January 19, 2025 • 9 mins
Jason Pine and Andrew Saville joined Ryan Bridge to discuss the Sail GP in Auckland over the weekend, Auckland FC's win against Melbourne, Daniel Hillier at the Dubai Classic and Novak Djokovic's tiff with an Australian Open reporter.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The commentary box for your Monday morning Jason Pine and
Andrew several are with us. Good morning, gentlemen, how are
you a very good thank you? And I had a
you know, I'm not a sailing guy, I think it's
fair to say, but I enjoyed watching at the weekend
went down there. What an event, Jason, you were obviously
there for us. What happened with our starts?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, it's a very good question. It's a very good question.
It seems to me as though if you don't get
off the start line well in these events, then it's
really difficult to get anywhere near the top of the field.
And more than once in the very first race of
day one, and then again a couple of times yesterday.
Just just a misreading, I think of conditions, just not
quite getting things right, but a gear issue as well
(00:42):
with the black Boils, and it really cost them, you know,
they couldn't quite get up the field enough to get
enough points for the final. You've got to give it
to Australia though across the two days Tom Slingsby had
that boat absolutely humming. I think they were worthy winners
of sale gp Auckland yesterday.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah, and Andrew the fan and s big winners as well,
not just because of that stand that they had ereg did,
but just the spectator nature of it.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I think it was fantastic. Drove over the Harbor Bridge
late last week and saw the grand stand and saw
them practicing out on the course, and it brought back
very fond memories of the America's Cup. It's what the
town and what the country has been lacking the last
few years. And let's face it, the America's Cup ain't
going to come back here, is it, no matter what
(01:27):
happens on that front. So sale GP is it. You'd
hope for the next few years at least great feeling
downtown yesterday. I didn't go to the sailing, but it
saw lots of fans walking to it around the Victoria
Park area, So it brought back that America's Cut feel
if you like. And I'm sure the bars and cafes
around wind You'd Quarter and Viaduct did very well across
(01:50):
the weekend, which is great for the city and the
country too. So good on sale GP for sticking with
the n Z. And you'd hope it's a long term thing.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Well yeah, Well it will be a debate whyon't it
because we just had tartaky Auckland Unlimited on and they reckon,
they paid a million bucks for this one, and you'd
be looking at you assume you'd be looking at the
same and Coots was talking about a five year deal
with you, Jason, so that you're looking at potentially five
million bucks. You know where does that come from? Who
funds that?
Speaker 2 (02:19):
This is?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
And asue not just for saving but for lots of
major sporting events right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Oh, absolutely, and every city who wants to attract events
to their city. You know, look, I live in Wellington.
I'd I'd be absolutely delighted if my council spend a
million dollars to bring an event like that here. I
know that we others who say, you know what, there
are a lot of other things that need to be
done before you spend a million dollars on bringing a
bunch of saviors to town. But it's way more than that.
(02:45):
As Andrew just said, you know, the hospitality and retail
impact on a city must be enormous. And look, this
is this is not small fry. This is something that's
going to get bigger and bigger. So Russell Coots is
talking about having you know there are twelve teams at
the moment, having four teen sixteen, there are fourteen events
at the moment. He's talking about the Grand Prix model
of over twenty. You know this is only going to
(03:07):
get bigger. And if you know, if New Zealand misses
the boat, pardon the pud, then it will be to
the detriment of whichever city decides they don't want it. Look,
if I'm Aukland, I'm getting around the table with Sir
Russell Coots today and thrashing out that five year deal.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Yeah, I mean in Wellington you obviously got bigger priorities.
Like you know, you can barely flush a toilet in Wellington.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
There is.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
You'd like to think. You'd like to think the million
dollars Ryan isn't being taken out of that footbridge fixing
fun exactly exactly between the win you'd quarter and which
never seems to work. You'd like to think that there's
been a budget put aside for that and a budget
for the racing. And I think you'd look a million
(03:53):
dollars a year it's bringing a lot more than that
into the city. And then you know you've got there
needs to be events in a city to create some
feel and vibrancy like luke holmbs on Saturday night. I
was actually increased church on Saturday for the Black Flash
cricket game and that again croated vibrancy around the city.
