Legends pick apart the race for NRL glory: Freddy & the Eighth - Ep22 | NRL on Nine

Welcome then they redo the first test again to determine if that's positive you can't drive and if it's negative well you're clear to go Josh never did that one and someone wrote to him that he reminds him of an Italian mountain cat so my dad said I want to call him TIG and Mom's like can't call him TIG imagine the kids Ines they'll terrorize you this is the maddest place on the planet dancing the only show where you're allowed to do it without shoes on Andrew John's one of the greatest players of all time cuddles and kisses go a long way especially when you're in trouble oh the horse has bed look at the big fellow going imine be one to fire they're very horny and very aggressive weow to put that to where Sydney stay class I love everyone for making me feel this good welcome to Freddy in the eth great to be back and we're brought to you of course by our friends at tab we're into the finals it is the best time of year on the show today all the Fallout from the Josh ad car situation we'll have a look at some season reviews some teams that won't be featuring throughout the next four weeks a massive preview of all the week one semi-final matches and of course Al Freddy and the8 medal votes from last week where I think kin pong has stole the show Andrew Johns for fresh and rejuvenated looking Andrew Johns and then always sharp looking Brad fitler welcome finals time going to bring our best finals material today big game Players let's go ready to roll that's it we've been into the archives as we like to do so Andrew last week Joey smashes JT admitted that he smashed JT with a coward shot back in the day absolute dog shot bang play on no penalty he got up and played it oh nice well it's one of his first games oh old bull young bull how long you get there and then look he gets a free massage look watch the body slide when I get on there ready ready oh you missed it missed the last bit what' you have to say to him on the ground no not too much not too much not too much well he can talk cuz he had your bicep in his mmortal nowadays it would be hit the road Jack yes and a few weeks on the sidelines as well sorry JT so NRL stars as Schoolboys last week we thought we'd found the the first Jonathan thirst interview we've gone back even further to find some earlier JT Vision now he looked like a school boy last week here he is as an actual school boy look at the size of those shorts look at the clothes bring Bloomers he's got a quilt on has he got scurvy here he was a gun school boy he looks 12 isn't that incredible oh that's so to think that he may never have got an opportunity because he was everyone said he was too small well M look now Keana Kenny Trey Fuller he Mas Longo even Walsh they're all small they're dumm half pen Mitch Kenny Mitch Kenny he's only small like Kenny was Titans player of the year we've gone back into the school boy archive because there's actually school boy footy on nine today I'll I'll I'll give you the info on that soon Matt Bowen Paul gallon oh and look at this offload G two not sure Tony Pou he was a beast oh yuck look at him at SCH he like pain half who's that Tony pton he was a school boy sensation and great off lad as he do he pop he a half pack in the front row his body where that what was that school um down in CRA killer yeah jamy l here's piggy go pig oh there was a gun coming through big what te's that south coast hross ride hross ride and Brent kot CLI church or Medal winner so he play out the centers there I can remember seeing Brent cart play Under 20s for camra yeah right Elite oh he he's just charging he was in The Backs I think he was in the centers or Wing I just always remember him we found a classic school boy try from a classic school boy name remember Royston lightning one of the great names in rugby league let's have a look at royston's best work aend is that what it's called Arend against the Western roads oh footy Toy's touched the ball four times half back oh look at him go royon lightning wow what an athlete was amazing player what an athlete played a bit for the Raiders didn't he there you go I remember the days of the school boy footy had' wake up on Saturday morning and tune in the old common Bank bank cup you know what good to see Channel N9 getting involved it's on Jim at the moment yes so the schools uh of course our shows not delayed but you can see it on nine now the uh National schools championships on though kubra was 60 up against Blacktown Blacktown got held up over the line last I the ground do you remember why it stopped it was a massive all in Brawl that's why it stopped finchy team no and there was a tumber team I think the the dunan boys play they played I was at alian stadium city footy Stadium I remember the stink over in the far just went on Southeast corner and it was televised and they're just and I think bank went D out yeah it's coming back the BRS no the school okay well look if there's any controversy we know one man who's going to be all over it Josh Addo-Carr scandal Michael chamus going to show my highlights for par marus there Paul Gall did you play yeah well didn't get didn't go very far but gallon line parar Bo York yeah can I ask a question why have you both got jackets on it's cold here summer it's cold in here it is a little cold it's getting on a plane you can never get on a plane without a jumper you need and the movies trackies Josh adak car big story this week of course um situation is that well reportedly he was tested roadside um tested positive We Believe to uh aand sub a drug cocaine um the second test goes away and that comes back to the term whether there's any penalty or not but he's decided to stand down from the game this week for canbury given it's their first final since 2016 