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Speaker 1: Congrats on the new move, brother.
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Speaker 2: Thank you.
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Speaker 1: Melbourne Storm. How good? Excited? Nervous? What are you feeling?
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Speaker 2: Bro, at the start, I was very anxious, very nervous. But now I'm just keen to get over there, bro, and just start. So, yeah, man, it's crazy how it all came. It came pretty quick. So, no, I'm excited, bro. I can't wait, to be fair.
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Speaker 1: It's going to be a full preseason as well.
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Speaker 2: Yep.
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Speaker 1: First time they didn't make the ace.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. We started on the 12th of November. Oh. So that's, yeah. pretty early.
00:00:28
Speaker 1: Can I say that? I think that's dangerous for the competition for Melbourne Storm to start. They haven't started an early pre-season in how many years? Over 20 years, right? So you're going to have time to gel, build chemistry with.
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Speaker 2: Your new teammates. But all the replays still, but Munster won't be there.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, Munster won't be there. Harry won't be there. But that's okay. That's okay. They'll be there maybe in December.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, they will be there. The spine won't be there at all.
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Speaker 1: Do you remember? But I reckon they can't afford to come back in January. They can't afford it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Especially the season that they had. I guess they'll be Managed with their load. But man, like the acquisitions the club has got. Yourself, Jermaine Asako, Xavier Coates will now be back and healthy. Katoa, I think hopefully he'll be back.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Pending. It's questionable around his status, if he's going to be back playing. Fingers crossed for him.
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Speaker 2: Kelma Tulangi, they just signed.
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Speaker 1: Did they? Yeah. Sneaky.
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Speaker 2: Oh, you didn't see that?
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Speaker 1: I didn't see it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, no, they signed him.
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Speaker 1: He's sneaky good, man.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, he's good.
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Speaker 1: Do you know what edge you're going to play? Have you had any discussions yet?
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Speaker 2: With myself? Yeah. No, I'll play wherever, bro.
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Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, sweet. And what was your conversation like with Craig when you first met him? Have you met him?
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Speaker 2: No, I have. I've shook his hand after a game, but like obviously sitting down with him, I was like, I was nervous. Everyone tells me like he's actually a funny guy, like he's not so serious and this and that. And I'm like, from what you see on TV, he's spraying the box and he's… It's just passion. Yeah. Yeah. But as a genuine bloke, like, mad. We had a laugh. Yeah, bro, it was actually a mad experience, to be fair. And I walked out of it pretty confident in knowing what I was going to do. There's a story.
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Speaker 1: I don't know if it's true. He took you out for coffee?
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Speaker 2: Yeah. Is this the story about if he sees you, if you shout?
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Speaker 1: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: No.
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Speaker 1: Okay, so it's true. No. Okay. Did you shout?
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Speaker 2: No. No, I didn't shout, no. It was already, it was prepaid.
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Speaker 1: Oh, okay. Did you try to shout?
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Speaker 2: We didn't even get the chance, like it was, but I would, 100% I would. We done, the wellbeing officer took me out in the morning and took me for a coffee.
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Speaker 1: Okay.
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Speaker 2: I offered to pay, but everything was obviously.
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Speaker 1: Because we all know what Craig's like. He's a people first.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Player second. Yeah. So, sounds like you made a pretty good.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, nah.
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Speaker 1: I have to ask you, Bart.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Did you go around Melbourne? Did you travel around the place? Like, did you like it?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, they took me around. They took me around.
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Speaker 1: Where are you thinking of living?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I've already got a place.
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Speaker 1: You do?
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Speaker 2: I'm in South Yarra. I'm in South Yarra. Yeah. Grouseport, yeah. Yeah, like I said to everyone, even my family, I said, if I'm going to go down, like I need to be comfortable. I'm going to move down by myself.
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Speaker 1: Three years, right?
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Wow.
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Speaker 2: Moving down by myself, being with my mum for my whole life, 26 years, so. I need to be comfortable. So I went down, I think it was last week, and I was browsing. I went house hunting around the areas, and I think I landed on this one in South Yarra because that spot was just perfect for me. And I was like, that's it.
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Speaker 1: Are you going to move down with anyone? Move in with anyone? Just you?
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Speaker 2: Just me. I don't know anyone in Melbourne. I don't know really anyone in the team.
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Speaker 1: I'm so excited for you.
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Speaker 2: It's just a complete fresh start. And to be fair, bro, it's what I needed. 100%.
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Speaker 1: It's what I needed. You just said you like living at home, comfortable. Comfortable. You know, all this time.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: This could be a massive reset for you and just, yeah, just mature you in so many ways.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. That was, honestly, that's one of the big reasons why I went.
Speaker 1: Congrats on the new move, brother.
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Speaker 2: Thank you.
00:00:01
Speaker 1: Melbourne Storm. How good? Excited? Nervous? What are you feeling?
00:00:05
Speaker 2: Bro, at the start, I was very anxious, very nervous. But now I'm just keen to get over there, bro, and just start. So, yeah, man, it's crazy how it all came. It came pretty quick. So, no, I'm excited, bro. I can't wait, to be fair.
00:00:19
Speaker 1: It's going to be a full preseason as well.
