Tony Johnson

But the pictures that Sky had of the crowd going rabid when tries were scored, both Chiefs fans and Crusaders fans, it looked as though they were engaged, man.

And look, it's infectious, isn't it?

And, you know, and another part of the podcast with Jamie today, I mean, I'm going to repeat the same message.

I just am in this headspace at the moment where I'm loving seeing New Zealanders at this time where we know money's bloody tight.

I mean, guys, just look at the power bill we just got, which is almost double the last month spending money.

And we saw it, Super Round, same weekend, Warriors packing out Wellington.

Warriors fans going to Brisbane for Magic Round.

And then you've got a game of round ball football selling a stadium out at the same time in Christchurch.

There's a packed stadium.

I just say congratulations to New Zealand at the moment.

Fans are going out watching sport.

And you can, I don't care whether it's that code or this code or that code.

I'm just...

Tony, I'm just enjoying the fact that people are out there having fun with their friends and family going loose in a sports stadium.

When you're surrounded by that much happiness and that much joy, as you saw on the streets of Brisbane for Magic Round, if you were in amongst that, 8,000 fans going to the game like that, it's almost like a religious experience, isn't it?

You just get a feeling that as a human being, I don't know, as I say, I keep using the word infectious.

My favourite bit of sport is that.

They've got everything around the stadia.

Mm-hmm.

And, look, one of the things we will talk about is just what is going to happen, the potential that exists.