yeah look massive story on on the eve of the finals the Bulldogs they've come back after eight years they've been in the wilderness and unfortunately it's been hijacked by this by this situation and I guess the drama that unfolded highlights I probably around Gus's tweet because the original version was that fact that he was the first test was inconclusive that is what he passed on to the Bulldogs and the second test was negative however the police then released a statement and said the test that he undertook there were allegations that it was a positive reading to cocaine uh and subsequently he's decided to stand down the club spoke to him Phil G said to him that if you were to play this week this is going to be the consequence this is what the impact will be on your teammates the club yourself your family and Josh shokar made the decision to make himself unavailable it's it's an unfortunate start to the week for the Bulldogs given how significant this moment is for the club how many conspiracy theories are going out there of what happened a lot I've heard I reckon half a dozen yeah a lot and you can only go by the facts and I'll tell you what the facts are the facts are that Josh adakar went into camp with the with the team uh they stay in even in home games they stay in a hotel and they stayed at the Olympic Park Hotel the Pullman some of them went to the footy The Roosters rabbits on Friday night Josh had a car left at half time along with a lot of teammates I don't think they all went but some of yeah but a number of them left at half time not just him himself so that's what it's made out that he was the only one that left I I didn't know that till someone mentioned today I think he's the only one who left the hotel to go out he told the club he was going to get a charger went to the easy Mar at went with point and I think on his way back was pulled over by so there there's footage of him going into the easy Mar really CCT is there no I'm asking well there's cameras everywhere that's what he that's what he told the Bulldogs that he was doing now whether they whether or not they've been able to stand up or corroborate his story I'm not too sure if they've gone to the extent of finding CCT the police to that that's well not really he's not he's not on any charges for what he he hasn't done anything wrong by going to easy the charges potentially will be whether or not this comes back positive or negative to the test that he did and the interesting part is the actual police procedure that needs to be undertaken the proper process didn't happen because there was a home invasion in lidcam that the police were called to and had to leave so the process that actually has to happen is a drug wipe test if that comes back positive then they have to do a a fluid test which they send off to the laboratory then they redo the first test again to determine if that's positive you can't drive and if it's negative well you're clear to go Josh never did that one he never did this the first test second dve they let him drive off because they had to run off to litum to a home invasion they didn't follow the proper process and I wonder what the implications are going forward if it does come back positive it's not Josh's fault what is no that's what I'm saying I wonder if Josh had a car if he does get charged there not a killer crime by the police either they're going to something no but it's added to the confusion because if the second test was taken and it came back positive he wasn't wasn't allowed to go home and and Phil G to his defense he he thought there was nothing wrong because he did drive back to the hotel and generally if you're driving back well then you're cleared it's cleared so so sorry has he taken that second test now he it's been sent off to the laboratory but there's a there are three tests you do the first one twice then there's one that gets sent off to the laboratory and how long does that take to 10 weeks say days some people say weeks but he did a urine sample and came back yeah he he went to the club and said I want to prove to you that I haven't taken this substance that I am alleged to have taken I'll come and do a urine test it did that I'm not sure what the time when was that the next day that was on Monday and the results came back on Tuesday and it was clear but the test was on Friday with the police I just to the podcast with Gus and an interest of um fairness Josh adakar has maintained steadfastly he's taken no substance he's told the club that and says he didn't think there'd be an issue this would be this would all blow over because he knows he hasn't taken anything um that's that's the the primary thing to point out uh And he as we said there's no sanction from the NRL or the club he's stood down to try and avoid the circus around anything and indeed should they be available should they go through there's nothing stopping him from playing next week either well there's nothing stopping him from playing this week the NRL made it clear to the Bulldogs that he's free to play he hasn't been charged with anything until these results come back he is free to continue playing so the decision was made the Bulldogs had a discussion that was relayed to Josh and he made the decision himself and we wait to see if they get through whether he plays next week or not what happens Monday so we're in a weekend we're coming into the weekend and they games what's going to what's the process that's going to happen Monday well from the police or the club or well who knows who knows what's going to happen the hard thing for the Bulldogs if they put Josh out away nothing changes until it's not the case FR for some of them could be days there's talk that it might happen by the end of the week fast track it that well well who knows how they prioritize it