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BEN FORDHAM: This is it -
Grand Final two.
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One of these 11 Ninjas
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will be walking away with $100,000
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as our Furthest Fastest winner.
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I think I've got the fast bit.
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I just need to make sure
I go the furthest.
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No Australian Ninja
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has ever made it past Stage two.
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If it's gonna happen,
it's gonna be tonight.
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Looking up at Mount Midoriyama,
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I'm very confident I can do it.
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Can history be made?
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Will anyone reach the top
of Mount Midoriyama
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and claim $300,000
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and the title of Australia's first
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Ninja Warrior?
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The only certainty is,
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tonight, there will be a winner.
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(MOMENTOUS MUSIC)
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(CHEERING)
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REBECCA MADDERN: Welcome
to Australian Ninja Warrior.
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I'm Rebecca Maddern.
I'm Ben Fordham.
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And I'm Freddie Flintoff.
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It's the second and final night
of our 2019 Grand Final,
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and if last night
is anything to go by,
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we are in for an evening
of full-throttle action.
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(CHEERING)
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From 200 starters in the heats,
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just 11 Ninjas remain.
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Whoever goes the furthest,
fastest tonight
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is guaranteed to win $100,000.
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If they make it up Mount Midoriyama,
it's 300 grand,
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plus the title of Australia's
first Ninja Warrior.
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(CHEERING)
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Welcome to the Grand Final
of Australian Ninja Warrior.
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(CHEERING)
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I'm so pumped to be here tonight.
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One in 11 chance of taking home
that money -
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pretty good odds, if you ask me.
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Winning tonight would
mean the world to me.
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300K would be amazing for my family.
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My dad thinks I can do it,
so I've just gotta hit that buzzer,
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and then Mount Midoriyama
and that 300K are in my sight.
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Bring it on!
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It's my favourite part.
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The nerves start going.
The blood starts pumping.
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CHARLIE ROBBINS: I'm up against
some real Ninja legends.
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I reckon someone is gonna
give it a good crack.
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My goal is Midoriyama -
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conquering that
and joining the elite
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six or seven people, globally,
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that have beaten Midoriyama.
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That's my goal.
That's what I'm here for.
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BEN: Well, we promised the toughest
obstacle course in the world,
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and we have delivered.
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It all starts with Stage 2.
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Six obstacles -
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any of them tough enough to defeat
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all but the very best.
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But our Ninjas must complete all six
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within two minutes and 10 seconds.
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(CHEERING)
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REBECCA: First up, Ninjas
swing through the Rope Jungle.
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Miss a rope,
and it will chew valuable seconds.
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Next, the I-Beam Gap -
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all their weight on fingers
and feet,
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and there's an imposing
1.9m leap to navigate.
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That's followed by
the Salmon Ladder...
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..to Unstable Bridge,
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which claimed so many Ninjas
last year.
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As time pressure mounts,
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Ninjas face the brand-new
Trapeze to Parallel Pipes -
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a massive swing up to the pipes
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and a taxing climb down.
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The Cat Grab is all-new too.
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Ninjas spring between three walls,
2.5m apart.
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And, finally, the Wall Lift -
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20, then 30,
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then 40 kilos.
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Hit the buzzer
inside the time limit,
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and they're through to Stage 3.
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No-one in Australia
has ever made it to Stage 3.
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If they do tonight, they won't
be running against the clock,
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because they are facing the five
toughest obstacles on the course -
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each one purpose-built
to find their weakness.
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Then, if someone beats Stage 3,
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it's on to the holy grail,
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Mount Midoriyama -
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a 22m rope climb that must be
completed in 30 seconds.
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Reach the top,
and two things await -
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$300,000
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and the title of Australia's first
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Ninja Warrior.
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(CHEERING)
FREDDIE: This is it, Bec and Ben -
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the best 11 Ninjas are behind me,
getting warmed up.
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They're about to hit Stage 2.
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Remember, they have just
two minutes, 10 seconds,
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to get through the course
and move on to Stage 3.
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I tell you what,
it's tense down here,
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it's exciting,
and I can't wait to get cracking.
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It sure is tense. Alright,
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Freddie, let's get cracking.
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No Australian
has ever beaten Stage 2,
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so we are looking to create history,
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and our first Ninja
has the pedigree to do it.
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He made the Grand Final
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in season one,
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he made the Grand Final
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in season two,
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and he's got the finest moustache
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on course.
