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NRL 360 - Lomax speaks on links to R360! Could our NRL stars be on the move? + Broncos & Storm arrive in Sydney - 01/10/25
Episode Transcript
Welcome to NRL three sixty Rugby League from every angle.
Speaker 2I brought to you by Regain Gordy.
Speaker 1I cannot believe they're finally letting the Lunatics run.
Speaker 3It's about time there, braith.
Speaker 2Is, he's got dallim Judy.
Speaker 1He's far more important than what we're going to serve up tonight.
So you'll see him a little bit later on Brett rudmycarry on.
I see here right now, Hollo, gentlemen.
Speaker 4The promotion.
Speaker 1We've got a lot to get through because we've got our through sixty and we've got to find out what it is.
Gord is excited because we've changed the lighting here and it's probably look, it's award winning live almost and of course they're live on dally M's Live on Fox I League the daly Ms and right now let's send it to Eloise Sawyer and Jake Duke.
Speaker 2They are standing by on the green.
Speaker 1Carpet as all the superstars of our game arrive.
Speaker 5Thanks, and we're here at the Dali m Awards for twenty twenty five.
Right here in the green carpet, it's the glitz and the glam for twenty twenty five.
Plenty of special arrivals already teams concluding the Broncos have come down the green carpet.
We'll speak to them and their partners, Jake.
It is a huge nine.
There is plenty of top awards up for grabs.
Speaker 6Yeah, absolutely, Elouise, We're going to be here on the green carpet giving out a few of them right after NRL three to sixty, including the top try I scorers, the top point scorers.
Some guys have had terrific seasons both in the NRL and NRLW and then of course we're inside for the main awards.
Who's going to take out the top gongs for twenty twenty five James Dedesco.
He finished second last year.
Can he go one better this year after terrific year for the Roosters.
In the women's game, Tamika Upton, she has been absolutely unbelievable for the Broncos, the Broncos team that scored thirty seven points a game.
She's the red hot favorite for the women as well.
So it's going to be a great, great show, great event, and we're going to be joined by a couple of superstars here on the green carpet as well.
Speaker 5We absolutely are this year in twenty twenty half five, we have Sean Johnson and Tiana Pennatini Gray right here in the green carpet to add to this wonderful coverage right here on Fox League.
Speaker 3All right, look at that Look at that.
Speaker 4Smooth cat.
Speaker 3Now I know what he's got, the gig and we're sitting in here.
Speaker 1He looked like Braith, looks like a man born to do that, that was he.
Speaker 2Was destined to do it.
Speaker 3Look like he should be at the oscars.
Speaker 4Can I say they're looking for you, James Bond, aren't they?
There's a touch of bond about.
Speaker 2Who's going to win this thing.
Speaker 3Oh look, well, obviously everybody keeps on talking about James Sidesca.
But I think there's a couple of smoking I think strange from the Raiders.
They had a great year.
You don't finish first without getting a lot of points.
And Reese Balsh I reckon the last six weeks when Adam Reynolds was out.
It's fair to say he might have got the six points nowly every game or close to.
Speaker 2Yeah.
Speaker 7I can't go past James Sisko.
Speaker 8I think his form was irresistible for a large chunk of the season.
You know, if we're talking about podium finishes from guys on the outside, maybe Blake Brayley.
I think he was probably the form player and the second half of the competition the Sharks went on a bit of a run.
Speaker 7But yeah, I think Teddy wins it.
Speaker 4I've got no bolters for you.
I just think Teddy wins and wins in the Canterdaen.
Speaker 1It's a pretty good resurrection from Murri was a couple of years ago.
Someone was on the way down and he's come back and you know, up to near his best.
Now let's get into the big story of the day R through sixty and this big story, the main story brought to you by the by d Shark six and the NRL you got to.
Speaker 2Say has got to be rocked by.
Speaker 1This competition now getting officially getting the green light ready and Mick because there's a lot of names being floated about it seems.
Speaker 2Like it's a genuine target.
It's almost got shades of Super League about it.
Speaker 4Well, it does, Dan.
The only difference is I'd say they're actually trying to work with the major rugby and bodies around the world.
Now they haven't got them on board at the moment, but certainly got a sense of that about it because it's back by private equity, big private equity dollars.
You're talking about eight twelve franchise, eight men, four women being set up around around the world in cities like Miami and Los Angeles and lizab in Powis some places like that.