what the police will do but it has happened where it's come back in a matter of a week and that's the risk that canab will take let's say they hypothetically do win what if you name him to play and then the police dro the results the day before the game and it is positive I'm not saying I'm accusing him of doing anything but there's going to be an element of risk with the Bulldogs and Josh atak car if they pick him the circus isn't going away it's going to continue and they can't control when the results come out of course yeah but you can't wait for the circus to leave either no you know if you go through he sat down this week obviously and stayed away from their presentation but this like you can't just hope the circus is going to leave like what if if he pulls out doesn't play and then all of a sudden it comes back you know what negative I think I think what made it worse Freddy if this was just an incident where it was a positive reading and we're waiting on results then we'd all wait right but what happened and it created a bigger hysteria around it is that Gus went out there and said there's nothing to see here and then we become aware of the fact that Josh has misled the club to a certain degree the police got involved as well and the police got involved so not only is the issue of police they should press Rel straight after how Jos misled the club well the notion is that he the first messaging to the club was that the first test was inconclusive uh and the police released a statement saying the first test was positive now they they trying to ascertain whether Josh adakan knew was positive was he aware of what had happened now obviously it's a real confusing situation you pulled into a back of a police car you're giving tests you're unsure it's late at night Josh's version of events he maintains he had nothing to worry about and he tried to basically pass that on to the club what he didn't tell the club that it was a positive first reading right did he know I'm not sure well he was allowed to drive off you can imagine he would think then that that he has been cleared well the first test was the positive the second test was a let's wait and see and as obviously they head off to Liam for that home invasion it's the whole thing is reports how's he going uh look sping to different people I think he's had a lot going on in his life private life as well outside of this that have had it taken a toll on him I think given the situation he's doing pretty well um no doubt he'd love to play there's no doubt Calo would love him out there but the club and and him decided that's their motto Club first team second individual third and who's taking the position Skelton but he's out isn't hez skelton's back on thej skelt injured he's back in the team so Bronson Cherry so he goes into the centers with Kon and Carz to the win I thought I heard the skeletons injured last week a guy a de someone guy lastek okay skeleton against manle a couple of weeks ago didn't defend very well so that'll be something that the Bulldogs will be looking to make sure that they address this time around thanks never a dull moment wow yep Michael Chavis with the latest on Josh ad of course the Bulldogs are back in the finals first time since 2016 but 20 years ago one of the great afternoons of footy when they took on the Panthers in the finals a howling welcome home for the first team to make the Grand [Music] Final imagine what it will be like if the dogs win it inside the club just as chaotic [Music] on the back of the best try of the first 40 minutes penrith took an 84 lead that's one of the great finals in defense Sunny B Williams was brutal his rematch with Joel Clinton even better this is colossal with one try saving tackle ree wesser went from hero to villain the Panthers fullback sbin for holding down against 12 the dogs danced away to an eight-point lead Cory Hughes shed blood for the cuse a Black Knight complete for penth when hazil Mas scored a hattrick the dogs 80 minutes away from their eighth title the only Downer for the dogs a knee injury for Steve price the captain confined to this hyperbaric chamber for over an hour a day in a desperate bid to heal ligament damage his Grand Final fate to be decided by doctors and Steve FES it's going to be up with the coach to make a decision so it's not going to be an easy one but you know it's um going to have the team first and and me very much second yes well as history tells he didn't play Andrew Ryan captain canbury and they both lifted the trophy together Jonathan JT gave him his Premiership ring so go through the bench Canterbury that grve finasi royi Sunny Bill JT renie Renny mat not a bad bench that was a good team that was that was powerful te good team and you know what the Satler Grand Final tackle gets all the plit what about the Andrew Ry tackle yeah or on the line or off I'm gone you're in that was on Croc COC what that was like couple of meters out no no no no was about 40 m out he uh I don't think it was that far out was it yeah just just if he breaks through we're pushing through they're under pressure out of that whole team mace ogre Sunny Bill Roy asasi was the hardest to tackle Roy Roy had this sort of this movement late footwork and he he was like he was a ballate was hard to he was a great player dominant prop of for a few years there wasn't he let's run the rule over a few of the teams that aren't Season reviews (Dolphins - Raiders - Dragons) going to feature in finals let's start with the dolphins who gave a fantastic account of themselves and could have sealed their place with victory over Newcastle at the weekend maybe just ran out of steam although newcastle's defense was absolutely fantastic I got to say their right side defense Koga gagy and uh who's on the right oh Fletcher shot jeez they were good the