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\u201cSo is it repeat endurance and aerial skill of Aussie rules that will shine? The endless cardio and accuracy at pace. <\/p>\n
\u201cOr the raw power, speed and collision mastery of rugby league?<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd where does rugby union sit when it comes to versatility, skill range and the physical demands?<\/p>\n
Ali Brigginshaw, Reece Walsh, Josh Addo-Carr and Mark Nawaqanitawase on Hamilton Island.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does the brute power of a scrum and co-ordinated grace of a lineout teach us about the skills and performance required to be a Wallaby or a Wallaroo?\u201d <\/p>\n
Riewoldt has no doubt that Rivals will add fuel to the fire in the age old debate to settle the score of the greatest footy code in Australia. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you\u2019re going to see across eight incredible episodes, Rivals will pitt our top athletes of our footy codes against each other in a wide range of performance tests as done by the AIS,\u201d Riewoldt said. <\/p>\n
\u201cCovering everything from speed, power, strength, endurance, co-ordination and most importantly the mental resilience. And it was hot on Hamilton Island. <\/p>\n
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\u201cImportantly there is no home ground advantage here, so we can eliminate that from the debate. There\u2019s no specialist loopholes as well. Just a perfect level playing field.<\/p>\n
\u201cRivals is much more than a competition. It\u2019s a springboard for the debate. Households group chats, WhatsApps and strangers at the pub can unite and determine which code will take home the top bragging rights.\u201d <\/p>\n
Rugby, AFL and rugby league players on Hamilton Island for the Australian reality TV show Rivals.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n
Riewoldt couldn\u2019t resist a cheeky dig at Eels and Kangaroos star Josh Addo-Carr over his infamous laugh. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is a laughing challenge you\u2019re going to win,\u201d Riewoldt said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut you\u2019ve been described as the fastest man on the planet. How hard is it coming onto an island when you need to be the fastest man on the island?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was quite exciting, but I was pretty nervous there,\u201d Addo-Carr replied. <\/p>\n
\u201cI had Walshy there, had Joey Suaalii as well, so I was really excited for that challenge, but I really loved all the challenges across the competition.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Pitt praised Addo-Carr for his ability to take the challenge so seriously and his competitive nature, which drew a hilarious response from the man they call The Foxx. <\/p>\n
\u201cI love the serious side, Josh,\u201d Pitt said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou took it very seriously. You wanted to win.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cHumble,\u201d Addo-Carr replied with a laugh.<\/p>\n
Brisbane Broncos fullback Reece Walsh kicks a Sherrin during filming for the Australian reality TV show Rivals.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n
However, Pitt hinted one of the fastest men in rugby league might not have done as well at some of the longer distance running tests, that are bread and butter for AFL stars. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou compete side-by-side with them now, so where do you stand on the great cardio endurance debate between League and Aussie Rules?\u201d Pitt said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m close to those boys or girls,\u201d Addo-Carr admitted. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut obviously my strengths are speed, but I gave it a red hot crack, but I\u2019m not near none of these boys or girls in that area.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Pitt asked Titans and Jillaroos star Jamie Chapman about the challenge of taking on the other codes in strength tests. <\/p>\n
\u201cJamie Chapman I want to talk to you about the strength component. When you were looking around at the other teams, knowing that you were going to have to go head to head in this area, were there any concerns?\u201d Pitt said.<\/p>\n
Ali Brigginshaw, Reece Walsh, Josh Addo-Carr and Mark Nawaqanitawase on Hamilton Island for the Australian reality TV show Rivals.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, strength is a massive component of all of our sports,\u201d Chapman said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI looked at Union there and I was looking at me and Ali and then I was looking at Ash and I was looking at Reece and I was looking at Harry. I was a bit nervous for that, but I was really proud of my team.\u201d <\/p>\n
Retiring Maroons star and Broncos and Jillaroos legend Ali Brigginshaw has achieved everything in her sport and will hang up the boots at the end of the year, but rates Rivals as one of her career highlights. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just loved the challenge,\u201d Brigginshaw said. <\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re all competitive and just to see us come together as a team, we would never get to play alongside the boys here. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo to come together from NRLW and NRL to form the team, I just can\u2019t believe how much I enjoyed it and how much it challenged me still at this age. And I think it was a standout moment of everyone\u2019s careers. I can definitely say it was for mine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NRL stars Josh Addo-Carr and Reece Walsh and NRLW counterparts Ali Brigginshaw and Jamie Chapman have combined to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[3486,2095,64,9512,235495,63,689,80784,235487,235496,145897,4428,18762,3193,235497,235503,235478,235479,235490,235480,235492,54483,235494,235488,763,235485,231345,235498,101482,231342,5098,1823,18387,38311,231229,109471,2623,231333,4746,205088,18865,2627,2041,2067,677,235481,235491,8016,235493,13391,672,235501,235483,760,159,2633,235482,235484,217464,85,235502,235499,235486,235500,235489,2614,233030,235504],"class_list":["post-457151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-albert-perez","tag-america","tag-au","tag-aussie-rules","tag-aussie-rules-and-rugby-union","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-institute-of-sport","tag-australian-reality","tag-australian-sporting-debate","tag-bragging-rights","tag-brisbane-broncos","tag-cameron-green","tag-cameron-smith","tag-cardio-endurance","tag-career-highlights","tag-code-debate","tag-collision-mastery","tag-eight-episode-sporting-challenge","tag-elite-performance","tag-episode-series-exclusive","tag-fan-bases","tag-favourite-footy-codes","tag-footy-codes","tag-fox-league","tag-fox-teases","tag-head-finals-bound-trio","tag-high-performance-partner","tag-home-ground","tag-horror-top-eight","tag-ivan-cleary","tag-jack-riewoldt","tag-josh-hannay","tag-kayo-sports","tag-ladder-bubble","tag-lara-pitt","tag-las-vegas","tag-luai-q-and","tag-mark-st-john","tag-media-outlet","tag-mental-resilience","tag-nevada","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-performance-index","tag-performance-tests","tag-premiership-player","tag-real-match-conditions","tag-reece-walsh","tag-richmond-tigers","tag-rivals-premieres","tag-rivals-tests","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-league","tag-rugby-union","tag-season-opener-extravaganza","tag-specialist-loopholes","tag-sporting-competition","tag-sports","tag-sports-shows","tag-strength-component","tag-strength-tests","tag-team-rugby","tag-top-bragging-rights","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-usman-tariq","tag-v-sport-competition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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