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On the continuous call team, the Queensland Report with Peter Persoltis. Queensland's everywhere. Queensland's everywhere.
Well, this is how solid, rock solid our man Peter Basaltis is, the Danny DeVito of rugby league. He is on a little break with his family, but when the call was put through to Little Salty, he said, I would love nothing more than to speak to the continuous call team on this Saturday. Peter Basaltis, a very good afternoon to you. Oh,
I was waiting by the phone. Hello, Mark. Hello, everybody. Where are you, little salty? You've got away with the family, have you? Just a quick couple of days. You told me on Thursday night it was more than a couple. How many? No, two nights. Salty. Salty. So will there be invoice coming for this? No, he's got to spend his cash somewhere. So where are you, salty? Just a couple of days on the Gold Coast. Hmm.
Beautiful. What part? Yes. Yes. Serpent's Paradise. Why is this so secretive? Is there a little rot going on here or something? It seems that way. I'm not sure. I don't know why everyone's saying, yeah, just a couple of days on the coast. There's a luncheon somewhere. There's a luncheon. Mate, have you taken up for a few years an agent for ASIO or something? This is a covert mission. No, no.
No, it's just a couple of days on the Gold Coast. Salty giggle guts. You know, this might be news to Gal that people actually get online or they ring hotels and book a reservation. They pay for it. They pay for it. He won't be doing that. Salty, you're next in line. I reckon Gal's leading. I'm a
Pretty close second. You're number three for cashing in, brother. You are number one by a country mile and you know it. Did I mention, was it last week I saw a wonderful photo of Salty who called the individual try of the season involving the Hammer. Hammer said taboo eye for doubt. They were at the races and Salty's gone up and he's posted the photo of
Well, the Hammer wanted the photo with the man who called the individual try of the season. You are insufferable, Saltman. How good is he? He did want it. He did want it. Now, I will say that was a rort that day. That was a good day. Oh, OK. Well, it's only a rort if you're not involved, Sonny. Now, look, Peter, I don't want to hold you up too long, but obviously we were waxing lyrical earlier this afternoon about the New South Wales Blues on Wednesday night.
We spoke to the New South Wales coach, Michael Maguire. What's the fallout been like for the Queenslanders and what are you expecting in a couple of weeks at Suncorp Stadium in the decider?
Well, here's the thing, Mark, and everyone, people have been talking about, oh, what changes, what changes? Well, there's not too many changes that Queensland can make, particularly in the forwards, because you look at those already who are out, like Thomas Flegler, Tom Gilbert, Tino Fusumala, are we? They're three players, arguably, that would have been
in the starting forward pack. So there's not too many options. I guess the one that comes to mind, and I'm interested to see what Daryl has to say, is David Fafita. Is he a player that can come in and make an impact? Or is it a case of Billy says, you guys got yourselves into this situation, now get yourselves out of it and there won't be too many changes for Fafita?
for Suncorp. But from a forward point of view, I can only see probably Fafida coming into the team. Yeah, I'm a bit the same, mate. I think he'll come in. I think he's going to have to pick him. He's just a brute, David, for Fafida. I think he can do a job for them and I think he will pick him. I agree. I don't think they'll make too many changes.
I think the question mark might be on Val Holmes, who hasn't had a great season. He didn't have a great game the other night. And we've got Cobbo playing at the moment. He seems to be getting through this game for the Broncos okay and playing well enough. I think there'll be two changes. I think those two will go in Cobbo and Fafida.
What about the other player who, you know, it'll be interesting to see him later tonight. We'll hear him later tonight with the continuous call team. It's Dane Gagai, who was 18th man for game two the other night. We know he's a noted origin player. He could be a smokey to come in to the team as well. Because there's still a lot of conjecture, isn't there, about the circumstances surrounding Cobbo's non-selection in game two. And
If he thought he wasn't up to it and it wasn't a rib injury like many of us thought and it was just a case of Cobbo saying, oh, no, I'm not ready for this. Well, we know one person that's always ready for origin and that's Dane Gayguy. Yeah, but Salty, you think...
at the left edge of New South Wales, particularly Luttrell and Crichton, Angus Crichton. And obviously Val Holmes hasn't, you know, didn't necessarily have a blinder. That's the place I'm looking at. I think that's what Big Mark was referring to as well. I'm having Val in the team. I'm not dropping him. No, I'd be putting him on the wing. But Cobbo's a big body. Like, he can physically match it. True.
Yeah, very true. But also, too, Gagai's imposing. But I agree with you that that big body of Cobbo, he's almost, if he's up to it and ready to go, and as Darryl said, he's been playing well in this game, then I think he'll be picked for Suncorp. He's made some really nice breaks in this game against the Warriors. It looks like the Warriors might just get over the top of Brisbane in.