way they defended hammerer look it's been a really good year it's above a pass Mark for the Dolphins but uh they lost their front row andler they lost their two toughest BLS before the comp start that's King spent time out yeah but the two BLS the full year when you're losing plays the full it's like the Titans losing Tino big losses huge losses the Raiders boys how good do they finish oh yeah there's a team building down there they got some of the best young forwards in the comp Mar and two the Young Guns Ethan strange K KY k k WIS the other center it's a chunky bik name the K Tim Tim he SP Supply there some of them young young jez they got some good and jeez Hudson young had a good end of the season I love him as a player Hudson tarp but they need to just be consistently good all year like he's that good a player he could make a you know if he's your best player if he's the best player in a comp they nearly win they win the Grand Final like he's I think he's that instrumental in the way he plays Ren's gone he's he's going to play fullbacks well Ethan Sanders is going there from param he's a good player is he left footer yeah so he'll compliment um foggy really well so I'd imagine Ethan strange will go to go to the center he played Roy Center in the new southw game but then you got Sebastian Chris Tim mcco Sebastian Chris could go to the wing saav Savage has been left side's the other Wing uh well I think Chris has been playing on the wing has he um hang on rapana was at stages Ra was playing fullback who's been playing Nick cotri he's been Reserve grade I don't know Co weeks weeks he'll go to fullback they got a team down there and keep them all in the paddock Ethan um sorry Ethan Sanders Sanders he looks a really good player he's one I've been watching for a couple of years really good left foot kick down that left side Ethan's the new Dennis no Ethan's going to hang around for a while Hoops of Ethans that's what I mean it's like it's the new it's the new name they won't running out of Ethans anytime soon you know say 20 years ago Ethan there was an actor called Ethan Ethan Hawk Ethan Hawk I wonder if they're named after him isn't some good movies not too many Andrews getting around these days thank God rank name I like name I hate it do you a name like Jim or Tim Tim Tim Johns just nice Jim John you know cuz you know what my dad wanted to call me what to as in to cani really that's where the nickname Joey comes from so my dad said I want to call him to and Mom's like can't call him to imagine the kids Ines they'll terrorize you so my dad goes right I'm going to call him Joe my dad has never ever called me Andrew I've never heard my dad call me Andrew it's always Joe Hey Joe seriously wow so that's where Joe is from started playing at Newcastle for some reason Joey happened so so if I go back to CES everyone calls me Joe I never get Joey so your mom's pul Rank and called you Andrew yeah your dad called the only the women in my life called me Andrew when I'm in trouble I could imagine that Rabia League's eth Immortal TIG Johns just doesn't sound it's very Irish isn't it of course it is yeah Gary too much of that when I was getting born what would you what would you like to be called other than Brad um William Patrick William Patrick fitter Patrick Pat lot of be called Pat Freddy in the E with TIG and Pat Pat heing he off something we the CH what a movie uh dragons yeah that was disappointing that what a fight out how bad was that that disappointing the game against canala then at win stadium that was that was a badie that that sealed that was going to seal a semi-final position I got beat by 40 yes and no do you think Ben Hunt will be there next year no you don't think he'll be there next year no I got to I've heard that Sam verls may may be going back to the roosters well have a look at Brandon Smith he won't play till mid next year yeah so that opens a way for Ben Hunt to go to the Titans because Ben Hunt's been last couple years I want to go back to Queens do you think they'd let him go well yeah I do they got to play half back I saw Mary leaving too the Young The Young yeah only had one there and I think he's the young guy ponga who's come through the the well yes there's the kid uh lyan um yeah there's big reps on him I haven't seen soon enough to to say he's a first grader King Tonga liting yeah huge WS on him um the other one is um Sloan he was in and out whether they're going to stick with Terrell Sloan je I think there's a player there they're going to have to and they should they sort of went through a period they were getting rid of all their Juniors and now they've got rid of another one zackx they're chasen um tan Wisher right yeah so maybe Tyrone could play 5'8 well I see Tyrone I think he's best spotted dummy half okay but it'd be a good 58 good 58 yeah you imagine the standard you'd go back there do you think after they they fought so hard to keep hunt when he wanted a release at the start of this season or the end of last season that they 35 probably 35 34 34 34 really yeah so how long he's got another year to go just one more year yes yeah I think he might have extended with them interesting right putting to play out the tab eras debate TIG and Patty is this the most entertaining era of rugby league it'll TAB's era's debate be up there I thought the early 90s looking through rosecolor glasses you know the brisman and Camber that dominates the early '90s 92 9394 actually there's a lot of turns that entertaining no but I I think yeah it's I think for sure the the skill level at the moment's through the roof yeah like some of their tries Under Pressure like they're catching and passing and scoring in corners and you know it's just through the roof like there weren't players doing that 20 years ago look at that and that's common