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Right, okay, we're going to pass on the Brumbies Reds because I'm not sure everyone's interested in that.

Who cares?

Who cares, indeed.

Let's head straight to Friday night, and it is the real start of the NRL.

We've had the Vegas kind of showbiz start, but the Warriors against the Chooks Friday night.

First home game I can remember round one in quite some time for the Waz, but they're still outsiders against the Chooks.

Excellent.

Okay, and any interest in the other NRL games by the Broncos-Panthers?

I reckon they treated it as a stag do, that's why.

They would have been over there on a stag do.

So part of the footy Phillies and fans weekend, obviously we've got Auckland FC playing at home on, is it Saturday afternoon?

Sunday afternoon.

Father's Day.

Father's Day.

But no one giving Perth a chance here at all against Auckland at home.

Excellent.

Big weekend at Mount Smart then.

And then moving over to Ellerslie, we've got Champions Day.

Just give us a quick helicopter view of how big Champions Day is on the New Zealand racing calendar.

It's a huge day.