And I'll play a rolling competition in a different different spot each week.
Initially next year from October to it will be a shortened camp.
It'll expand in twenty seven and twenty eight.
And so this is fifteen a side rugby, it's fifteen in a side rugby.
There, it's fifteen a side rugby, and it's franchise rugby itchise, it's live golf.
Yeah, basically, yes.
Speaker 7That's the that's the best comparison without the.
Speaker 3Billion people watching it.
That's the IP without the billion people.
Speaker 8Yeah, there's going to be multi million dollar paydays for the players potentially, right, So that's the concern for the game.
Speaker 3I heard that.
Yeah, But if they do leave their countries, they're allow to play test rugby again, is that right?
Speaker 4Well, that's that's the early word today that the AAU will not allow them to play test rugby and New Zealand won't either, and some of the other other major nations won't consider them for test rugby.
So that has been discussed at the moment, but that's something I don't think they've officially worked out.
Speaker 8And that probably does that league more harm than good, right because the fact that it might open the door for more league players to go who aren't interested or don't believe they could play for the Wallabies.
Right Like, so some guys that don't have ambitions to be dull internationals or chase.
Speaker 3Are they trying to sell a great product?
Well, that means that if you go and not being rude, but Wendell and like Lodi to Kiri mate, but a lot of the guys that go there from league don't shine straight away.
So if you're trying to sell this product around the world, don't you want the best rugby guys?
Well, firstly, what do.
Speaker 2We what money are we talking about?
Speaker 9You?
Speaker 2What's being murdered?
Speaker 4Well, we're talking a million dollar a year contracts at US, I believe.
And there's also suggestions that are there with tax breaks because you can domicile yourself and Dubai where they don't the tax.
Speaker 3Rates about it.
When you come home, you pay tax.
Brought points in this competition.
Speaker 1On one of the points in bold was you can live in any country you want, which is translation for living Dubai one.
Speaker 4Yeah, because you know obviously that would mean you can't spend six months a year in Australia because if you do that, you taxed under Australian law.
But that option is there for them.
But even without that, we're talking bigger contracts and blokes traditionally earned the NRL.
We're talking a mini in US I believe, I believe they're talking and a guy like Joe Gray.
The talk there is nine hundred grand Australian Joe Grail get to play.
Speaker 2In which he's never going to get him which.
Speaker 3Well might not for a long time.
Speaker 8I understand that's he's on contract contract right, And they're going to talk about paying their management fees separately as well.
So there's all these things that add up for the players.
Speaker 2All right, So who are we talking here?
Speaker 4Well, the names of they've been out there, Papa Hows and Lomax, Joe Gray, Nelson, Big Nelson, Roger.
Speaker 8To us he'd be the first one to go, Yeah, Roger, first one Yeah, he's a bit.
Speaker 3He's off contracts.
Are the only one that on that is on contract would be Lomax's.
Speaker 8That's the concern, right, the fact that you know, we're talking Joe Gray, we're talking Roger.
Those guys have twelve months left on their deals before they expire.
Zach Lomax has multiple years left on his contract with Paramatta.
Speaker 1Did I agread correctly?
Jason Rolls, the Paramatta coach was actually open to the idea of letting him go.
Speaker 2He's contracted all what the end of twenty eight.
Speaker 8Yeah, so this isn't come as surprise to Paramatta because it's been around for the past what five or six weeks.
Read to the fact that Paramatta were aware of the potential interest for Zach to go and play our three sixty.
They had a conversation about a month ago, and I think they parked it because they wanted to see if this competition were to get off the ground.
Now it looks like it's going to get off the ground, they'll have some serious conversations.
And that's what Jason Rowles was alluded to, the fact that it was mentioned Jason Rowle said to Bars that he'd had a conversation with Zach, and Zach said there was an interest there for him.
So I guess if it comes to a head now they have to work out what will happen.
And if Zach does ask for a release, right because as you said, he's got his contracted twenty twenty eight, they sign him as a marquee player from the Dragons this year and now they don't really don't want you know, Jason Rowle says they're open, but they're not pushing Zach Lomax out the door.
This is this would be Zach Lomax's doing, not Paramatta.
Speaker 3Like you're deep into the Kayl and Ponger cap.
Speaker 4Well, well, I mean Kaylyn's been linked with Rugby.