00:00:21
Speaker 2: Yep.
00:00:21
Speaker 1: First time they didn't make the ace.
00:00:22
Speaker 2: Yeah. We started on the 12th of November. Oh. So that's, yeah. pretty early.
00:00:28
Speaker 1: Can I say that? I think that's dangerous for the competition for Melbourne Storm to start. They haven't started an early pre-season in how many years? Over 20 years, right? So you're going to have time to gel, build chemistry with.
00:00:37
Speaker 2: Your new teammates. But all the replays still, but Munster won't be there.
00:00:40
Speaker 1: Yeah, Munster won't be there. Harry won't be there. But that's okay. That's okay. They'll be there maybe in December.
00:00:45
Speaker 2: Yeah, they will be there. The spine won't be there at all.
00:00:48
Speaker 1: Do you remember? But I reckon they can't afford to come back in January. They can't afford it.
00:00:53
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:00:54
Speaker 1: Especially the season that they had. I guess they'll be Managed with their load. But man, like the acquisitions the club has got. Yourself, Jermaine Asako, Xavier Coates will now be back and healthy. Katoa, I think hopefully he'll be back.
00:01:09
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:01:10
Speaker 1: Pending. It's questionable around his status, if he's going to be back playing. Fingers crossed for him.
00:01:17
Speaker 2: Kelma Tulangi, they just signed.
00:01:18
Speaker 1: Did they? Yeah. Sneaky.
00:01:21
Speaker 2: Oh, you didn't see that?
00:01:22
Speaker 1: I didn't see it.
00:01:22
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, they signed him.
00:01:24
Speaker 1: He's sneaky good, man.
00:01:25
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's good.
00:01:27
Speaker 1: Do you know what edge you're going to play? Have you had any discussions yet?
00:01:30
Speaker 2: With myself? Yeah. No, I'll play wherever, bro.
00:01:34
Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, sweet. And what was your conversation like with Craig when you first met him? Have you met him?
00:01:40
Speaker 2: No, I have. I've shook his hand after a game, but like obviously sitting down with him, I was like, I was nervous. Everyone tells me like he's actually a funny guy, like he's not so serious and this and that. And I'm like, from what you see on TV, he's spraying the box and he's… It's just passion. Yeah. Yeah. But as a genuine bloke, like, mad. We had a laugh. Yeah, bro, it was actually a mad experience, to be fair. And I walked out of it pretty confident in knowing what I was going to do. There's a story.
00:02:11
Speaker 1: I don't know if it's true. He took you out for coffee?
00:02:15
Speaker 2: Yeah. Is this the story about if he sees you, if you shout?
00:02:19
Speaker 1: Yeah.
00:02:20
Speaker 2: No.
00:02:20
Speaker 1: Okay, so it's true. No. Okay. Did you shout?
00:02:24
Speaker 2: No. No, I didn't shout, no. It was already, it was prepaid.
00:02:27
Speaker 1: Oh, okay. Did you try to shout?
00:02:29
Speaker 2: We didn't even get the chance, like it was, but I would, 100% I would. We done, the wellbeing officer took me out in the morning and took me for a coffee.
00:02:39
Speaker 1: Okay.
00:02:40
Speaker 2: I offered to pay, but everything was obviously.
00:02:44
Speaker 1: Because we all know what Craig's like. He's a people first.
00:02:46
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:02:47
Speaker 1: Player second. Yeah. So, sounds like you made a pretty good.
00:02:50
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, nah.
00:02:53
Speaker 1: I have to ask you, Bart.
00:02:54
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:02:54
Speaker 1: Did you go around Melbourne? Did you travel around the place? Like, did you like it?
00:02:57
Speaker 2: Yeah, they took me around. They took me around.
00:02:59
Speaker 1: Where are you thinking of living?
00:03:01
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I've already got a place.
00:03:02
Speaker 1: You do?
00:03:02
Speaker 2: I'm in South Yarra. I'm in South Yarra. Yeah. Grouseport, yeah. Yeah, like I said to everyone, even my family, I said, if I'm going to go down, like I need to be comfortable. I'm going to move down by myself.
00:03:14
Speaker 1: Three years, right?
00:03:14
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:03:15
Speaker 1: Wow.
00:03:16
Speaker 2: Moving down by myself, being with my mum for my whole life, 26 years, so. I need to be comfortable. So I went down, I think it was last week, and I was browsing. I went house hunting around the areas, and I think I landed on this one in South Yarra because that spot was just perfect for me. And I was like, that's it.
00:03:35
Speaker 1: Are you going to move down with anyone? Move in with anyone? Just you?
00:03:38
Speaker 2: Just me. I don't know anyone in Melbourne. I don't know really anyone in the team.
00:03:44
Speaker 1: I'm so excited for you.
00:03:45
Speaker 2: It's just a complete fresh start. And to be fair, bro, it's what I needed. 100%.
00:03:48
Speaker 1: It's what I needed. You just said you like living at home, comfortable. Comfortable. You know, all this time.
00:03:53
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:03:54
Speaker 1: This could be a massive reset for you and just, yeah, just mature you in so many ways.
00:03:59
Speaker 2: Yeah. That was, honestly, that's one of the big reasons why I went.