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It's Fremantle firefighter
Alex Matthews.
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ALEX: Going into Stage 2 now,
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don't have a choice
but to give it 110%.
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You're under the pump
with the clock -
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tickin' time bomb.
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Yeah, it's probably one of
my number-one things I hate.
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I hate the... Especially when it
gets down to that, like, 10 seconds.
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(IMITATES SIREN)
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I just have to go hell for leather.
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Three seasons into Ninja Warrior,
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never made it past Stage 2.
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If it's gonna happen,
it's gonna be tonight.
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(CHEERING)
FREDDIE: Whoa, listen to the crowd!
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First on the Stage 2
Grand Final course
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is Alex Matthews,
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from Western Australia -
the Ninja, to me,
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who always goes under the radar.
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Hugely underestimated.
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He has pressed the buzzer
in every season,
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every time,
apart from in the Grand Finals.
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And a beautiful mo.
CROWD: Go, the mo! Go, the mo!
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REBECCA: Yep, go, the mo.
That's Alex's mum, Carlene.
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And the Ninja community
has come out in force
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for the Grand Final tonight.
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There is Twitch.
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There's Ben Polson, alongside
Fred Dorrington, just to name a few.
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BEN: So, this is it -
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the final night of Ninja Warrior,
season three,
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and a minimum 100 grand
up for grabs.
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No pressure, Alex.
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(BEEP!)
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Two minutes, 10 on the clock -
seven obstacles to complete.
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Rope Jungle now - five ropes.
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You need to get off to a great start
on this course.
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The time is ticking.
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10 seconds down already,
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but now he's off.
(CHEERING)
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Here we go. He's made it
through the first obstacle.
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Coming up to the second -
the I-Beam Gap.
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Putting his feet on now.
Look at him. Pace.
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Just dragging them feet along,
using the strength in his fingers,
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in his wrists, in his forearms.
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Now he just needs to jump across.
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Ooh! Nice save, Alex.
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Bit of a slip. But we expect that
with Alex Matthews.
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He's always messy,
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he's never smooth,
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but always gets around.
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1:33 left on the clock.
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Two obstacles down.
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Here we go -
on to the Salmon Ladder.
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Up he goes, on to the first rung.
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Mixed grip.
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One...
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BOTH: Two...
Oh!
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A little slip there.
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He'll need to correct it
before he makes the third.
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And he does. So easy to fall here.
Come on, Alex Matthews!
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Three! There you go.
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Now he's on to the Unstable Bridge -
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the first bridge
right in front of him -
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with a minute, 10 left on the clock.
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On to the Unstable Bridge.
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Alex Matthews is Mr Consistent,
every season
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of Australian Ninja Warrior.
Hops along.
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Needs to make the transfer
to the second bridge.
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Ooh.
Finding it a little bit...
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He looks unstable at the moment.
Yeah, that worked.
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He didn't wanna...
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..make a leap of faith then.
He just wanted to hang on to one
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while he grabbed the other.
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And now...
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..he just finds that mat.
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Now, he needs to take the trampoline
to the Trapeze to the...
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..Parallel Pipes.
He needs to get a move on here.
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45 seconds left,
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with three obstacles still to go.
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And, Bec,
this is a brand-new obstacle.
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He needs to swing up
and transfer to the first pipe.
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Only time for a couple of swings.
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Oh, he can't go on the second.
He'll need to go on the third,
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because of the clock.
Oh, no.
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This is chewing it down too much.
Won't go on the third.
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30 seconds left.
I'm really worried
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about the clock now.
Oh, no.
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Not looking good for Alex Matthews.
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Reaches forward.
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Missed it again.
(CROWD GROANS)
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Just starting to panic up there.
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20 seconds.
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Oh, he's in more than
a spot of bother.
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I don't know how you do it here.
He's backwards.
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(CHEERING)
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Alex Matthews makes the transfer.
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That is gutsy.
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10 seconds left on the clock.
(SIREN BLARES)
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And there's that 10-second warning
sound he hates.
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Oh, Alex.
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He's giving it everything.
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He's not giving up.
Up on to the Cat Grab.
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(BUZZER BLARES)
But the time is finished.
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Aw!
And Alex 'the Mo' Matthews
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shows us just how tough
this Stage 2 course is.