you know flick passing and around the back and scoring and you know scoring these tries is just common practice now they're so good they're so talented what is it about the '90s that appeals to so many people when when you you talk about the professionalism and the a lot less about the rock there was no wrestling more open free was open fo and the way Brisbane played it was highly ad Li with Alf and Kevy and carrot at dummy half and then on the other hand you had Cambra you had Ricky lorri Mal Clyde Bradley Clyde all these played who played a completely different style to Brisbane and then you and your brother brought the long passing into the game but you had that great combination together um yeah but you're right such continuity in the football back then there was there was I think there's more ad Li coming into the game now there's more off slides cuz teams are playing with um well think in ARA there was more space so sides weren't as fitting they weren't coming up like they do now yeah so now there's less space but what's happened is it's a quicker play the ball so teams are just getting back on S side so people are starting to pass a bit more now and they're using you know watching the other day um the Dolphins as soon as those little blocks on they just moved the ball they just went side to side to side and they scored it all they nearly scored a try they got called back but their their style changed mid game I uh I'm a fan of the six to go I think It sped the game up and put more fatigue into the game there was games there half a dozen years ago or so when I was switching off it was so boring and also the referees were were blowing upwards of 20 odd penalties a game it was stop start there was no fatigue in the game they was wrestling and laying in the rock it was it was like American football and you know the other side of it there's a lot of thuggery taken out of the game you can't take players out now you know in the days where you used to you could really line up fullbacks or certain positions you can't do it anymore and I know we're getting a position where we're we're overkilling it and we're over baning on certain situations but what a or gives players confidence you come around the back and you can use skill KN you're not going to get smashed in the face you know like five six years ago or 10 years ago the halfbacks going to the line if you pass the ball you got hammered you got hit in the back remember that era nonstop and they smashing blocks in the back yuck that was all like you know so what it's done is it's given people confidence to play and to pass you know had the line to pass so I'm going to come up with something a little bit left field where every you sp of that professional ISM everyone's getting bigger stronger faster The Field's not getting bigger I think eventually we go down to 12 12 players didn't Warren Ryan say 11 Warren Ryan said 11 is the best number but any transition you got to do it slowly I I think 12 players on the field I think it what it do it'll open the gaps a little bit more so you know there's more space to run into you make the field water you can't make the field water we buil other side yeah we going to expand stadiums you can't do it some room no there's not no there's not you can't you got you get win Stadium I'm sitting on the sideline they're running on your toes got to pull your toes back in the stands mate it's be the play to pull me toes back Zack LX actually ran over the top of them did he was like there you go the current ERA has it says the boys here on Freddy in the E the finals are here we've got nine games this weekend on nine nine games four men's games five nrlw and you might miss a minute over here it's that special time when FY becomes a whole new game the best kind of FO eight teams one dream a son Prem glor here come again greatness what more can you say Pride of the sh circling Giants they love doing a tough have g a magical season is there a fairy tle ending the entertain a back turbo fully charged turbo and flying he's back right a Legend's last roeo Valen a force of nature from the south the crowd Park AR rupted and the Heartland the GRE stands are shaking they never give up any more dama here the final glorious chapter is here the month long roller coaster ride starts now every finals match live and free only on 9 and N now oh yes we're into the big time now Road to Glory - Panthers v Roosters let's have a look at the pathway to glory in the finals this year starting uh with the two uh first and second place teams so Melbourne at the top there penth down the bottom winners go through to a prelim and there's the there's the chart that spells out precisely who will be playing who so we'll get the boys predictions and we'll see where that chart might be filled in starting with Friday night footy penth versus The Roosters the Panthers seem to have the wood on the roosters lately and they get Nathan back is it one from 20 them in Melbourne so the rootes haven't been Melbourne or penth they've won once in the last 20 wow tiing Ry bit showers Friday [Applause] right um well they get a t poo back Le's playing Dom Young's back they're gonna miss that they're G to miss the ad lib footy of Sam Walker they're going to miss the aggression of Victor Bradley and I miss Brendan at a dummy half for me it's the Panthers and I don't mind Conor out a dummy ass I think if if the if Nathan's anywhere upwards of 80% fit I I think penth win well the thing the roosters have suffered is their discipline all year the most penalized team and last week their discipline just holding the ball was poor so the form line they Dro they dropped the ball in the first tackle didn't they second tackle yeah the first and they did that the first couple of sets unless they fix their discipline penth would just score