Cameron George: Warriors CEO on the team's upcoming clash against the Knights at Eden Park
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What did Cameron George say about the Warriors' performance against the Dolphins?
Warriors, Knights Eden Park, I assume it's going to be a sell-out, stepping stone to the Panthers in the preliminary final. Cameron George, Warriors CEO, is back with us. Morning to you. Morning, Mike. See, I was enthralled by the game on Saturday. I mean, obviously it was the wrong result, but it was a very high-quality game, wasn't it?
Very high. There was some really good stuff, clearly from both teams. But, yeah, look, it was a high-quality game, and you've only got to look across a weekend... That's the nature of it now. Every game is so tough, fast and ruthless. So you've just got to make sure the ball mounts in the right way for you and aim up in defence.
Any reason to be worried about this weekend and the nights?
No, no. We get back to work yesterday, do the review, recovery.
How is the Warriors’ “scenic route” training plan structured for the upcoming weeks?
Boys will have a day off today and then back into it tomorrow. Look, I think I said the other night, we're just going to take the scenic route now. We want to go the direct path, but we'll take the scenic route. We'll enjoy the geographical way forward, which is Newcastle. Then we'll go to Penrith and then we'll get to Homebush, mate. That's the plan. The boys just know the game we're in now. Eden Park will be huge, 48,000 people. We want the nation behind us and we just want to sell every seat and make it a record-breaking day for not only us, the NRL. It will sell out, won't it?
What are the expectations for ticket sales and crowd size at Eden Park?
That's the plan. So tickets go on sale today. They've got to be quick and just get in. We want a second team over here. Here's another signal to the NRL. New Zealand is ready for these big events. Origin next year, this is as big as you get. It's a national sporting event for us this week. Probably the grand final of New Zealand. We never have it there, but this is it.
Why does Cameron George criticize the Saturday night refereeing?
Exactly. Nathan Cleary probably won't be there for the Panthers by the time we get to them, maybe, because of what he did.
We haven't worked that out yet. No, well, that charge will come out today, if any. And the reality is our next game is against the winner of us in the Knights this week. So it'll be interesting to see what happens. But we'll just focus on ourselves.
Do you want anyone to pass any sort of comment on the quality of the refereeing or lack of on Saturday night?
No, I'll leave that for you, Mike. I thought he was bloody
useless.
What was the Sharks’ stadium boycott story and how does it relate to Eden Park?
How's that for a
starter? Three
captains challenges and we win every one of them. What's that tell you about the referee, Cameron? Tells you that's very wrong. Exactly, exactly. All right, mate, well, go well, and we'll talk again, well, soon, I hope. Cameron George, who's the, I shouldn't have put him in such a difficult position because you get in trouble for saying stuff like that. Anyway, the Sharks was the interesting thing. So if you didn't follow this, so the Sharks got stuck at Allianz, which is a bigger stadium, because the Sharks don't have many people at their local stadium, and everyone boycotted, so no one turned up for their game. So they played in an empty stadium.
What is the overall outlook for the Warriors’ knockout clash against the Knights?
So that's supposed to send a message to the NRL saying, Whereas we could, I suppose, do the same thing for Eden Park, but of course we won't. It'll be full, which is
good.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did Cameron George say about the Warriors' performance against the Dolphins?
0:00–0:48
2
How is the Warriors’ “scenic route” training plan structured for the upcoming weeks?
0:48–1:25
3
What are the expectations for ticket sales and crowd size at Eden Park?
1:25–1:47
4
Why does Cameron George criticize the Saturday night refereeing?
1:47–2:26
5
What was the Sharks’ stadium boycott story and how does it relate to Eden Park?
2:26–3:02
6
What is the overall outlook for the Warriors’ knockout clash against the Knights?
3:02–3:21
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