That's what you need.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Yeah, anyway, where we have to parking this debate because
I'm not agreeing with either of you. Auckland FC. They
have taken Melbourne three nil after some pretty shoddy performances
from them a few losses.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Have they back Jason, Well, I'm not sure they ever
really went away. It was an emphatic performance. Well, I'll
rephrase that, it was an emphatic fifteen minutes at the
end of the first half, first half hours a bit
of an armory or nil all and then in the
fifteen minutes before the break, Awkland the FC got three
goals and two absolute crackers by the way, and all
of a sudden they're act to a three nil lead,
(04:46):
which proved me, you know well and truly enough. In
the second half they momentarily or for a couple of hours,
we went back to the top of the table. Adelaide
United a couple of hours later won their game and
went back to the top and those two meet in
Adelaide on Wednesday night, so the quintessential top of the
table clash. Locaukleyd the FC are the real deal. You know,
(05:07):
I've been watching Wellington Phenix for a long time in
the A League and Awk of the FC have sort
of busted the door down and in their first season
have proved to be a terrific addition not only to
the A League. But you know we've talked about events
before and that's fifteen thousand there again in the Sunshine
on Saturday on a weekend where there was SALEVP and
Luke came for well, plenty of options for people. Yeah,
(05:29):
it'sz They're phenomenon.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
They and they seem to have like a ready made
fan base Andrew that just follows them everywhere.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
It's staggering and I'm going to be interesting interested rather
to see when Super Rugby starts in a few weeks
what the crowd numbers are going to be like for
that compared to or can they see Yes, it's a
shiny new thing still, but they they've already got a
firm fan base which is quite remarkable. And I think
the last few weeks coming out of that testing time
in the last few weeks, a couple of losses, a
(05:58):
couple of drawers. Then to beat the the top team
or what was the top team in the league, I
think is a great sign that this team is strong.
This team is not going to flake off or start
losing more games. They'll be testing times again during the season.
(06:18):
But for a new outfit, a new franchise, to bounce
back from a couple of rough weeks, I thought was outstanding.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Jason, I love this story about Daniel Hillier at the
Dubai Desert Classic. The money that's involved, the potential winner
taking two point six million dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, incredible and he finished second overnight, so still a
very very tidy payday for the Daniel Hillier the Wellingtonian.
There is some bright news for Wellingtonians today with Daniel
Hillier went to school actually about one hundred meters from
where I'm sitting, so I'll take a small slice of
credit there xally I'll take none. He's a good young kid,
(06:56):
Daniel Hillyer. He's starting to really find his feet on
that DP too. He's very very calm composed, doesn't let
too many things get on top of him. This really
interesting comment after this morning, was he now feels like
he belongs on that tour and that is a you know,
an upper racial on tour, the deeper European tour. So yeah,
kudos to Daniel Hilly for what he did overnight.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Absolutely, Hey, the Australian Open, have you been keeping a brus.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
What about you make Novak Ryan ain't a dog?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
I think he's got reason to go dog because because
of what the Channel nine reporter said.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yes, I mean trying to be funny obviously, but it's
completely backfired having a go at the Serbian fans or
trying to be a bit of a smart ass and
it's completely gone wrong. But no that jock it I mean,
just just fend it off. Look, the Aussie Open fans
over the years have always created drama. You know, you've
got the Danielle Collins situation last week, you get the
(07:53):
American player who's now out. But there's always controversy around
fans and fan reactions, some things that are said and
done at the Aussie Open. It's just part of the
Australian Open. I think Novek maybe just needs to get
on with it. He's got Alkhaaz tomorrow in the quarter final.
And Alkharz has been playing some sensational tennis, so looking
forward to that. But I think Novek needs to focus
a little more.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Well, it's hard to focus when you've got such a
feral crowd around your pony. Yeah, as Danielle found.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah, indeed, and Sam's right, you know, of all of
the Grand Slams, this one is the most boisterous as
far as the fans are concerned. And yeah, I wonder
at what point it takes away from what is a
sports steeped in history and decorum and that sort of
thing where you are quiet when the players serve. But look,
I tend to side with Sam on this one, and
that Novak Djokovic is a big boy. He's been around
(08:43):
for a long time, He's won twenty four Grand Slams,
he once in one of twenty fifty. Should probably focus
on Alcarez rather than whether readoes postmats interviews or not.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yeah, I think that's fair enough, because in my mind
it depends on the arena. But rugby league you can yell,
you can shout golf us in my mind, at least,
not not the arena for it.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Well, you've paid hundreds, if not thousands, to get in right,
So you should be able to vent a little bit. Okay,
don't be a knob, but you should be allowed to
make the odd comment, shouldn't you if it's not too
outlandish or boo or cheer or and especially if your
if your hometown players up against the villain or up
against you know, a top player and doing well. I
(09:25):
think you should be able to at least, you know,
go for it a little bit, not completely. Don't be
a you know, completely idiot about it. Yeah, that's a
good word, all.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Right, guys, thanks very much for being with me this morning.