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(CHEERING)
Alex Matthews, taking the big raps
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from the crowd,
stuck on top of the Cat Grab.
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Never gets wet.
Not gonna get wet tonight either.
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The dream finally comes to an end
for Alex Matthews,
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but what a run that was,
and what a series it's been
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for the 35-year-old.
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Stand and applaud
Alex 'the Mo' Matthews.
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(CHEERING)
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Alex! Alex, you never give up.
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You keep fighting.
But just got stuck on that trapeze.
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Yeah. I...
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I was pretty pumped, actually -
way more pumped than I thought
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I'd be in the forearms.
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So as soon as I got on to it, I knew
I was in a little bit of strife.
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But just couldn't get
that swing going, and...
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Yeah, ballsed it up a little bit,
didn't I? But I've had a hoot, so...
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it's alright.
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Well, Alex, for the last time,
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I'm just gonna stroke it.
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Unlucky tonight, mate.
It's been a pleasure.
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Cheers, mate.
Well done, mate.
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BEN: Good stuff, Freddie.
As Alex Matthews
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sees $100,000
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slip through his fingers,
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there are still 10 more Ninjas
in with a shot.
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And, next up,
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a crowd favourite
who used his gymnastics skills
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to make Stage 2
of the Grand Final last year
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and is vowing to go
even further tonight.
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It's 22-year-old Sydney
pharmacy student Jordan Papandrea.
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(CHEERING)
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High hopes expected of this lad
from New South Wales,
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Jordan Papandrea.
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The thing about this young gymnast -
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I do not think we've seen
everything he's got.
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He's been measured. He's been cool.
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But I think there's another gear
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we're about to see him move into.
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CROWD: Let's go, Jordan. Let's go!
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Let's go. Dad and Mum there,
proud as punch - and they should be.
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So much on the line. So many nerves.
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Well, Bec,
went into the Grand Final last year.
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He...
Came off on the Salmon Ladder
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last year.
Yeah, got into Stage 2.
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And now your boy, Jordan Papandrea,
is in Stage 2,
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season three.
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(BEEP!)
The buzzer.
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This is the Rope Jungle,
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and Jordan Papandrea
moves backwards,
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propels himself forward
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and is on rope number two.
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OK. Just midway through
the Rope Jungle now.
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Wants to get off nice and quickly.
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He does.
(CHEERING)
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Go, Jordie!
Alright!
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The I-Beam Gap.
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The upper-body strength on this guy
is second to none.
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Look at him crawl.
Look at the fingers.
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Doesn't even worry about his feet
at that point.
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Doesn't panic, though.
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Off he goes, into the transition.
You don't know how
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you're going to attack these things
until you're up there.
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They've never been on these
obstacles before, and you're right -
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I think at first he was thinking,
"I'll go with just the hands,"
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and then changed his mind.
Go, Jordie.
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(CHEERING)
Moves on.
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Hitches on. Needs to get back
underneath and crawl himself off.
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He's got a minute,
30 left on the clock.
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Now, he'll be nervous
about this next obstacle -
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the Salmon Ladder.
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This is where it came unstuck
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and all his dreams were shred
in the Grand Final last year.
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You know how to do the ladder!
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He would have done this in his head
a thousand times since last year.
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There's one. There's...
BOTH: Oh!
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Oh, no! It's happened again!
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Oh!
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A slip on the Salmon Ladder.
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It's happened again
for Jordan Papandrea
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in exactly the same
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spot as last year.
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He nailed that first rung,
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and then in pursuit
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of the second rung,
he just mistimed it, misplaced it...
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Go, Jordie!
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Are you OK?
Oh, he will be furious -
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making the exact same mistake,
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two years running.
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Yeah, devastating for Jordan.
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He would have trained and trained
for this, but...
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I don't know -
the pressure of the night,
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the $100,000, it all adds up,
and it's over.
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Went for a swim, mate? (CHUCKLES)
Oh, yeah.
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Was it good?
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Well, we're just starting to see
why no one has ever
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made it past Stage 2. But don't
bet against our next Ninja.
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He's the defending
Ninja Warrior champion
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who, in his no-fuss way,
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has worked into a position
where he's an excellent chance
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to pick up this year's
$100,000 prize -
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or even more.
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Last night, he was the third-fastest
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finisher and quickest
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to the Chimney Sweep.
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From Brisbane,
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it is Rob Patterson!