It's been pretty well reported and I think at some point, you know it's contract to the end of twenty seven.
He came out and said he was committed to Newcastle and the social media post but I'd say it wouldn't surprise me if it's on Kaln's radar down the track.
Speaker 2Forget just for a moment, Let's get back to Zach.
Speaker 1Lime makes because I'm told he is at the Daims right now on the green carpet with Eloy Sawyer.
Speaker 5Zach Lomax alongside me.
Zach, you're looking very sharp and I had nice Is it to dress up for the Dallim Awards in twenty twenty five?
Speaker 2Yeah, it's always good.
Speaker 9You know, it's different to having the footy boots on, but yeah, it's good to get here and see everyone, and yeah, it's always a good night.
Speaker 5Plenty of time to reflect on the transition from the Dragons to the Paramatta Eels.
How do you sort of I'm up twenty twenty five in your new colors?
Speaker 3Yeah, it was.
Speaker 9It was unreal, and you know, I loved every minute of it.
And obviously we started the season a little bit, a little bit slower than we would have liked to, but towards the back end we really hit our strips and yeah, it fills us with a lot of confidence leaning in the next year.
Speaker 5I have to ask that there's been talk about this R three sixty in the media.
Is it something that you want to comment now?
Is it something that could be in the future and do you have anything to say on that?
Speaker 9N No, law, I mean, I'm contacted at the Eels for another three years, and you know, I love my time there.
And it's yeah, I'm loving every.
Speaker 2Second of it.
Speaker 5Thanks so much, few times, Zach, No, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1So his agent also spoke Zach Climax, and you can read this in the Courier mar with Pete Bedell.
Zach Climax contracted the Paramatter until twenty twenty eight and will be playing at Paramatter unless the contract situation changes.
Speaker 2You can quote me on that.
I'm not going to lie.
Speaker 1Yes, I've had discussions with R three sixty, but how can you lock into something that isn't even there?
Speaker 2So the doors open clearly.
Speaker 8Well, they're all fair quotes from Clinton Chaikowski there, but they also says he's contracted to Paramount unless that contract situation changes.
Speaker 1Gordy, I'm fascinated with the Womax sideer because you talk about Roger Tivaskischek with all due respect, and he's been a champion, but he's nearly.
Speaker 3Paid rugby league back.
Speaker 1And he's earned his super animationship.
As for Solomon is kind of on the outer at paramat ad Milbourne, so you can understand that way.
We'll talk about Pappenhausing in a second because that's interesting too, but Lomax is finally discovered who he is as a footballer.
He's playing great football, not just for praying about it, but so surely there's an Australian jumper there.
Speaker 3Well, you would think if he can come and put this to bed.
He didn't quite put it to bed then in that interview, but if he can put it in the bed, there's no doubt the way he's played State of Origin, he would be right in the mix, the goay with the kangaroo.
So then it's his decision whether he wants to go chase the dream, whether it's a dream or whether it's money.
And I don't grudge him on that, but if not, I'm pretty sure that the Kangaroo jersey would be right underneath his nose.
And I think he's got a lot more to give rugby, rugby league and the parent matterials.
Speaker 1Now you, I don't want you to be quoted as if you're speaking on behalf of Kevy or the Kangaroos, but I'm asking you, Gordon Tallos the foremost.
Speaker 3Yes, absolutely, you watch him in big moments.
He hasn't played a lot of footy.
Obviously they will go play the game up in Papa New Guinea.
So you think that he'd be involved in that.
But if he comes back in any sort of shape, you would think that he'd be one of the wingers with Xavier kch or he'd be right.
Speaker 4There's interesting with Schaikowski's comments because he's been a pretty common theme in all this Clinton Schaikowski, He's got Lomax, he's got Papaausen, he's got Ji Gray.
I believe he was involved in Nelson's say for Solomona talks.
I've got the same club Land people aren't happy with Clint Schaikowski because a lot of the fact he's taken a lot of his clients to R three sixty and spoken to our three sixty.
Well Kennedy was offered to R three sixty.
Will Kennedy is one of his clients as well with his management company.
So it's interesting in seeing those comments from Chock confirming he's spoken to R three sixty, because you know, when you ring around about R three sixty at the moment, there's one name that is common, and it's Clinton Chaikowsky.
And I don't think that's gone for Queensland.