26-16 that score. Warriors leading Brisbane. Eight and a half minutes left in the second half for Uber Reserve. We go to the Thursday night. Look, it was a scrappy game, wasn't it, Salty? A lot of drop ball, a lot of penalties in the rain. We touched on that earlier on. But the Queenslanders, they made a bit of history winning the first three-game women's State of Origin Series.
Yeah, absolutely. And well done to them. I mean, it was one of those performances on Thursday night where everything went as good as it could for Queensland and as bad as it could went for New South Wales. So I thought the Maroons started off really well. And there's one player, and Alana, I don't know whether we spoke too much about her after the game or during the game, but
I had another look at Ali Brigginshaw's performance, particularly defensively the other night. We know what she does with the ball. She's a great kicker. She kicked the 40-20 and she was brilliant around the park. But I thought the veteran really stood up when it counted on Thursday night, along with Taryn Aitken. The Queensland halves were brilliant. Yeah, Ali does the tough stuff. I think that's why when she moved into lock, she loves defending.
But you're right. Her King game was brilliant. Kicked a lovely 40-20. I just think it's hilarious that you pretended to be Switzerland and
when you're really pumped that Queensland won the first ever three-game series. You are kidding yourself. Hey, hey, hey. You are kidding yourself. I got excited when Jamie Chapman scored. You are kidding yourself, Salty. Salty, you know what's interesting? You said the Liles were bleating last year. It was only a two-game series and they lost it. It would have been better if it was a two-game series this year. You know what's going to be even more interesting? See what Queensland do. I mean, they're Queensland. They pick and stick. Yeah.
Are you talking about the girls? Nah, I'm talking about the boys. You're still stewing about that. I'm just laughing. I'm just laughing. They're Queensland. I can't wait that you're on a panel with Billy in the next couple of weeks. It'll be brilliant. Hey, Salty, Shane at Budgerums wanted to congratulate the local council on the Gold Coast and the mayor. Is it Tom Tate still? It sounds like a big secret that Salty's been working as a meter maid again on the Gold Coast. Jeez, you'd be one of the hairiest meter maids I've ever had on the coast, Salty.
Oh, dear, oh, dear. No, that's not a sight for anybody. He was a meter man. He was like one of those... Don't they call them the angels up there? They do the... Yeah.
Mate, when times were tough, you know, and Soli had his second child, he subsequently had his radio income by getting down to the Gold Coast from time to time. He'd walk around in his boardies and a rash shirt and a bucket cap. He had a fair bit of manscaping done as well. He would have. He would have had manscaping everywhere. How many tips did you get? But the problem was, Gal, it was every hour they had to stop for a bit of manscaping. Can you confirm or deny, Soli? You're telling the story. That's confirmation.
Isn't that how you meet the lovely Penelope? Two metre maids meeting in the night, no. No, no, no, she was trying to pay for a parking. You walked up and said, let me help you with that.
Love at first sight. We can work something out. Oh, my goodness. How's the weather? All good? Yeah, it's good, thanks. Salty, enjoy the rest of your break, mate. Thanks, guys. Great to chat. Anybody you need to thank, Novatel or... I already paid. Yes, leave me. What, you paid full freight?
Yeah, paid full freight. Unbelievable. He got a free pass to Dreamworld and everything else, though. He's all over Trippity. You know what I should have done? I'll tell you what I should have done is what Alana Ferguson is the world's best at. Whenever she opens a hotel room, she just happens to be filming on the phone and shows the whole room. Salty, I work with Accor.
So that's what I did at the Pullman because they upgraded me. But why do you do it when you stay at Hotel X in Brisbane and why do you do it when you stay everywhere else? I think you'll find I've never done it at Hotel X. However, you know what? Oh, okay. It's an idea. You've planted the seed now, Salvi. But I will get my...
to hit Hotel X up because you know what it's a good idea well I'm glad you mentioned Accor Hotels which is great to have All.com on board as a sponsor of the continuous call team and they form part of the Accor forms part of the All.com group so Saldy brilliant staff I look forward to seeing your sponsored posts I am staying at an Accor property we get to the bottom of the right ladies and gentlemen this is brilliant
Oh, it must be tough up in the honeymoon suite. You've got plenty to learn, Salty. I'll send you a message later. Oh, no. All right. See you, Salty. And look, just a word of warning, folks. If you're walking along the beach tomorrow morning on the Gold Coast out for your morning exercise and you see a big hairy man lying on the beach, just say, Salty, great call of the Hammers Trier the other week, champion.