Jason Pine with us and Andrew Sevil on the commentary
Box for your Monday morning.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to
news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
The commentary box for your Monday morning Jason Pine and
Andrew several are with us. Good morning, gentlemen, how are
you a very good thank you? And I had a
you know, I'm not a sailing guy, I think it's
fair to say, but I enjoyed watching at the weekend
went down there. What an event, Jason, you were obviously
there for us. What happened with our starts?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, it's a very good question. It's a very good question.
It seems to me as though if you don't get
off the start line well in these events, then it's
really difficult to get anywhere near the top of the field.
And more than once in the very first race of
day one, and then again a couple of times yesterday.
Just just a misreading, I think of conditions, just not
quite getting things right, but a gear issue as well
(00:42):
with the black Boils, and it really cost them, you know,
they couldn't quite get up the field enough to get
enough points for the final. You've got to give it
to Australia though across the two days Tom Slingsby had
that boat absolutely humming. I think they were worthy winners
of sale gp Auckland yesterday.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah, and Andrew the fan and s big winners as well,
not just because of that stand that they had ereg did,
but just the spectator nature of it.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I think it was fantastic. Drove over the Harbor Bridge
late last week and saw the grand stand and saw
them practicing out on the course, and it brought back
very fond memories of the America's Cup. It's what the
town and what the country has been lacking the last
few years. And let's face it, the America's Cup ain't
going to come back here, is it, no matter what
(01:27):
happens on that front. So sale GP is it. You'd
hope for the next few years at least great feeling
downtown yesterday. I didn't go to the sailing, but it
saw lots of fans walking to it around the Victoria
Park area, So it brought back that America's Cut feel
if you like. And I'm sure the bars and cafes
around wind You'd Quarter and Viaduct did very well across
(01:50):
the weekend, which is great for the city and the
country too. So good on sale GP for sticking with
the n Z. And you'd hope it's a long term thing.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Well yeah, Well it will be a debate whyon't it
because we just had tartaky Auckland Unlimited on and they reckon,
they paid a million bucks for this one, and you'd
be looking at you assume you'd be looking at the
same and Coots was talking about a five year deal
with you, Jason, so that you're looking at potentially five
million bucks. You know where does that come from? Who
funds that?
Speaker 2 (02:19):
This is?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
And asue not just for saving but for lots of
major sporting events right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Oh, absolutely, and every city who wants to attract events
to their city. You know, look, I live in Wellington.
I'd I'd be absolutely delighted if my council spend a
million dollars to bring an event like that here. I
know that we others who say, you know what, there
are a lot of other things that need to be
done before you spend a million dollars on bringing a
bunch of saviors to town. But it's way more than that.
(02:45):
As Andrew just said, you know, the hospitality and retail
impact on a city must be enormous. And look, this
is this is not small fry. This is something that's
going to get bigger and bigger. So Russell Coots is
talking about having you know there are twelve teams at
the moment, having four teen sixteen, there are fourteen events
at the moment. He's talking about the Grand Prix model
of over twenty. You know this is only going to
(03:07):
get bigger. And if you know, if New Zealand misses
the boat, pardon the pud, then it will be to
the detriment of whichever city decides they don't want it. Look,
if I'm Aukland, I'm getting around the table with Sir
Russell Coots today and thrashing out that five year deal.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Yeah, I mean in Wellington you obviously got bigger priorities.
Like you know, you can barely flush a toilet in Wellington.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
There is.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
You'd like to think. You'd like to think the million
dollars Ryan isn't being taken out of that footbridge fixing
fun exactly exactly between the win you'd quarter and which
never seems to work. You'd like to think that there's
been a budget put aside for that and a budget
for the racing. And I think you'd look a million
(03:53):
dollars a year it's bringing a lot more than that
into the city. And then you know you've got there
needs to be events in a city to create some
feel and vibrancy like luke holmbs on Saturday night. I
was actually increased church on Saturday for the Black Flash
cricket game and that again croated vibrancy around the city.