Speaker 2But isn't that his job?
Speaker 4Well, well, you would say it is his job then yes, but we're talking about a guy named Zach Lolomax has got three years left on his deal, and that's I think the one with living that's the one that really grinds people because you're talking to R three sixty about a player who is under contract for three more years and the NERL will be looking at this.
Then there's a lot of pressure at the moment coming from clubland to the NRL to look at this, to look at agents behavior around this, the circus that's going on, and I think, as I said, clubs aren't happy about.
Speaker 3It, So why do we spend too much time on it.
We're a rugby league show talking about rugby union because significant because no other media outlet in the world.
So it's not even broken England on players.
Speaker 4Because I'm what's a genius mate, You've got it before everyone.
Speaker 3Wow, I's on fire.
It's a world exclusion, not even like so you beat Bomba and it's a world exclusive for me.
Speaker 7It's a big moment.
Speaker 8If we're having discussions around up to ten players leaving our game, right, and back to to Ree's point, then your point to Gordy, the fact is the fact that the issue I've got is contract to blokes that would moving on.
If you're off contract, it please you know you can be come back, you can do whatever.
You're a free agent, right.
But the test is going to be for the NRL and for the clubs if a contracted player, whether it's Zach or someone else, wants to get out of their deal and how they deal with that.
Speaker 3Do you think we put a clause in like the rugby union, Well, there's no more origin, there's no more rep footy.
Speaker 8I think if you're if you're in contention for the Kangaroos right and you say you're going to break your contract or you want to break your contract to go play rugby, I wouldn't be picking you for Australia or any representative side if you're off contract like Mark Nolinger need to no issue if he plays for the Kangaroos at the end of the.
Speaker 4Say, I think the emotional response today has been bannimal for life.
Never let them back in the game.
I don't think you can do that because I think with a girl like Paps and Joe Gray, they're off contract at the end of the next year, so if they're going they're within their rights.
But there are some people in clubland and are saying, if anyone goes to our three sixty, you tell them they're not welcome back said before, and I pointed out to someone of the day down I said, we take players in rugby as well, so it does go both ways.
Speaker 3I think I heard that about Sonny Bill Williams and that's got talent.
Speaker 1But when you got his talent, he's the worst example of someone breaking a contract and we let him back.
Speaker 2What I'm saying is if he if.
Speaker 3We wende, I think they're in the greater concern.
Speaker 4Hundred clubs is as I said, player agents, and they're involved in this because the agents take a lot of money out of the game.
They earn it right because it's they get a commission on what they get players.
But I think the fact that agents who are involved in rugby league are direct in players to an R three sixty, I think that is a concern.
Speaker 3For come.
Speaker 1Four hours ago, Peter Velandi's was saying there's no business case, this is not real.
They're going to put the games on YouTube.
It's nothing.
You spoke to it today, Yeah, and look, I.
Speaker 4Mean Pete's still got a view that I want to see the books.
I want to see how this is going to work, whether they've got the finances, and I think there is still a look.
I know they've said today we've got the green light that is going to go ahead, but I still think there are some questions that need to be answered around it.
Where's the money coming from?
You know, have they got enough because there's talk they haven't enough money and that's why they're only only going to start with six teams next year.
So I think Pete raises some valid points around the finance around this, the viability of it, whether it can survive, and if you go to it, what guarantees are you are there that you will get the money that you are promised.
Speaker 2It's interesting next year starts in October.
Speaker 1I suspect it's because they can't get players sooner, but then the year after when the COMPS starts proper, properly, it's April.
Speaker 2That's the plan.
Speaker 8And another point around that down as well, is that there's going to be a draft next year for all the players that are contracted during the origin period.
So if you sit like so a draft to go play for Madrid or whoever, what happened during our origin line in July.
Speaker 1To me, right, okay, this we're going to make.
We've made ipl comparisons and with draft and things.
Speaker 10There's a million people in India.
They love the game of and and this is my point.
This is not ipal, this is live golf.
No one cares about live golf.
But it's funny money.
Speaker 2The money is in.
That's the point.
Speaker 1So you can talk about who's going to go to these games, who's going to care about these games?
Speaker 3It doesn't it's not the game.
So live golf doesn't help golf, it helps the golfers.
Speaker 2Well.
