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The Muster- Jamie Mackay: Country Crossover · The Muster on Hokonui

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  Speaker 1: The Country Crossover, brought to you by Bioactive Soils.
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  Speaker 2: Jamie Mackay is host of The Country and joins us
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  Speaker 2: this afternoon. G'day Jamie. Don't know about you, but gee,
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  Speaker 2: it's been a busy old week.
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  Speaker 1: It's been a busy old week, all right, and there's
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  Speaker 1: lots happening on the farms in the south, no doubt
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  Speaker 1: about that, and And the improved weather has been welcomed,
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  Speaker 1: even though we've got a bit of a cold snap
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  Speaker 1: going through at the moment. We're a balmy like nine
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  Speaker 1: degrees or something here today. But we've had some lovely
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  Speaker 1: warm weather earlier in the week. And I think from
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  Speaker 1: Sunday on again, the weather's good and goodness knows we
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  Speaker 1: need it. So we just look in the rear vision
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  Speaker 1: mirror at shit timber and flush the dunny, as Steve
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  Speaker 1: Hansen would say.
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  Speaker 2: Shit timber, just about going the Oxford Dictionary.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it should, and no doubt, I mean, farmers remember
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  Speaker 1: these things. I'm an old codger now, and I remember
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  Speaker 1: the lambing of 87 and people who were about at
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  Speaker 1: that time, yourself included, remember the stadium. I always liken
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  Speaker 1: it to when the roof collapsed on Stadium South in
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  Speaker 1: the big snow of 2010, I think it was, and
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  Speaker 1: people remember these things, and they're just a peg in
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  Speaker 1: the sand and a reminder that things can only get better.
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  Speaker 2: I'll tell you what was a good watch on TV
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  Speaker 2: the other night. Paul Andrews. He was an outback trucker,
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  Speaker 2: but they're outside Andrews' main yard there in Riversdale. And
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  Speaker 2: I'll give you credit, the old town come across pretty well.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it's a beautiful town. It's the capital of northern Southland.
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  Speaker 1: Why wouldn't it? And that's back to the future for
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  Speaker 1: Paul Andrews. Of course, his dad, Fred, set up Andrews Transport,
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  Speaker 1: and it's been the cornerstone, really, of Riversdale. as a
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  Speaker 1: business for a number of years, and they do a
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  Speaker 1: great job there. I miss that. Unfortunately, I saw the
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  Speaker 1: election debate, and like everyone else, even though I'm a
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  Speaker 1: political tragic, Andy, I'm kind of getting over them, and
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  Speaker 1: these leaders' debates, neither of the Chris's were that impressive.
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  Speaker 1: They kind of both had gaffe moments, and I just
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  Speaker 1: think people are People are over the election, but it's
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  Speaker 1: a very, very important one, especially for rural New Zealand.
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  Speaker 1: And I think, you know, I just feel the coalition's
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  Speaker 1: been on the back foot. But just when you think
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  Speaker 1: it might be done and dusted, if top get past 5%,
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  Speaker 1: the Greens and Te Pāti Māori bless them, go and
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  Speaker 1: get some photos done with the gangs, which is absolutely despicable,
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  Speaker 1: posing for them, posting for them. I think middle New
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  Speaker 1: Zealand doesn't want to borrow that. And that's what we're facing.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Labour, to be fair, are kind of sensible,
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  Speaker 1: top the juries out. But Kiu-Lei Wong, to be fair
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  Speaker 1: to her, presents very well. She certainly presents as being
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  Speaker 1: more sane than the Greens and to Party Maori. But
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  Speaker 1: I really fear, I really fear for farming and some
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  Speaker 1: of the rules that will change under a left-leaning coalition.
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  Speaker 1: And I know that Chippy and Joe Luxon are making
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  Speaker 1: soothing noises. They're not the problem here. Chloe & Co
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  Speaker 1: will extract a high price if it comes to coalition agreements.
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  Speaker 1: So if I was a farmer, you can vote for
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  Speaker 1: who you want, but you need to vote centre-right, especially
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  Speaker 1: if you're a livestock farmer.