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(CHEERING)
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ROB PATTERSON:
Looking around at the Ninjas,
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I do feel like I deserve
to be there.
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Stage 2 is...
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..more gruelling,
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so knowing when to push hard,
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knowing what to do when and how fast
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will really come into play now.
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Physically, I can do this.
It's just a mental game.
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What an extraordinary athlete!
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BEN: He's gotta now lache
over to the second rail.
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Yes! Rob Patterson!
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I think Stage 2 will show why I
was Furthest Fastest last year.
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I have a title to defend.
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I'm going to fight hard.
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Tonight, my game really begins.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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(CHEERING)
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Here's Rob Patterson.
So far this year,
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he's said he's been playing it safe.
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He's all about getting to this point
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and a crack at
Mount Midoriyama later.
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You feel, tonight, the competitors
have to have the perfect run.
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There you go, Rob. Looking a
little bit tense on the start line,
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but he's a clever lad.
He'd have worked this out.
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CROWD: Robbie! Robbie!
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And that's a nervous lot
right there. Tamara, his girlfriend,
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with sister Louise,
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mum Janet and dad Russell.
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OK. Can Rob Patterson be the first
Australian Ninja to beat Stage 2?
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(BEEP!)
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Rob Patterson into the Rope Jungle.
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It's a confident start.
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Remember,
last year's Furthest Fastest.
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Do that again this year,
you get 100 grand!
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00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,080
He's doing alright so far,
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Rob Patterson,
and now this is the I-Beam Gap.
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This is all about using
the hands and the feet.
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You've gotta stick to the red,
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and then there's a gap
between the two...
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So strong.
..which is 1.9m -
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a lot bigger than we've seen
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on previous seasons
when we've seen a similar obstacle.
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00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,200
This is the moment where
you're gonna hold your breath.
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00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,240
Ooh, he does it!
Yep.
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Does it, Rob Patterson.
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00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:26,360
And now he slides down
the other side.
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One minute, 38 on the clock.
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Coming up to the Salmon Ladder now.
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Very easy to come off on this,
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just like Jordan.
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Up he goes.
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BOTH: Oh!
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Rob Patterson slipping a little bit.
Now needs to get a wriggle on.
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The clock down to one minute,
20 seconds
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as he comes to the Unstable Bridge.
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Oh, here he goes.
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Rob fell on this obstacle
last season,
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but he is looking so much stronger.
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Here's the transition. He uses
one hand, and then the second one.
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That's it!
And he's doing well here,
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Rob Patterson.
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As he completes this obstacle,
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he's got one minute, five
on the clock.
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Trapeze to Parallel Pipes now.
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Rob, always good with
the gymnastics,
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but this is gonna test him.
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00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,840
Here he is on the trapeze now.
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Needs to transfer that
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weight on to the Parallel Pipes.
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Oh, come on, Rob Patterson.
(CHUCKLES)
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I tell you what, this is tense.
This is exciting.
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No Ninja has ever made it to
Stage 3 of the Grand Final!
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He's got two obstacles to go
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once this one's over,
and only 40 seconds left
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on the clock.
Go, Rob!
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On the Cat Grab.
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00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,360
Coming up on the first wall now.
Will fly over on to the second.
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The clock is ticking.
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Down on to the third,
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and on to the safety of the mat.
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00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,640
And now Rob Patterson, can he do it?
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25 seconds!
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00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,280
Coming through the Wall Lift!
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00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,840
Is he gonna be the first ever
to press the buzzer?
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(BUZZER BLARES)
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00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,680
(CHEERING)
Rob Patterson!
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Our first ever Ninja making it
to Stage 3 of the Grand Finals!
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00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,520
Rob Patterson, you beauty!
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00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:56,800
Take a bow, son.
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He duly does.
Rob Patterson
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progresses to Stage 3.
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How good was that?
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The crowd here can't believe
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what they've seen.
That was a faultless run -
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absolutely perfect.
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And he had 20 seconds
left on the clock.
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It was the sort of run we've
come to expect from Rob Patterson -
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composed and confident,
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flawlessly tackling every obstacle
on the course,
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and now the first Australian Ninja
to beat Stage 2
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of the Grand Final course.
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He's on his way to Stage 3
and $100,000.
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(CHEERING)
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00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,840
Wow! Rob, what a run that was.
Thanks, man.