four tries and they won't be able to score any the form line two weeks ago penrith beat s and South scored 12 points fast forward last week The Roosters played South and sth had more players out than when they played um penr and they scored 28 points they scored three tries in the last 10 minutes yeah that was strange wasn't it do you think they just racked the queue or what what put maybe some clubs are waiting for the semis but it's hard to just turn on like it's hard to turn on discipline and you know some of their errors were um just lack of concentration did you say it's hard to be turned on it's hard to turn it on oh I was going to say come B pick your game up Storm v Sharks preview storm versus sharks with your new hair do you might be in luck today I doubt it okay just call me TIG um Amy Park canala beat him down there earlier in the year oh yes with that niiko that's right Daniel the field goal first games I saw their bench Daniel ainson and uh see for talaki then they got the Hazelton he's on the extended bench who Hazelton what he's on the extended bench Oran K's back in I think Roy Hunt's gone to the extended Ben yeah kusi's back here I think I think the storm down there I think they they win I think it's just it looks to storm penth grand final oh it's Atkinson Williams hunting talar in the Sharks man so what Hazen's not there Thomas haarden is number 22 Cy yes I wonder if Atkinson plays like when you got seph talaki who can cover anywhere and you got some mobile back rolls to Wilden and nicara Nik so they could play centers it's just someone's got to be able to fill in at at halfback I suppose I just assumed he was going to be there Hazelton he's been Terri the best front rower he must be injured I'm assuming he must have got an injury yeah right you laid on that good try come across with a beautiful tip on Jack Williams monster coming into great form and on the flip side the pressure is on Niko again old Club Monster missed the origin period fresh focus it was a game a couple of weeks ago when they played the Cowboys with all the players out and monster just wanted the ball jzy had some it was some good signs but once again yeah the knockers on canala big games and the knocks on on niik about winning big games the only way to stop it shut people up is to win it just to win it I don't mind the Sharks I like their Style last week they put the Que in the rack against the Warriors they had them beat and I know I just feel my good mate fit Oran there yeah they're going along all right they're a dangerous side nday turnaround I think it's a long time to for the storm yeah I don't know why I think that I know he's the best at it co if they win they get another week off they'll be fresh then and they had week off the previous the rested hoop players a fortnite ago or week leading into the second last round yeah fortnite ago would you tell Nik before the game if you going tackle mate T get your defense right get your head in you're aggressive everything comes off that I remember I was playing ordinary once it was in 2001 you won it and Joey Thomas come to me goes when was the last time you were split mean cut yeah cut across said what was the last time I went good point then you got split play the dragons man of the match stitches straight across the eyebrow you got to get your head in Nik get split first tackle get split go to the hi get ruled out for the rest of the game uh Saturday night footy Cowboys Newcastle there'll be boisterous crowd up in Townsville Cowboys v Knights preview they will be packed in like sardines so eighth uh won for the last time in the first week of the finals two years ago knocked out Melbourne did you remember that yes I didn't I didn't remember it either um and before that it was 2017 uh the Cowboys who went through to play the Grand Final that's right um Knights for me the fullback is in great for the Ford pack was really good in the weekend and their defense the defense was Sensational um I'm worried about the edges the back rowers they won on the weekend scoring two tries they nice yeah that's very much them yeah that's a good win that's a tough win that's as good as they've defended in years I'm worried about the two back rowers for the Cowboys then a on the right and luky on the left J had guns G de de and luky were Dynamite he killed him Dynamite he killed him yeah like you reckon they defended well on the weekend the right side you got Deen luky Valentine hones and Tangi but the Cowboys can Le points too yeah but they defended well against the Bulldogs but they had all their attacking play out well you've got Robson um there's a Queensland what's his name the Cotter Cotter like they're guns like them to alone should there's enough speed and you know cot was immense for the Cowboys at the weekend I called that on the radio and he was just Unstoppable like I don't know how they L point but with those BLS they got a great side what's your confidence level um theyit themselves well big emotional day old boy day though isn't it she's here she's listening who's this don't answer Joey's phone call it hey do it's Freddy we're doing Freddy the E hi Fred he's got a new haircut I got new haircut I'm looking sharp so I'll see you soon hi Freddy bye Freddy I'm good Kate yourself I'm good hey well done on the Today Show killed it well done on the Today Show she's she's doing some breath work with Carl and Carl's wife yeah right yeah trying to get some breath work anyway you've interrupted the awardwinning Fred of the night see okaye um so both both teams leak 40 Bulldogs v Sea Eagles preview on the weekend what was uh what was a shop called on The Simpsons where the the Quicky Quicky Mar jerk and someone went to see our [Applause] poo oh you should laugh it's too soon uh for me I I think this will be close for 50 60 