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  Speaker 2: Your old mate, Rowan Horrell, drills farm there. Now, we're
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  Speaker 2: talking about this today. We've both crutched there, and you
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  Speaker 2: were one of the first ones to christen the shed,
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  Speaker 2: so to speak.
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  Speaker 1: Well, no, I was the very first. Rowan Horrell, my
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  Speaker 1: old mate, passed away, unfortunately. Yeah, we were the first
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  Speaker 1: ones to use the new wool shed in the early 80s.
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  Speaker 1: I can't remember quite what year it was, crutching the lambs.
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  Speaker 1: And I used to have a crutching gang with my
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  Speaker 1: brother and cousin and a few other people we would
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  Speaker 1: drag in from time to time. And the funny thing,
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  Speaker 1: there is a connection between you and I, because as
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  Speaker 1: I moved out of farming and into radio, the successor
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  Speaker 1: was Bat, our old mate Ewan McClay, and he got
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  Speaker 1: you into the gang. So you ended up doing the
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  Speaker 1: shed as well with both crutch lambs at the Horrell shed.
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  Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what, they were the easiest crutching
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  Speaker 1: lambs you could get. Bill, Rowan's father, bless him, used
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  Speaker 1: to cut the tails off right at the backbone and
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  Speaker 1: you could just go straight over with your handpiece. They
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  Speaker 1: were really quick crutching. And if you could knock out
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  Speaker 1: a thousand of those a day, tail crutching, it was brilliant,
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  Speaker 1: brilliant money for a hard up young farmer. I had
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  Speaker 1: some great times Had some wonderful times in that shed.
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  Speaker 1: And just on the subject, I've got to get a
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  Speaker 1: shameless plug in here for my old mate. So Shea
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  Speaker 1: Mosby at Country & Co's got this on. I know
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  Speaker 1: there's a lot of interest in the property. Look, along
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  Speaker 1: with Mark Shallard and Tanya's farm in Riversdale, this is
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  Speaker 1: the best farm in Riversdale, possibly in north and south,
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  Speaker 1: and beautifully set up with lanes and hedges, 380 hectares.
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  Speaker 1: That's 950 acres. Sheep beef at the moment. Beautiful cropping land.
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  Speaker 1: Five titles. There's a house on the property. The main homestead,
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  Speaker 1: I think, is being sold or kept separately. But the
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  Speaker 1: house that's for grabs on the property has been extensively renovated.
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  Speaker 1: And believe it or not, believe it or not, Andy,
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  Speaker 1: in the early 80s, I used to flat in there.
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  Speaker 1: And as I said, great woolshed covered in yards. Go
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  Speaker 1: into it. This is shameless. We're probably breaking an election
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  Speaker 1: law here, Andy. But go and see Shea Mosby. I am.
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  Speaker 1: I am, and I don't care if I'm sacked from
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  Speaker 1: this job because.
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  Speaker 2: It's a non-paying one.
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  Speaker 1: Okay. Shay Mosby, Country & Co. Look, I know a
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  Speaker 1: lot of people are looking at this farm. It is
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  Speaker 1: a beauty. If I was a sheep and beef farmer,
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  Speaker 1: this would be the farm I'd pick.
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  Speaker 2: What was a ring crutch worth back in the early 80s?
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  Speaker 1: Oh, I can remember that because we used to get $ 20.
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  Speaker 1: We used to get $ 20 a hundred for the tail
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  Speaker 1: crutch or the ring crutch. And it was $ 25 for
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  Speaker 1: the full crutch. And anyone who's done a bit of
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  Speaker 1: crutching can figure out there was no eye-wigging or anything.
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  Speaker 1: They were open-faced Coopworth lambs. No dags at all on them.
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  Speaker 1: So if you could knock out $ 1, 000, that was $ 200
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  Speaker 1: a day. And back in the early, early 80s, that
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  Speaker 1: was great money. That was great money.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it was like 20, we were like
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  Speaker 2: about $ 97.
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  Speaker 1: 98, $ 0.
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  Speaker 2: 28 and $ 0. 30 for a ring and a full crutch.
