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Let's bring in another great mate of ours on the continuous call team. The great man, Sam Thiday, who will be a part of the coverage on Nine's Wide World of Sports. Hello, Sam. Hello, hello. How's it going? Mate, very well. We've just been talking about celebrity Uber drivers. Daryl's got this idea, right, that in spare time, people like your good self and Daryl can jump in the car, pick up drunks on a Saturday night and charge them a premium for celebrities picking them up. Are you on board with the big man's idea, Sammy?
Well, big man, you are a genius. I even had a celebrity Uber driver today actually coming out here to Campbelltown. Who did you have? David Middleton himself. He was filling me in on all the stats. Really? I wanted to know the weird and wonderful stats. I like the, you know, how many games has it been since someone's pants were pulled down? Like those sorts of things. I was going to say, did he wake you up when you got
to Campbelltown? He has got a stat or two, Middo. He's a genius, Middo. Well, this afternoon, I'm assuming that Adam Dewey's back, given he's been named in this starting side when he's trimmed his squad, Benji. Who are you tipping the salvo, Sam, Tigers or Raiders?
Well, it's a bit of a weird one for me. I have to be careful because I am sitting on the sideline at the moment. I've got some West Tiger supporters behind me, but I do like the Raiders in this game. I think the Tigers are a little bit thin at the moment and just lacking a little bit of consistency with their game. On the flip side, Canberra have been the same, but I just think they've got a few more bigger name players in their team today that should get the job done.
We're actually just having a look at you here, mate. We've got vision of it. There are fans everywhere around. Just turn around and wave, will you, Sammy? We can see you, mate. We can see you sitting on... There you go. Yeah, yeah. Turned around. No, we're not there, mate. We've got a TV there. Just give us a wave. We can see you there now. We can see you. Just give us a wave. I know it's probably seven seconds. There's a bit of a delay. A little delay. He's standing up. Good work, Sammy. He's standing up. To your right. To your right. Oh, the cameraman's gone. The cameraman's gone.
Phil on camera three. Now he's focused on some bloke who's going to clap up in the end. He's going to do the claps. Mate, can I just ask you about the Raiders? Because I've got to say, on paper, they look a way superior side to the Tigers. The Tigers have got a lot of blokes we haven't seen a lot of playing first grade, whereas the Raiders have got, I think, a solid side. I think they're in the eighth at the moment. They're in seventh, aren't they?
Well, that's where the Raiders have been probably the more disappointing team this year is because they have got some big-name players in their list and some representative players who represent their state and country. So, yeah, I think they are definitely the better team on paper for sure, and they should do a job here today. But it's a cracking little afternoon here. I'm glad there's no rain around, but I heard it's going to get a bit colder later today.
Might have to get a new jacket. Oh, it'll be cold, all right, 10 towards 6 o'clock after the sun's gone down. Hey, earlier we saw you on the outtakes interviewing Lockie Galvin, obviously, for the Channel 9 coverage when it comes on later. Sammy, what do you make of him, mate, as an 18-year-old coming into the game and doing what he's doing for the West Tigers? Are you impressed with him?
He's a tall boy, I tell you that. He's got a bit of size on him for a half, but I don't even think he's got any hair on his chest yet. So he's going to develop into such a great young player. And I think young players need to go through a bit of adversity when they're coming through the ranks. And I think he's doing that. It's only going to build more character for him as a player. And if he's the guy that wants to lead this West Tigers back into a bit of resurgence and
and get him into the finals, I think he's a brilliant enough player that can do that. So very impressive of what I've seen so far. I absolutely love Benji and the way that he's backed him from... I hope Benji sticks with him going forward because I think he's a great player.
Can't let you go without asking you about Wednesday night, Sam. State of origin, Queensland with a 1-0 series lead. Just the two changes for the Maroons, five changes for the Blues. Can Queensland wrap up a third straight series victory under Billy?
Well, I'll tell you this. It's not going to be a given in Melbourne at all. There was enough great signs in that game. Game one, New South Wales showed that they'll be there and they'll turn up in Melbourne. So Queensland will have to definitely be on their A game. And I figured out this morning actually what the secret was to Queensland's success for such a long period of time. We went through that eight straight period is because Queensland
There's so many of those Queensland players that had birthdays in camp and we used to have birthday cakes and blow out the candles and make a wish that we'd win the series. So Billy Slater celebrated his birthday on Tuesday. Nate Miles is celebrating his birthday on Monday. Selwyn Cobber in Camp 1. So hopefully those boys have had their birthday cake and they've blown the candles out and made the wish that we get the victory in the Melons.
Well, they'll be commiserating on Wednesday night when the Blues set up a decider at Brisson Corp Stadium. Sorry, you broke up there. See you, Sam. We'll see you on the telly this hour. Thank you very much. See you, buddy. There he is, Sam Thaida, the Queensland legend, part of Nine's coverage live and free this afternoon, the West Tigers and Canberra Raiders.