Origin Deep Dive, Flanagan Opens Up On Dragons Axing, & Who Will Be The New NRL CEO? | Saturday Scrum
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
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Big names.
Nathan Hindmarsh, Wade Graham and Dave Riccio.
Big opinions.
Lomax wouldn't have made a lick of difference to that side.
I think it's one of the weakest plays in Origin history. It's not a club, it's not mired by more drama.
But not so big on facts.
Um...
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So good to have your company on a Saturday afternoon and so good to look across this expansive desk and see the face of Shane Flanagan alongside Dave Riccio. Welcome, Flano. Yeah, thanks, Tony. It's great to be here. Now, the seat that is empty that lies between us belongs to Wade Graham. Now, he will be here any second, apparently. He's driven from Wollongong or he's in the process of doing it. When you were coaching him, was he a reliable kind of cove?
He was actually. I spoke about this the other day. He was pretty well behaved. Probably had a group that weren't that well behaved, Luke Lewis and Andrew Fafita and so on, James Maloney and so on. But Wade was one of the good ones. He was on time and he didn't get into too much trouble. But post-football, he's getting a bit slack.
Well, look, he does the work. He absolutely does the work. But, you know, just minutes later, Dave Riccio, welcome to you as well.
Good to be here.
And said to me immediately, can I be outside the studio for a minute while I file a piece, your story? So you're working up to the last minute.
Well, yeah, the grey game never sleeps tone. And, yeah, I'm just chasing the Blake Braley situation. So hopefully I can break some news. And is break the word? Oh, it's definitely broken. It's just a matter of how long Blake Braley's out for. I think we can rule the line through State of Origin 2, but I'm just waiting for confirmation on how long he's actually out for. And it's a significant blow, there's no doubt about it, from the Cronulla point of view and so to the New South Wales. He did well, Shane.
He was outstanding. It was really good timing because I think Reece Robson Yeah, that period, obviously the first half, New South Wales turned the ball over so often for their own fault. And he had to defend for long periods of time. And he was really tidy there, Reece Robson, did a really good job. And then all of a sudden, New South Wales started to get a bit of field position and momentum and chase points. And that's Blake's strength. He came out, he was good out of dummy half. He set up the try. I know Nathan pushed through. That was a really smart football from Nathan just to realise it was a quick play of the ball and I understand Blake's style of play, and Blake jumped out a dummy half, drew one or two players, and just a beautiful ball, and Nathan goes on.
But, yeah, I thought Blake was outstanding. That 10-minute period where Nathan kicked the 40-20 and then scores the try, that was the turning point. We could talk about the send-off, and we will, but I really think that period, that 10-minute period, was the time that New South Wales won it.
Yeah. With Bradley, he's been one of those guys who just doesn't get injured. What was it? He hadn't missed a game until a few weeks ago, and it was 2020 maybe, 2022, whatever it was.
Yeah.
It was years.
143 games straight. Unbelievable. I'm pretty sure in and around 140-something games. And... I said to someone last night down at the game, at the start of this season, I would say that Blake Braley would have that consecutive run broken. He'd miss that. It would end. And then he'd make his origin to boo without playing a game before to show Laurie what he's got. And then the game after making his origin to boo and playing so well, suffers a suspected broken arm. Clap your hands, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Wade Graham, welcome to the show, my friend. You were a little bit of a rush, wasn't it, at the end?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–4:29
2
What news is there about Blake Braley's injury?
4:29–13:24
3
How does Shane Flanagan reflect on his coaching experience?
13:24–54:44
4
What impact do injuries have on team performance?
54:44–55:35
5
How can Valentine Holmes be reignited in form?
55:35–56:42
6
What are the implications of player signings for the Dragons?
56:42–58:53
7
How is the NRL adapting to leadership changes?
58:53–1:55:00
Speakers
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