minutes and I think M do a job on them I think that blow back turbo I think he a 20 to 202 24 Point turnar around um yeah they're a different team without him stating the obvious manly turbo DCU these players they left they'll bounce back Canterbury they got an extra day preparation which they'll need um well you're talking about flicking they have a big crowd you say flicking the switch the last two weeks they've let in 78 points I know but can they flick the switch but I mean I don't think it's been a matter of flicking the switch their attitude's been fantastic they've just ran out of legs yeah but but is that to to win games on grit and toughness and defense we you out yeah for sure and in their C positions in their ke positions have they got the players or one of the players to say I'm going to shoot the lights I don't know if they have don't forget Mary got flogged on the weekend too yeah but no turbo he had so much to him is everyone else back SS out SS out yeah but I think most of them are back well loger has been playing he starting their bench looks really strong Kane um Lord's playing the back he's a good player all right Sunday Ka to and kick out I'll be on the same side oh yeah 50 60,000 at least who would you who would you least like to see in a dark alleyway I'd hate to see and run at you you got no no just come here I'd hate to see too he's scary I know Kik was scary but allu is just hadn't for no BL oh yeah no but I'm talking to be kick out either I would I would particularly like to run into either of them all right the Panthers going for four and a r i' rather read M you would miss him uh back in 1991 bit of drama with some injured Panthers as they lead into their second Grand Final 5 weeks out of first grade Alfie the music conductor has given Brad fitler a chance to relax and recover from injury today he made the trick from Mountain territory to Bondi just a month after having his appendix out earlier in the week he urged coach Phil gou to take a Gam done a bit of a con job on phing um you know he went along with it so you I'm just looking forward to the weekend but fitler the con man will need more than just smooth talking on Sunday Norths are well aware the brilliant youngster will be a little tentative at the start of the match and may Target him for extra attention what a great step if if you do if we do get bat by say c m they're to strong s side so you know I think it's better just going into the game with injuries his partner in the centers is also recovering from injury Brad isard has played just one game in 5 weeks after a serious hamstring tear more than a month [Music] ago like the other Brad isard is a handful for any team and he says the Panthers have no choice but to play their big names if for say some reason we do happen to get beat and things don't go the way that we plan it um well that gives us an extra run before the Grand Final a chance to get up another run under our belt you know so this this this method in Phils madness he knows exactly what he's doing but one player right away from semi-final pressure is brisbane's Maestro Alan Langer today as part of a Club promotion Alfie orchestrated a rather different act but somehow directing the traffic here was a lot harder than on the football field anyone else you'd be going what a flog what's he doing that ala everyone just laughs magnificent had a hair back then oh yeah did a lot of Bal did a lot of people with blonde hair go Bal I think right in I think I think blonde people have less hair less man ofy it's wispy fabiio Fabio's got very thick locks look at L col wow respectable haircut too Al brought out this scene called Langer colog and he reckons they're doing some promo shoot at Broncos training he got Gavin Allen he goes EJ put some of this on je oh eel this is burnning my face L it's just vodka Red Bull I was with him last week we did a show he he's just so funny oh he's just so funny why didn't we get him on here for your hero segment because he's up there running the water he's got to be prepared but he could he could join us on Zoom uh anyway Fred in the eth medal update we should ask Alfie to come and Freddy & the Eighth Medal join us who have we got wow Andrew hasn't given it to Kin ponga Jerome Hughes he's been sensation same three players again boys nicker was good he's a good player is he Jesus a half he'd be great to play with I can't believe how light he is slight is the word he could be a center easy niik yeah Fletcher sharp good Play Fletcher sharp he's a good play he's been good too Adam Elliot there was two opportunities ponga took them both he was out this here this see this these movements I watch finish cross he's still got his hands up what are you doing what are you doing oh Jones boom he been going good Bry hey you've been repping Matt kroer yeah apparently the club's letting him go apparently the I read that he is um he can negotiate El you kidding no imagine what he does in Melbourne jeez that's surprising yeah oh look at this B have a look at him but he runs those honestly lines all the time he would never ever let your half down he would always be there punching those you know he did well with when Shawn Johnson was there they had a year he used to break the line weekly my excuse my ignorance has he played for the kwis BR Nick yes he played that 30 n Win would have he did last year um the leaderboard did go behind closed doors last week back oh hey look who's coming to lunch ah yes H is back do you want to keep it going during the finals yes yeah 100 yes we do oh well Sammy Walker won't be there so it's going to be between KP Jerome and the Knights hopefully go deep well the storm are going to go right to the GF I he's a good fell J but who'd cover with the the tab to get him up here and met I've never met only just had games