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  Speaker 2: So certainly it was one of those things you were
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  Speaker 2: able to do being at home to earn a bit
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  Speaker 2: of cash. Hey, Jamie, the ABs against Wallabies, you happy
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  Speaker 2: with this AB side, where they're tracking?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah. And in fact, I shouldn't say this, but
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  Speaker 1: I was a bit, I was disappointed. I thought the
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  Speaker 1: Aussies would bring more and I think they might this weekend,
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  Speaker 1: but To be honest with you, I enjoyed the Springbok tests,
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  Speaker 1: even though we lost them because they were real test matches. Look,
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  Speaker 1: I do like the way the All Blacks are tracking,
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  Speaker 1: and I love that. I'm a big Scott Barrett fan.
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  Speaker 1: He adds some real grunt and a bit of mongrel
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  Speaker 1: to that forward pack, and I love it that Fabian
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  Speaker 1: Holland's back in there as well. I'm not quite sure
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  Speaker 1: what Ethan DeGroote's done to be dropped or omitted. There
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  Speaker 1: must be some story behind that. But I like the
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  Speaker 1: look of this team. I like Damien McKenzie at first 5-8.
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  Speaker 1: And regardless of where you play him in the All Blacks,
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  Speaker 1: and he's either going to be first 5 or a
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  Speaker 1: first-choice fullback, and when Ruben Love or if Richie Mwanga
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  Speaker 1: comes back, that's Rennie's decision. But I'll give you the
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  Speaker 1: clue here, Andy. When it comes to goal-kicking, Damien McKenzie
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  Speaker 1: should be doing the goal-kicking full stop for the All Blacks.
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  Speaker 1: He's the best they've got.
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  Speaker 2: Over Reuben Love?
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  Speaker 1: Yep, absolutely over Reuben Love.
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  Speaker 2: What about Bodie, though? He still chugs around not too bad.
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  Speaker 2: All things considered, Don Morrison will feel free to hear
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  Speaker 2: your impression around this because it'll differentiate.
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  Speaker 1: Well, is Don not a Bowdoin fan?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, not at all. God, no. No, he can't stand it.
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  Speaker 1: Well, you've got to remember back to after Dan Carter
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  Speaker 1: retired after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Bowdoin Barrett was...
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  Speaker 1: World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016-17. He's been
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  Speaker 1: a brilliant player. He's probably passed his best. He's 35,
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  Speaker 1: but he brings the smarts and the experience, and I
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  Speaker 1: know that he's a man with a very keen sense
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  Speaker 1: on rugby history, and I know what he's after. He's
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  Speaker 1: after Sam Whitelock's record for the most capped All Black
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  Speaker 1: of all time, and if he can stay in the
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  Speaker 1: team and get through to the Rugby World Cup, he
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  Speaker 1: will do that, which is a pretty amazing effort, really,
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  Speaker 1: for a back. an outside back in his case in
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  Speaker 1: some cases because it's easier to chug along at 35
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  Speaker 1: like Sam Whitelock did as a tight forward. So, look,
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  Speaker 1: good luck to him. I mean, maybe Bowdoin, the jury's
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  Speaker 1: out on whether he's in the top 15. Howie, I
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  Speaker 1: won't argue with Howie because he was one of the
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  Speaker 1: greatest fullbacks ever to lace up boots. Just ask him.
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  Speaker 1: But the other two Barretts, they are lock-ins. That's the
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  Speaker 1: best forward and the best back in the team.
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  Speaker 2: Good on you, Jamie. Good luck with that real estate career.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well, Shea Mosby, if you're listening, former Riversdale rugby player,
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  Speaker 1: you owe me a beer. Are we getting anything out
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  Speaker 1: of this? Eh?
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  Speaker 2: Are we getting anything out of this, or is this
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  Speaker 2: all on you?
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  Speaker 1: No, this is all on me. You didn't promote the property.
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  Speaker 1: You've just given me some air time. Country and co,
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  Speaker 1: Shea Mosby. Got to go. Right.
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  Speaker 2: Jamie Mackay and the Country Crossover, thanks to Bioactive Soils.
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  Speaker 2: Steve Henderson's up next. Without losing our control.