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Inside the NBL 26 Season Opener · The BJ Show

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  SPEAKER_00: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, animal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to another episode of the B J Shamu.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get it on the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: This episode, we'll be sharing the opening episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: Episode one, MBL 26, opening round.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this episode, each week on a Thursday, we'll be sharing, even possible, on a Wednesday, we'll be sharing all the reviews.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what we're doing in the AFOW and all that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's get on with it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So welcome all.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you have not yet check out one of my the Australian Support Edition show with the preseason.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna go through very quickly all the preseason and how it all went and all that called the buzz split.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that was in Canberra, and overall, I think it was a fantastic, you know, competition to see the MBL find a line or that, and unfortunately not available to share.
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  SPEAKER_00: So look, I think that we do share the opening round.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have the first day the 18th of 2025.
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  SPEAKER_00: MBL 26 is here.
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  SPEAKER_00: MBL 25 Championship early in the year.
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  SPEAKER_00: So brand new year, it starts 0-0.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to go through each team before we get into the major games.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll be sharing only weekend by weekend, like round by round.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, how much do I enjoy what's in the basketball here in Australia?
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  SPEAKER_00: Fantastic.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is a fantastic competition.
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  SPEAKER_00: The ladder is 0-0.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are all ready to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we'll be starting with the Adelaide 36ers, South Australian Easter team.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, Adelaide 36ers is a proud club here in Adelaide.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's huge in basketball.
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  SPEAKER_00: And one thing I can say that this is huge for the team they have brought together with Mike Wells and apologise not knowing each other's coaches.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I think already they've got some great players.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've brought players from other teams to play with the Adelaide 36ers.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I can't wait.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I do apologize not pronouncing some of these names, but I do my best in generally.
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  SPEAKER_00: So some of these players have been playing for a long time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the biggest sign of all time, not like the big beasts and all that, but the formal birth white cat import played only for Perth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Eight seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bryce Cotton, the biggest sign, the player for the LA Food Sitzers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The experience he's going to bring.
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  SPEAKER_00: This, yeah, it's yeah, I don't know of how much importance the oh, I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's amazing sign.
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  SPEAKER_00: And a championship he can bring, hopefully, hope see that.
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  SPEAKER_00: A mother played brought to the table is Jack Isaac Wright.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's gonna be a Matter inclusive.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've got Michael Howes, a former wire cut.
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  SPEAKER_00: So he was playing for us, the LA 36ers back in 2019, and then moved over to Perth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now back at home, where he began his career.
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  SPEAKER_00: We got D V, the captain for the 36ers, and he's been there.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's a great player.
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  SPEAKER_00: Divo Vankovic, absolute legend.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's many more players that have come on board.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, Finn Cameron, the former Melbourne United, played there for a couple of seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great to see him on board.
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  SPEAKER_00: Many more players to come.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this LA Food Sixers, I'm looking forward to it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And yeah, we'll see what happens.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we come to New Zealand Breakers.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I do apologise not seeing them.
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  SPEAKER_00: They finished well, they were very good to play finals.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got some great players.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know deeply their, you know, their overall, but I think they've got some great players coming in the offseason.
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  SPEAKER_00: They worked really hard to where they want to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I think they're gonna look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're great united last year, and they've got a great coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have so much respect to have a decent, you know.
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  SPEAKER_00: New Zealand's got great hewage to play finals.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're a very hard team, and I'm looking forward to seeing them in MBL 26.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, Perth Right Cats.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is interesting to see.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got a hewage of, and I can just see their coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: So their New Zealand coach, it is Peter Tom Pridton.
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  SPEAKER_00: So they had they have got four championships on their belts, and Adelaide with one, two, three, four, five, six.
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  SPEAKER_00: Six.
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  SPEAKER_00: Four championships in that, so six championships, and Perfert's got a very strong hewich.