Speaker 1Live's modus operandi, one would argue, would have be they wanted a seat at the PGA table, and they thought if they could buy up all the players, and they brought up a fair few, the likes of Rahm, the likes of care, the likes of Michelson, that eventually it would force the PGA to come to the table and legitimize believe people.
Speaker 2I don't know if this is reader, you're aware of live does this have to say?
What is the purpose of this competition?
Speaker 4I would say the direct comparisons between the two den there's a lot of money involved.
Players are going to get rich and a bit like live gold.
Live golf lacks that Peter Landis talks about today.
What rugul Ling's got in this country's tribalism.
That's why people go and watch it because they want to go go and see their club.
They're invested, They've got an emotional tie to it, right, Live golf like lacks a bit of emotion, I think so.
I think this concept is a bit like that.
You know, Zach Lomax goes and plays for Madrid and they play one game a year in Madrid.
Who's going to support that?
Speaker 8I think it's actually worse than live golf because golf is such an individual sport.
Speaker 4Yeah, so.
Speaker 3Go on and I'm watching camp Smith.
I would actually watch him play because he's a.
Speaker 7Queen to go to play for the Madrid You know, do they need a coach.
Speaker 3Lot Gordy.
Speaker 4That'll be the next thing because they need to fill out their staff.
Speaker 2Fifteen years ago.
Speaker 3Have a contract.
Melbourne really resigned to losing him.
Well, I think, you know what, I don't think they would be that worried.
And I'm not talking for Melbourne.
I think with the injuries, the way he's played, they've got that young guy just waiting in the wings as well, so far longer, So I think I think they wouldn't be upset.
Speaker 4Yeah, I think that.
Yeah, I think they are resigned to him going down.
And I'm with Gordy.
Look, they really loved Ryan, right, He's been a great servant for them, but they've got some cap difficulties the moment.
The cat's very tight and he would solve a problem for them, and they've got so far long they waiting the wings.
So whilst I think they'd been disappointed to see him go, it wouldn't devastate them.
Speaker 1Now we've had a lot of players delaying contracts or trying to marry things up with expansion teams.
In hindsight of players actually been delaying things perhaps for this thing only.
Speaker 8No, I don't think long term contracts have sort of come into play.
It's probably the guys that have been off contract with their clubs now have delayed it to sit back to see what happens.
Dr Gray is a prime example.
Right South wanted to get that deal done.
They haven't been able to get a deal done because they're sitting back to see what's going on here.
So yeah, I don't think there's been a lot of it because I reckon.
Speaker 4It will happen.
Though now this this is this seems to have got off the ground.
Speaker 3But the rugby rugby in the history, other than chasing Andrew Johns, right, they only like our wingers and fall backs.
I don't think they're like the other guys can play.
Bradthorne went across there for a challenge and took less money and he wanted to play for the All Blacks since he was a young kid.
Totally different.
But and then Sunny Bill, what an athlete.
But other than that, they've just chased their wings.
Speaker 4House is on their radar.
Gordy, pretty handy player.
Speaker 2How many, you're a good mate?
Speaker 3He could play three hundred and sixty minutes in that game.
Speaker 2How many all right?
How many do you think they've done that?
Speaker 7I think six?
Speaker 3Six?
Speaker 4Yeah, made I reckon tends the excessive number.
I think they might get ten over the over time.
Speaker 8But the first year I'm saying I reckon the first year about half a dozen.
But we're not talking thirty to fifty blokes are going to walk out of the game.
But you know that we will lose a few top one players to it.
There's no doubt about it.
And then when we get an expansion and new team's coming in, Yeah, that's a bit of a concern.
Speaker 4The worry is, though, Dan, if this takes off right and just say, just say it does get some legs, then it gets momentum.
Nathan Cleary is our contract the end of twenty twenty seven.
You know, Bulldog's got the great theory about Nathan going to live in Europe and hang out with Mary.
Speaker 3He won't play.
Speaker 4You could play for living Lisbon with Mery.
So that's the worry that they don't stop now, they don't stop at these guys.
Yeah, the money comes in and it gathers momentum, gains traction.
More money comes into the game than Nathan Cleary is on their list, paying houses on their list.
That's the concern.
And I'll tell you what it makes really important and the next broadcast negotiation that rugby Leagu's do them because they need to know that Pitivulanis needs to get that right.
Because if he gets that right, our salary cap is going to go up to twenty to thirty percent, So that means our wages is going to be up twenty to thirty percent, which helps combat this.