That's what you need.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Yeah, anyway, where we have to parking this debate because
I'm not agreeing with either of you. Auckland FC. They
have taken Melbourne three nil after some pretty shoddy performances
from them a few losses.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Have they back Jason, Well, I'm not sure they ever
really went away. It was an emphatic performance. Well, I'll
rephrase that, it was an emphatic fifteen minutes at the
end of the first half, first half hours a bit
of an armory or nil all and then in the
fifteen minutes before the break, Awkland the FC got three
goals and two absolute crackers by the way, and all
of a sudden they're act to a three nil lead,
(04:46):
which proved me, you know well and truly enough. In
the second half they momentarily or for a couple of hours,
we went back to the top of the table. Adelaide
United a couple of hours later won their game and
went back to the top and those two meet in
Adelaide on Wednesday night, so the quintessential top of the
table clash. Locaukleyd the FC are the real deal. You know,
(05:07):
I've been watching Wellington Phenix for a long time in
the A League and Awk of the FC have sort
of busted the door down and in their first season
have proved to be a terrific addition not only to
the A League. But you know we've talked about events
before and that's fifteen thousand there again in the Sunshine
on Saturday on a weekend where there was SALEVP and
Luke came for well, plenty of options for people. Yeah,
(05:29):
it'sz They're phenomenon.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
They and they seem to have like a ready made
fan base Andrew that just follows them everywhere.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
It's staggering and I'm going to be interesting interested rather
to see when Super Rugby starts in a few weeks
what the crowd numbers are going to be like for
that compared to or can they see Yes, it's a
shiny new thing still, but they they've already got a
firm fan base which is quite remarkable. And I think
the last few weeks coming out of that testing time
in the last few weeks, a couple of losses, a
(05:58):
couple of drawers. Then to beat the the top team
or what was the top team in the league, I
think is a great sign that this team is strong.
This team is not going to flake off or start
losing more games. They'll be testing times again during the season.
(06:18):
But for a new outfit, a new franchise, to bounce
back from a couple of rough weeks, I thought was outstanding.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Jason, I love this story about Daniel Hillier at the
Dubai Desert Classic. The money that's involved, the potential winner
taking two point six million dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, incredible and he finished second overnight, so still a
very very tidy payday for the Daniel Hillier the Wellingtonian.
There is some bright news for Wellingtonians today with Daniel
Hillier went to school actually about one hundred meters from
where I'm sitting, so I'll take a small slice of
credit there xally I'll take none. He's a good young kid,
(06:56):
Daniel Hillyer. He's starting to really find his feet on
that DP too. He's very very calm composed, doesn't let
too many things get on top of him. This really
interesting comment after this morning, was he now feels like
he belongs on that tour and that is a you know,
an upper racial on tour, the deeper European tour. So yeah,
kudos to Daniel Hilly for what he did overnight.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Absolutely, Hey, the Australian Open, have you been keeping a brus.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
What about you make Novak Ryan ain't a dog?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
I think he's got reason to go dog because because
of what the Channel nine reporter said.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yes, I mean trying to be funny obviously, but it's
completely backfired having a go at the Serbian fans or
trying to be a bit of a smart ass and
it's completely gone wrong. But no that jock it I mean,
just just fend it off. Look, the Aussie Open fans
over the years have always created drama. You know, you've
got the Danielle Collins situation last week, you get the
(07:53):
American player who's now out. But there's always controversy around
fans and fan reactions, some things that are said and
done at the Aussie Open. It's just part of the
Australian Open. I think Novek maybe just needs to get
on with it. He's got Alkhaaz tomorrow in the quarter final.
And Alkharz has been playing some sensational tennis, so looking
forward to that. But I think Novek needs to focus
a little more.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Well, it's hard to focus when you've got such a
feral crowd around your pony. Yeah, as Danielle found.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah, indeed, and Sam's right, you know, of all of
the Grand Slams, this one is the most boisterous as
far as the fans are concerned. And yeah, I wonder
at what point it takes away from what is a
sports steeped in history and decorum and that sort of
thing where you are quiet when the players serve. But look,
I tend to side with Sam on this one, and
that Novak Djokovic is a big boy. He's been around
(08:43):
for a long time, He's won twenty four Grand Slams,
he once in one of twenty fifty. Should probably focus
on Alcarez rather than whether readoes postmats interviews or not.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yeah, I think that's fair enough, because in my mind
it depends on the arena. But rugby league you can yell,
you can shout golf us in my mind, at least,
not not the arena for it.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Well, you've paid hundreds, if not thousands, to get in right,
So you should be able to vent a little bit. Okay,
don't be a knob, but you should be allowed to
make the odd comment, shouldn't you if it's not too
outlandish or boo or cheer or and especially if your
if your hometown players up against the villain or up
against you know, a top player and doing well. I
(09:25):
think you should be able to at least, you know,
go for it a little bit, not completely. Don't be
a you know, completely idiot about it. Yeah, that's a
good word, all.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Right, guys, thanks very much for being with me this morning.
Jason Pine with us and Andrew Sevil on the commentary
Box for your Monday morning.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to
news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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