Secret Shoulder Pads, Anthem Debate & Galvin Coverage | Ask Kenty
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What are Kenty's thoughts on the Australian anthem debate?
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Why are halfbacks considered protected players in rugby?
You can even ask for life advice.
What impact do NRL player vloggers have on the sport?
I often do.
How does Brisbane's premiership hangover affect their performance?
I don't really get that much back.
What is Kenty's opinion on the media coverage of Galvin?
But anyway, keep asking.
What does Kenty think about common phrases used by journalists?
Good reason, Wes.
Who are the Bulldogs' best players according to Kenty?
Jared Fitties says, Kenty, what's your thoughts on players not singing the national anthem, not only during the State of Origin games, but playing for their country? I've noticed it in both men's and women's games.
Oh, look, that's a heavily political answer, isn't it? I don't like it personally. I understand reasons why some people don't do it.
They don't know the words?
Well, bad singing voices, nothing worse than someone who can't hold a tune was. No, I don't like it. Why not? Well, you've chosen to represent something, and by attending, you've chosen to represent that. Mm-hmm. Okay. And you can make a protest. I get the protests, right? I get the reasons why and all that. But by actually turning up the play, you've chosen to represent, in Rugby League's terms, a game that was created in England.
What about the idea that it's a State of Origin game, so it's not a national game?
So you're not representing Australia. Look, there's far too much national anthem playing and all that. I think it should be only for internationals.
Yeah, I don't know why there's a national anthem at the State of Origin.
Well, I don't think there was back in the day. And now it's just to make it a little bit more special. But I actually don't think they need it. And now it's that bedded in that they can't get away from it. Because I don't know why you've got to go through all this bullshit. celebrations before the game and people getting out doing stuff and people on the field. Just let them run out and play. We don't need all these officials and people out there and bringing them all together and all the flames going off. People have waited long enough for the game as far as I'm concerned. Just get them out there and play and give them a bit of a build-up.
Get rid of all that rubbish. I do like the flames there. Okay, Shane Mitch, 9457. I understand that the NRL has a duty of care for the players. What I don't get is why half-packs are protected species, but receiving catches of kicks are sometimes lambs to the slaughter.
Well, it's a contact game. Like, come on. We've got to have a bit of contact in the game. I actually think halfbacks are overprotected. I remember I talked to Andrew Johns one day and I said, I blame you for this because all these halfbacks these days, every one of them looks like Andrew Johns and Jonathan Thurston because they play so deep into the line because you're not allowed to whack them. And I said to Joey, I said, mate, this is your fault. And he made a point. He said, mate, I wasn't protesting the players getting hit. He said, my one was them getting hit in the back. Now, that's something I don't think the NRL understood, the subtle difference in that. So now we've got this rule where the halfbacks aren't allowed to be hit.
You should be able to smack them straight to the ground. The art of ball playing is how courageous you are to carry the ball how deep into the line. The deeper you go into the line, the more problems you're causing the defence. Now, the reason the old halfbacks didn't do it because someone knocked them over. But the ones with courage, like Andrew Johnson, like Jonathan Thurston, they all played deep, took the knock, got up, get going. But now they're all protected. Now, Joe was protesting them getting hit, and I do remember it, getting hit between the shoulder blades because they'd overturned and the defender basically got a dog shot on them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:26
2
What are Kenty's thoughts on the Australian anthem debate?
0:26–0:28
3
Why are halfbacks considered protected players in rugby?
0:28–0:30
4
What impact do NRL player vloggers have on the sport?
0:30–0:31
5
How does Brisbane's premiership hangover affect their performance?
0:31–0:32
6
What is Kenty's opinion on the media coverage of Galvin?
0:32–0:34
7
What does Kenty think about common phrases used by journalists?
0:34–0:36
8
Who are the Bulldogs' best players according to Kenty?
0:36–29:40
Speakers
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