Speaker 2Now Storm and Bronco.
Speaker 1I'm getting to the Grand Storm and Broncos have arrived in Sydney.
Speaker 2What's the lightest coming out of the camps?
Speaker 8What Ye, Dan sort of arrived in Sydney.
Obviously, big fan day at Brisbane this morning.
Well that's seven thousand fans there.
But yeah, low key arrole for both sides and aside from Stefan, I's been a pretty low key build up so far.
Speaker 4Yeah, not much report, Dan, Sorry sorry about.
Speaker 1This, but just the construction work going on that's been happening for your peoples.
Speaker 4Peter and Bomber Bdella, nice crew.
Speaker 3At the broadcast training what they said about six or sousand people there like the shirt chair, so that was good.
That was probably the people that couldn't get.
That was the biggest ticket chasing game I think in the history of two hundred and fifty thousand people chase.
That's more than any concert or anything that has been at that stadium.
And you know, you've got to do your recent game swift and bigger than tape.
Speaker 1This game sold out yesterday, which of course you think a Grand Final.
Speaker 2Of course itsels out.
That's pretty early from the regular Grand Final.
That we sell out yesterday and that's the product.
Speaker 3Then everybody's about the six again, and we sit here and we tend to complain all the time and on one of them.
But then when you look at where the game's got, Like I was a bit bored with the game about ten years ago, it was like a wrestlers on the way they've cleaned it up, the way the athletes have come back into it.
If you look at that game and Camber, if you look at the game on Sunday down like your call on a lot of these games, do you think the product's better?
Speaker 1I don't remember it being as exciting.
I don't remember people being as excited.
You could pick it apart.
Speaker 2You can talk about too many said restards.
You can find things wrong with it if you want to.
Speaker 1I just don't remember being as exciting and unpredictable as it is.
Speaker 4I Reckon also highlights the buzzer around the broncos I want a company only twenty years and Reese Walsh is just an exciting machine and people want to go and watch him play well.
Speaker 1Twenty fifteen is the best atmosphere Grand Final I've been at, and there were no Sydney teams it was Cowboys Broncos and with all due respect to the Cowboys fans Queensland on holidays, it was the Broncos fans that made that and there were thirty I think thirty eight thousand Queenslanders came down.
Speaker 3Obviously Cowboys fans was Sunday down.
They said, so you've caught Origin up there.
I reckon, that's one of the greatest atmospheres.
Speaker 1Out I can't remember being louder.
It might have been when Ben Hunt ran away in Origin and scored.
That was a pretty loud roar.
When Reynolds kicked that goal.
Speaker 2I'd say that was.
Speaker 1At least the equal daytime footage.
Now I need to explain an explanation.
You're ready because the normal host of this show.
I'm going to give you a chance because the normal this show absolutely as Gord he.
Speaker 2Said, he ripped you apart like a hot chick.
Speaker 3Ready's law.
Can you explain this to me?
Speaker 4Is this is this my theory about you need to have a to win the comp?
It explained to win the comp, Dane in the top four an attack and it's traditionally historically not every year, but historically top four attack, top four defense to win the.
Speaker 3Comp if it's totally every now and.
Speaker 4Then, No, it's historical dance, it's it's a probability.
But there you go.
Speaker 7So that wow, you've got to make you got a load degree as well, so that.
Speaker 3You have still have the shirt on.
Speaker 1That shirt that is about that's about two thousand and six, it is roughly yet.
Speaker 3So all right, so you're the storm.
Speaker 2I hope they're in the top four of both.
Speaker 4Which tells you they should start this gread final as distinct favorites to him.
Speaker 1So Broncos because their defense is not in the top four, you are officially tonight Wednesday night writing them off.
Speaker 4I can't do that because I always tipped the Broncos and Broncos man I went to the first of a game down.
I can't write them off, but I would say they did a miracle.
So what are you going for Brisbane?
Speaker 3Privately?
Who do you think is going to win?
Speaker 4Whatever?
Speaker 3Because in the green room he goes, I think Melbourne win.
Publicly it comes away with see that's where the part time Queensland comes we go.
Speaker 1I had a fear Gordy, so it was one of the greatest things I've been out on Sunday but as all.
Speaker 2The officials and the and the they carried on the way they and they deserved it.