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00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:37,960
How does it feel,
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00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,440
knowing that you've now made
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Stage 3 of the Grand Finals?
I'm relieved. I'm honestly relieved.
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00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:43,760
That was my goal this year -
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was to smash Stage 2 -
and I'm happy I'm past.
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00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,320
Last year you was
the Furthest Fastest -
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are you gonna repeat it
this time around?
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00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,200
Well, we've got some good Ninjas
out the back there, man. It's...
434
00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,680
Yeah, but, through the competition,
you've been calling 'em all out.
435
00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,000
Only Ashlin,
and that was a bit of fun.
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00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:59,960
We're in finals, man.
It's unpredictable. No-one knows.
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00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,200
Well, you're going to Stage 3.
Congratulations. Well done, Rob.
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00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:03,240
Well done, mate.
Thank you.
439
00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:04,680
(CHEERING)
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BEN: Rob Patterson.
He's thrown down the gauntlet,
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and he's got one hand on
at least $100,000.
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00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:13,320
But who can challenge him for it?
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00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,240
Coming up...
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For the first time ever,
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we'll be seeing Stage 3
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of the Grand Final course.
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00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,320
Who can join Rob Patterson there?
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00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,120
Second last season, Bryson Klein
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is a front-runner.
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00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,800
Mount Midoriyama, (BLEEP) comin'.
Sorry. (CHUCKLES)
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00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,480
So too the Barefoot Ninja.
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00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,600
I'd love to have a shot at it -
see what I can do.
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00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,640
He's fearless on the fairway -
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can Charlie Robbins get a clean shot
at Mount Midoriyama?
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00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,520
Hair's on fire. I hope I'm on fire
going up that rope.
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00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,480
I'm gonna go as quick as I can.
457
00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,680
But all eyes are on
one Ninja tonight.
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He has blitzed the field this season
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00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,840
and shows no signs of slowing down.
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00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,200
'Flashlin' Ashlin Herbert.
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00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,120
Everyone's saying
I'm the one to beat.
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Tonight, I guess we'll see.
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Stage 2 continues right after this
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on the Grand Final of
Australian Ninja Warrior.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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REBECCA MADDERN:
Welcome back to Melbourne,
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the sporting capital of Australia.
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This is the Grand Final
of Australian Ninja Warrior.
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Rob Patterson has become
the first Australian Ninja
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to make it through to Stage 3.
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Rob Patterson.
You beauty!
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Can anyone else make it through?
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It's time to find out.
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00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:34,320
(CHEERING)
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Up next is one of the youngest
Ninjas to make to this stage
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of the Grand Final, and a new hero
to Ninja fans all around Australia.
477
00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,240
Last night, this club champion
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00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,320
golfer was the second-fastest
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competitor, cementing his status
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00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,200
as one of the greatest first-time
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Ninjas ever.
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From Rye in Victoria,
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Charlie Robbins.
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00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,840
(CHEERING)
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00:18:55,880 --> 00:19:00,440
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,680
That is classy. Dips his hat to
the crowd, and his grandad, Taffy.
487
00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,200
If you had've said to me
at the very start of this,
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"You're gonna get to
the grand final,"
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00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,200
I'd just been absolutely stoked
just with that.
490
00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,320
To get to this point as a
first-timer's been unbelievable.
491
00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:18,560
Stage 1 of the Grand Final -
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00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,360
hitting that buzzer
was just awesome.
493
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:21,760
Come on, Charlie!
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00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,000
Open that hole.
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00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,840
Push yourself up.
496
00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,920
Press the buzzer,
and this crowd is gonna go off.
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00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,120
Oh!
498
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,800
How good is that?
(LAUGHTER)
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00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,920
It's pretty cool having Taffy
along the sidelines every step
500
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,800
of the way. It's really cool to
share this experience with him.
501
00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,120
I wouldn't say I'm an everyday kid.
502
00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,200
I don't know many kids
that play golf.
503
00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,480
Can you imagine the first
Ninja Warrior being a redhead golfer
504
00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:45,800
that wears glasses?
505
00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,120
I'm not quite like the other ten
Ninjas, but I reckon I got this.
506
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,760
(CHEERING)
507
00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,520
Here's the newcomer,
Charlie Robbins,
508
00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:54,680
and what a lad he is.
509
00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:55,800
Unassuming, humble.