I've interviewed him a few times on the radio lovely BL so if he has to come up who's going to pay St Laie what for flights flights accommodation as well I suppose he's got accommodation what about if we go to Melbourne let's go to Melbourne you don't like Melbourne why you get away with a B Cherry bar oh that was good yeah is that the one with a shower um let's let's go to baby cat let's go to Andrew let's go to Andrew's new segment finally in you um my hero so we My Heroes - Anthony Minichiello had the king the chief and now we've got oh hang on youve you've chosen a hero this we yes who have we got Anthony minichello the count the count the Min cat who would ever forget Minnie combining with the eighth in origin tackle f is there they're just into queensland's territory now here's JNS putting a kick in minichello is chasing the ball is hitting the U it be a try it's a try for the blues scored by Mello that's his fifth Drive Anthony minichello has scored Anthony minichello so Anthony minell grew up where I did out towards Liverpool Arthur beatson recruited him to the roosters and he played as a kid he was about a 9y old came into first grade in uh the year 2000 that was year we got beat in the grand fin played on the wing yeah played on the wing man you've never seen a bloke so fit someone who could hold their Pace at any stage of the 80 minutes and on the other side of it so tough he was such a tough bloke now growing up was he a great trampolinist or a gymnast gymnast and he could roll and bounce he was all energy and what a fantastic blow now the nickname the count but the other name is the minat so when he was at the roosters he got those days remember you got letters written to you yeah and someone wrote to him that he reminds him of an Italian Mountain Cat so that's how we got the n n the Min cat but uh there's years in the early 2000s when he was Unstoppable a Golden Boot remember he played all those games and he broke down he's back he's got his back and neck and then I started to coach AC like it was it was a tough time because he was breaking down and you know he was star of the club and got M cat and we room together here that was we 2005 that's when we redo Jey was good fun he went away changed his diet changed his training changed everything he went on the radical diet that intermittent fasting no alcohol boo uh certain foods no inflammatory foods like tomatoes all this sort of stuff and what happened the body identified these chips in his back these bar chips and they dissolved them it's amazing man he scored this try against Cambra we're down there and it was just before the semi-finals and I'm pretty sure we need to win and like coming out of trouble we just had one shift and that was it got the ball like 5 or 10 m out from our line and he end up going on to score it was an amazing try and sort of just took us to that next level where we need to go that was the year we won the Grand Final but uh he was outstanding great BL to play with great off field out yeah good on a night out but tough tough tough B went through went through a lot you know you see those gymnasts they look like they got one layer of skin over their muscle you can actually see the that's how mini was like he still like it still fed out anyway we went played over 300 games Golden Boot winner Captain Grand Final winning team so men cat salute what a champion Anthony manello My Heroes today boys that's a cracking segment well done to Andrew joh all together excellent stuff um to come up with some of for next week why don't we convene we'll convene in The Green Room what what you say the diet the diet he had he went on the he do this intermittent fasting so you'd fast for two or 3 days only have water but then certain foods would be out he wouldn't eat foods that had in uh very detailed man he he changed changed his life changed his life schedule and he was always very disciplined when he needed to be and M he went from you know he's back and Spine and Neck neck she's got a sway back right back just goes like that and then just all the you know all the torment from footy and all that worrying D but he come through what a champ boys finals worthy performance from you today outstanding good day can I give you a tip please you're in North Sydney what's this what's that new Victoria Cross Victoria Cross on the Metro there's these pork rolls there and they got the pork but they got bits of crack Ling on them I might go that's my first time I had one before Freddy the I might double it and go again I'd like to give a RP to I went to a place called St Peter Bar St Peters bar okay let's ring the bell cash for comments i p don't wor this is the day after the pork roll cost me 12 bucks how much did it cost I don't say yeah it was an experience if you want to take the wife for an experience that's where you go did you go with your wife yes there you are see you at the fry over the weekend boys that's FR in the 8th you going to Townsville no you going to Townsville no okay have a good time please be nice in Townsville please enjoy the it wouldn't be the first time we've got straight on the plane after mad yeah we we got the 6 a.m. flight back but unfortunately mad cow I'm off the drink so I won't be going there so if you can twist his arm up there in Townsville pun us see you next week you win some you lose more for free and confident support call the number on the screen or visit the website this year NRL 9 is your One-Stop shop for all footage that's right Freddy not about the highlights Action 7 days a week billing gas podcast get them on your drive on the way home IM moral Behavior grab a sit on the couch for that and of course my favorite fredd in the a the best footy brains the biggest games don't trust the algorithm subscribe to nr19 and get all your entertainment there