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  SPEAKER_00: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ten championships.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have not won in five years, which is huge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Their coach is John Ryder, the four 36ers.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'll tell you right now, they've still got a good team.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got a few Formort 36ers players.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sut Sunday Det.
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  SPEAKER_00: Good luck.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go well.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know you'll do really well at in the west of Australia in Perth.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think it's going to be a different environment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Lut Main Sun, the Formort 36ers as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go well.
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  SPEAKER_00: We know you'll do well.
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  SPEAKER_00: You did so well with the 36ers and amazing of that.
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  SPEAKER_00: They do not have their key guard.
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  SPEAKER_00: They will have some other guards to step up as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that's really a little bit about Ken Perf Perth Wildcats play finals.
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  SPEAKER_00: They will play finals, in my opinion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Same with New Zealand LA.
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  SPEAKER_00: LA the top favourite to win the championship at this point.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we go into the Sydney Kings, a slot down through this ladder.
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  SPEAKER_00: And a mother team, they've really been busy in the offseason.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the biggest one, before we do that, we have Brian Vaughn.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have one, two, three.
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  SPEAKER_00: So three championships.
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  SPEAKER_00: And they were out of the MBL for so long, then come back just before COVID.
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  SPEAKER_00: And they have come to be back-to-back championship 2022 and 2023.
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  SPEAKER_00: So they have five, one, two, three, four, five, five championships under that roof.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the lineup they have, it's the biggest sign of all time.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's they're going to look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even a formal 3-6 is important.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think he's going to be fantastic for the Sydney Keynes, is KD Davis.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's the big sign.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the most important one, the formal Melbourne United, Mashew Delbourne Odova.
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  SPEAKER_00: The formal, uh he is the biggest one.
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  SPEAKER_00: They'll be really, really looking forward to.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got their sign.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is our boss going to come to LA?
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a big sign for the Sydney Keynes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I know that Sydney Keynes are looking forward to having Mashew Del Bodova with their lineup.
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  SPEAKER_00: We come to the next team with Brisbane Bullets.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've yet to won a championship since they returned in the MBL only three on their hands back in 2007 was the last championship days.
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  SPEAKER_00: And like I said, they got some, you know, Jay Adams, the formal Sydney King, has now moved to the Brisbane Bullets City of Brisbane.
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  SPEAKER_00: And they look pretty strong.
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  SPEAKER_00: They also got some really good, you know, it's time to make this competition a lot more, you know, try a different team and try and get a championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: They look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really think they'll be in the mix.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not confident over they will play finals, but I think they'll do some pretty good effort.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next team is what they're known as Cairns Hype Hands.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's Adam Four as they were not available to win a championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cas Cairns have the yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Coach is yet to announce as they are looking for a coach on the NBO app.
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  SPEAKER_00: So stay tuned for that.
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  SPEAKER_00: But for the Brickland Bullocks, for Sydney and for Cairns Hype Hans, Adam Four has yet to win a championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: I believe they're very close in the grand final to be all over there.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the team that got, it's a Mala Big sign.
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  SPEAKER_00: The formal Tasman, Jack Chumba, and Alay Fu sits to start his career.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jack Murvay, biggest sign of all time.
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  SPEAKER_00: He was there for two seasons, won those championships, and now he moves to the Canton hands to lift this team up and a lot of experience.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think Kans, do they have the team?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do they have some big signs?
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  SPEAKER_00: I think they do.
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  SPEAKER_00: But do they have enough to win this game and get into my mother grand final and go deeply into uh into a grand final?
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll find out.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we go to the Eurohawks the championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, interesting though that this is Jason Temple, the championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: They haven't yet to put this on the record.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are won the 2024 MBL championship.
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  SPEAKER_00: And can I go back to back?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can the Eurohawk go?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do they have enough players to win a championship?
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  SPEAKER_00: They are in the mix.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are 100% in the mix.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is only early days, but I think the Eurohawks look really good overall with their lineup.