510
00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,480
His grandfather's on the sidelines,
511
00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,760
his best friend, who got emotional
that Charlie's got to this point.
512
00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,720
Charlie, you got this, mate.
513
00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,200
REBECCA: So proud.
And Taffy says
514
00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,640
one of the greatest honours
he has in life
515
00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,160
is being called a mate
by young Charlie
516
00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:12,480
and his other grandchildren.
517
00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,920
Focus!
CROWD: Charlie!
518
00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,520
There are bunkers all the way
along this course.
519
00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:18,960
They've all got water too.
520
00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:20,200
The Rope Jungle.
521
00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,720
Grabs on to the first rope.
522
00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,200
Flying leap to the second.
523
00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:24,400
Looking really good here.
524
00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,400
And now he grabs that third rope.
525
00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,920
Charlie Robbins - he's very
methodical in his approach,
526
00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,440
but now he's completed that.
527
00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,640
Stay focused, Charlie. Stay focused!
528
00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:35,840
The I-Beam Gap.
529
00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,800
Charlie crawls along, deciding...
Quick, quick, quick.
530
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,640
..not to use the legs at all.
531
00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:41,160
(CHEERING)
532
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,280
You are allowed to do that,
and it saves time,
533
00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:44,480
but it burns the arms.
534
00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,520
I reckon he saved
a good three seconds then.
535
00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,760
Probably. Just taking a look around.
536
00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,120
Goes for it. Lands it.
537
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,200
Slides down.
Look at him, sliding down there.
538
00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,600
Oh, I think he's got carpet burn
on his fingers.
539
00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,720
You know this one!
You've got this, easy!
540
00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:00,760
You've got this, mate.
541
00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,320
He's on to the Salmon Ladder.
542
00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,600
Two seconds behind Rob Patterson
to here.
543
00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,320
One, two, three. Look at that.
544
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,000
We know he's got great
hand-eye coordination,
545
00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,360
and he did that just
on the Salmon Ladder.
546
00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,360
Swinging now on to
the Unstable Bridge.
547
00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,000
Come on, Charlie Robbins.
Bring it home.
548
00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,160
(CHEERING)
Very good.
549
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,320
Moves on to the next one.
550
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,680
Still one minute, 10 seconds left
on the clock.
551
00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,320
And he's only got three obstacles
to go.
552
00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:26,520
(CHEERING)
553
00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:27,840
Trapeze to Parallel Pipes now.
554
00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,120
Next tee shot, mate. Next tee shot.
555
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,360
(CHEERING)
556
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:32,800
Here he goes.
557
00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,040
Knees up - that'll give him
558
00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:36,080
a great swing.
Every obstacle,
559
00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,560
every time -
this golfer does not miss a shot.
560
00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,840
He's now two seconds
561
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,960
ahead of Rob Patterson.
562
00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,320
Oh, go, Charlie.
How cool and calm is this guy?
563
00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:47,840
He is nearly at the buzzer
564
00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,920
on Stage 2.
Now on to the second-last obstacle
565
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,520
with 37 seconds to go.
566
00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,960
The Cat Grab.
He leaps on to the wall.
567
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,360
And now he's bouncing off.
568
00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,760
He's got 30 seconds.
569
00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,280
All he's gotta do now
is lift two more windows,
570
00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:08,200
and the scratch golfer is about
to turn into a full-blown Ninja!
571
00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:09,440
Yes!
Charlie Robbins!
572
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,200
Charlie Robbins!
Two champ!
573
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,120
(CHEERING)
I think everyone around Australia
574
00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:15,800
is breathing a sigh of relief
575
00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,240
to know that this crowd favourite
576
00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,480
is going into the next stage
with a shot
577
00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,320
at Mount Midoriyama
578
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,200
and $300,000.
579
00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,640
CROWD: Charlie! Charlie!
580
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:32,680
And moves like these show us
why this newcomer is on his way
581
00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,040
to Stage 3.
582
00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:36,600
He was unstoppable,
Charlie Robbins, tonight,
583
00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,680
powering his way through the course
584
00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,600
and is three seconds faster
585
00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,640
than Rob Patterson. Wow!
586
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,160
(CHEERING)
587
00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,160
Charlie,
have we seen the best of you?
588
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,720
Have you got more?
I hope I've got more.
589
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,800
(CHUCKLES) Yeah. Yeah, I reckon.