Speaker 1It was that sort of It was the moment I feared, is this their Grand Final?
They did it two weeks ahead before against Camber.
Melbourne'srunners burned much easier.
Let's be well, much less dramatic.
Let's say, how do you assess them?
Speaker 3The way Melbourne walked off the field with their press conference, it's still business.
They know that it's unfinished.
Brisbane to celebrate that.
I don't think it was over the top.
I think it was the moment.
I think it was the atmosphere.
Everybody I spoke you said, it's the greatest atmosphere.
I think they just went along with the fans.
I think they just went along with the ride.
I don't think it was over.
Speaker 2It was a hell of a ride, Gordiant.
It's got to take something out of them.
Speaker 3Or it's got to keep them up there.
Speaker 7They did end Penneth Panthers right as well.
Right, so there's every reason to celebrate.
I'm glad.
I don't think it's over the top there, like if you can't celebrate if you.
Speaker 2Were there, it was totally appropriate.
Speaker 1Yeah, totally appropriate, but at the same time, it's not the Grand Final yet.
Speaker 7Yeah, but I don't think you sit there and think, oh, they're carrying on too much.
Speaker 8They've just won Grand Final where and I get God's point one hundred percent all right, Melbourne won't be satisfied unless they lift that trophy.
Speaker 6Right.
Speaker 8Brisbane have had a good year regardless of the outcome come Sunday night.
But yeah, I don't think they're sitting there thinking these scenes are over the top.
Speaker 1Five times really, you've come back from fourteen or more down to win, which is donishing.
I was going to say, if Melbourne's up fourteen now they're in trouble against Penrith, they can do it.
Speaker 4You can't keep At some point you're going to run out of luck.
It's see, you're going to run out of time, You're going to run out.
Speaker 8Of or they run out of his key players.
They can turn a game.
They've still got them all in there.
So I don't think fourteen I don't think fourteen points scares them, regardless of who they're playing against.
Speaker 1Gordy, can you please not listen to my radio call and shove it back in my face, because you are right I said it fourteen dead was over.
Speaker 3Times or something, that Penriths were ahead by twelve or more.
That's right and never been run down.
Speaker 1Now you brought up Stefano toy command who and his comments is really the only event of the so far.
Speaker 2Craig Bellamy finally addressed those comments.
Have a look at his response.
Speaker 11I really haven't seen to Yeah, I know he made a statement or whenever he did in but you don't see too much about rby Lake, so I said, I'm not quite sure what he said.
I was the one that had to tell Craig, which it was an interesting reaction when I first told Craig might have been a lighthearted, but as I said, I didn't say that.
We haven't known too much about it this week.
Speaker 7Hey god God, but he might not have seen it.
Speaker 3But Frank Fernici has given him up.
No, he said he went and told him, but Craig said that he hadn't seen So.
Speaker 2This was Stefan.
Speaker 1He's backed it up because he made comments that didn't get much traction last week.
But he made comments about for new or Blake basically said leave.
Speaker 3Him to me for the first time.
I'm loving it.
Like when respolts last week right when they were talking, because it's he versus Cleary, right, and he goes against well what about us?
But what about me?
That's cool, right?
He didn't get shot down for it, and that helped build the game with Stefano.
Like a lot of the players become cardboard cutouts because when they say something, go oh like, I just saw it there made he said it.
I love the way he said it.
He put himself on show.
He doesn't put his teammates.
He's the one that's got to run into pain and Paddy Carrigan and those boys, and I'm sure he'll do it.
Speaker 4They were those comments I know weren't directed to paint Half, do you know, because I know Gordy.
I've done some digging.
They definitely shovel just making the phone Gordy, and they definitely weren't directed to paint ass.
Speaker 3But his battle with backtracking now no.
Speaker 4Names, no, I'm not going to name names, but it wasn't paint us.
But it's but his battle with Pa hanging there, battle with you guess Half is going to be crucial, and that's pretty obvious, right because he has been phenomenal since origin.
Speaker 2Is the why he's talking about We're a number that's less than two D.
Speaker 3Corner sticking around.
Speaker 2We got more talking about Israel, men and a few other things.
Speaker 1And tomorrow night following NROLL three sixty, Yes, NRL three sixty is back again and breaks his back as well.
But after three sixty it's Finals Footy with Maddie John's and special guest Shawan Johnson