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  SPEAKER_00: So they have some pretty decent players.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, Harry Harry Foley, the big unit, Todd, the formal YCAT Hawk came back.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keynes, you know, he's everywhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: The formal, you know, he's been the MBL since 2009.
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  SPEAKER_00: And oh my goodness, Todd Burbanchfield from the Earl Hawk Championship of all time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still playing to this day.
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  SPEAKER_00: 16th season will be an incredible achievement for the big unit.
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  SPEAKER_00: They also have bought some other talent around the globe.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I think they're gonna look really good, Earlhawks.
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  SPEAKER_00: We go down to Melbourne United.
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  SPEAKER_00: Recently have formalised Melbourne Tigers after 2008, 2018, 2021.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that goes Ding, Vatman, has been there for a long time, maybe ever since since Melbourne United insists to be their team.
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  SPEAKER_00: And my goodness, their team.
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  SPEAKER_00: No more Dover Dover in that lineup, but they look really, really sharp and ready to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think you know Chris Scholling continues on to be the best of the best.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, he's been there since 2006.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's almost 20 years in the making.
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  SPEAKER_00: Will be 20 seasons and a championship already.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know how many championships he has won.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, he's proved himself to be a really good time to play and prove himself and the minutes it spanned back in the Melbourne Tigers era.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then, you know, play for Gold Cross Blaze, Perth Wildcats, and Melbourne United ever since 2016 and won those championships and proved himself to be a very, very good player.
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  SPEAKER_00: So can Melbourne United claim a money championship?
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll find out because they're very good.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think Adelaide have chances to win a game.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we go to their riders of South.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do apologise their name.
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  SPEAKER_00: South Eastern Melbourne Phoenix, not Magic, that's the formal knights.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Josh King is their coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: They look really pumped, they're ready to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: They got their players, and my goodness, I think they're gonna look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, Nathan Stalwitz gone there, DJ Mitchum, there, Amala Ford, they look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hulmon Brisbane Bullet, he's ready to take on.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, there's many more talent to this team, but I think this is their full roster.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, it is.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I think that really, before we get to Tasmania, I think Saviv and Melbourne Phoenix, they need to find a way to get back.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got some great support base to since they come into the competition.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I really am looking forward to a fantastic opportunity to listen and all that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, do come to last team, the 2024 championship, first time Scott Ralph been the NBL only two seasons later, and they've won a championship since NBL 23.
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  SPEAKER_00: They were the entering of the competition, and now they've changed their roster, they've changed some teams around, and their lineup, it looked really lots of talent.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some has continued to stay on with the NBL.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I really am looking forward to seeing Tasman in action.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, they were looking really good, you know.
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  SPEAKER_00: They know they're not going to be easy to play, you know, since they've come into competition, they proved it wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've got a great coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hopefully, he continues to be the NBL Tasman coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now it's time, ladies and gentlemen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you ready for this?
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you ready for this?
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  SPEAKER_00: We got the MBL 26 before we do.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you have KO, you can watch an on ESPN and first time Disney Plus and Channel 10.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's Australian channel.
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  SPEAKER_00: So all around the globe, you can watch some fun NBL, and I cannot wait.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cannot wait.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 2025-26 MBL, known for MBL 26, as we start.
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  SPEAKER_00: We head to Tasmania.
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  SPEAKER_00: My State Bank Arena, Tasmania, Jack Jumpers, take and host the Melbourne United.
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  SPEAKER_00: These two love playing finals.
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  SPEAKER_00: These two open up the season.
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  SPEAKER_00: What an absolute game this is gonna be.
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  SPEAKER_00: What a game this is gonna be in the team.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's in Tasmania.
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  SPEAKER_00: They don't I don't know what who's in, who's out.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't know that till we get to watch it on TV.
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  SPEAKER_00: But congratulations to opening this season.
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  SPEAKER_00: NBL News only.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really think Tasmania will take the win.
