is. I know him as the Bryce Stopper, but he's uh one of like Bryce Cotton's um sort of nemesis in terms of defensively, but um there's a bit of talk that the the 36ers have signed this this dude who who used to um actually shut down Bryce so won't have to play against him anymore, can play on his team. So uh it'd be good to have a defensive um star like that actually to to stop the likes of KD. So hey, and then um I look I didn't bring up the footy with you today because you know port aren't going all that well.

SPEAKER_00 30:12

And um after that I thought you were a bit quiet on that front.

SPEAKER_01 30:16

Yeah, well obviously I thought they were gonna win the flag after we beat West Coast in the preseason. Um then it's funny what three weeks can do. We lost to West Coast at home um only a couple of weeks ago, and yeah, what, two and three. Um, but hey, look, there's some green shoots, there's some young players. Um I was lucky enough to host a uh talking footy at Alberton down at the down at the club the other night with uh Dante Vizantini and Savarata Galilea, a couple of the big boys. And um and yeah, I like there's some good young players there. Dante himself is playing this weekend. So look, it's not the end of the world. Um you've got to have a couple of bad years every now and then to rejuvenate your list. So I'll um but next time Port We and we catch up, I'll be nice and nice and boisterous about the footy as well.

SPEAKER_00 31:04

All right. Hope your uphill stuff goes well, mate. And we'll uh we'll talk to you maybe next week.

SPEAKER_01 31:09

Thank you, great man, and good luck to the Kingsman as well. Keep that winning run going. Thank you everyone for listening. Hope you enjoyed today's episode of Still Not Out Podcast. Make sure you like, subscribe, five-star review, all that sort of stuff. And we'll be back in the next couple of weeks for another app. Thanks very much.