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  SPEAKER_00: Melbourne Unit will have their moments, and it'll be a close one, and it'll be a six-point win to Tasmania.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next game, Friday.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we go to New Zealand, Sprink Arena in New Zealand, continues on Easband and Disney Plus.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have the New Zealand Breakers that host Brisbane Bullets.
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  SPEAKER_00: Brisbane traveled to New Zealand for this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really think that Brisbane could take this win.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm going for a really massive upset.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even New Zealand have a great bunch of players.
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  SPEAKER_00: Check the NBL app for your local time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Brisbane, I think New Zealand look really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think they'll start really well, but Brisbane will come home with the win and they'll win by 10 points.
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  SPEAKER_00: We come to the Saturday schedule, it's a double header on Saturday night.
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  SPEAKER_00: First up is in Melbourne, the first one for the year at John Cane Arena.
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  SPEAKER_00: We got the South East of Mel and Phoenix hosting the Centre Pans.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, I really like to see the South East of Mel and Phoenix to win this game, but Kent High Pans, can they get a win?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can they get some games early?
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  SPEAKER_00: Could they be a much more challenged team this season?
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  SPEAKER_00: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_00: But overall, it's in Melbourne.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's very hard to play in Melbourne.
• 15:39
  SPEAKER_00: I'm backing up where's the South East of Melbourne Phoenix to take the win by 10 points.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the final game, as Tasman takes on their second game for the round, which is bat to bat for them since being at home.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, expect them to win.
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  SPEAKER_00: They go to Perth, Perth Wildcats, tackle Tasman Jack Jumpers.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is always a good battle.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, you can watch it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most games will be on ESPN and Disney Plus.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm not going to continue to say this all the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we go to RAC Arena, where also the netball super con super netball competition do play.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's where the West Coast Feedback do play their netballs.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the Perth Wycats are back on court for the first time this season since last season dropout defeat in the final series.
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  SPEAKER_00: And look, I think Perth should take this win.
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  SPEAKER_00: Their first game for the year won't be pretty.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think they'll shocking at home.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think Perth Whycutts will take the win.
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  SPEAKER_00: It'll be a close battle, but 15 points for me for the Perth Why Cat.
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  SPEAKER_00: The final day of NBL 1, round one of NBL 26.
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  SPEAKER_00: We got the Melbourne United their second game, also New Zealand breakers.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think Melbourne United take the win.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can watch this on Channel 10 in Australia, but you can watch on the ESPN Disney Plus on the Sunday and please look your local tire on the NBL app with a background with an orange black brown with MBL with Hungry Jack on the side.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's on the actual app.
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  SPEAKER_00: But if you go on to the NBL on your app saw or Google Play, if you write MBL, there's two icons.
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  SPEAKER_00: The big black bold background, that's the one you press on, and it will come up with all your games and live stacks and all that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So where can I watch this day exactly like that?
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  SPEAKER_00: But we do go to the second time of the first round of Joe Kane, John Kane Arena, Melbourne United, New Zealand Breakers, Melbourne United to take the win.
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  SPEAKER_00: There you have it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now we do have some other teens up playing at the moment, which I'm not going to share.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you check it out, you can go more welcome to do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'm not interested in doing that.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think it's great to see the every Thursday night starts a new season, but I will keep you located each and every week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some games may not, some will be even on a Wednesday night.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's all depending on the schedule.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am looking forward to a fantastic.
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  SPEAKER_00: I will do my best to keep you updated week in and week out.
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  SPEAKER_00: All the results on a between a well Tuesday and a Wednesday, may possibly not a win a first day.
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  SPEAKER_00: I do apologise if I get this out delayed.
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  SPEAKER_00: I do apologize that.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I cannot wait to share with this.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, thank you so much for listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we'll see you all next week for this opening round, episode one, MBL 26.
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_00: See out for the Australian Sportition Show.
• 18:41
  SPEAKER_00: I will 100% have a little bit of review and stuff and a little bit more detail.
• 18:46
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, slightly more detail about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I cannot wait to share this season with you.
• 18:51
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, BJ shows out.