590
00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,200
Yes, I do. (CHUCKLES)
Yes. Talk yourself up,
591
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:54,360
Charlie.
592
00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,160
Well, you're going through
to Stage 3.
593
00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,560
Absolute pleasure, Charlie.
Well done.
594
00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,000
I know Taffy wants a chat.
Well done, mate.
595
00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,600
(CHEERING)
596
00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,720
Two Ninjas are now on their way
to Stage 3,
597
00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,120
which means only five obstacles
598
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,440
between them and that,
Mount Midoriyama.
599
00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,400
REBECCA: Has our next Ninja
got what it takes?
600
00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,640
I reckon he might. It's stuntman
601
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,720
Mike Snow.
602
00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,200
MIKE SNOW:
On a scale of one to pretty pumped,
603
00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,200
I'm pretty pumped about
going into Stage 2.
604
00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,240
I wanna win real bad.
605
00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,800
It's just such a ridiculously cool
challenge,
606
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:29,720
and we're so close to
ultimate victory.
607
00:23:31,120 --> 00:23:32,480
There's no time for a cup of tea,
608
00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,080
so it's just business time.
609
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:36,760
Let's go for Mount Midoriyama.
610
00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,640
(CHEERING)
611
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,720
Mike Snow in his fourth grand finals
on Ninja Warrior -
612
00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,160
not just here but also in the UK.
613
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,600
A real strong contender.
614
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,360
In between finals,
he went back to work.
615
00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,960
Yesterday back on set as a stuntman.
616
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,360
Had breakfast with his mum,
617
00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,080
who is his biggest fan.
618
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,000
Yes, she is,
and there's mum Angela now,
619
00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,880
along with dad Rick and sister Kat.
620
00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,720
Looking focused on the start line,
Jon Snow.
621
00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,040
(CHEERING)
622
00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:05,640
Mike Snow.
Jon Snow's from Game of Thrones.
623
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,080
He's not ginger, is he, Jon?
(BEEP!)
624
00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,000
BEN FORDHAM: And now Mike Snow
launches into the Rope Jungle.
625
00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,520
This course tonight is about,
obviously, the body,
626
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:15,800
but it's about the mind as well.
627
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,160
You've got the clock ticking down.
628
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,560
You know that you can't waste time,
629
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,120
and you've got to be focused.
630
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,000
One lapse in concentration,
631
00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:24,400
and you'll end up in the pool.
632
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,040
Mike Snow -
another one of the Ninjas
633
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:28,680
who's just got stronger
on season three.
634
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:29,720
And the I-Beam Gap -
635
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,840
it's complicated if you're carrying
a lot of weight via muscle.
636
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,040
Well,
Mike Snow's got 85kg of the stuff.
637
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,240
That's a lot to hold up.
638
00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:38,600
Just preparing for the transfer.
639
00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,520
Come on, Mike.
Hold it! Hold it!
640
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:41,840
Oh!
No!
641
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,560
(BUZZER BLARES)
Mike Snow's gone.
642
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,560
Oh, my god!
643
00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,120
The 85kg that I was mentioning -
644
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,960
he's just launched all of it
645
00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,880
at full power
and gone straight into the beam.
646
00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,760
And that was not the stunt that
Mike Snow wanted to perform tonight.
647
00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,800
Mike just came at it
with too much muscle,
648
00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,480
and without his hands to brace,
649
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,800
he couldn't stop the head knock.
650
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,200
He tried all he could
to stop the slide,
651
00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,560
but he was the fall guy tonight.
652
00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,840
Mike, I'm gutted for you myself.
Dude.
653
00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,320
You've got a bump on your nose.
What happened?
654
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:16,640
I face-planted.
655
00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,640
Really did, didn't you?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah, man.
656
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,520
I just went on the power
way too much,
657
00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,200
and I knew it didn't really need,
like, anything to get across that.
658
00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:25,840
Sometimes you just have
a bit of a brain fart
659
00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,680
and just give something too much.
660
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,600
Yeah. I'll come back
and crush it next year.
661
00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,960
Mate, we'd love to see you.
Go and get some ice on that nose.
662
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,160
Legend, mate. Well done. Top man.
663
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,800
BEN: Well, with Mike Snow's dreams
biting the dust,
664
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,520
there's only six Ninjas
remaining for Stage 2.
665
00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,120
Who's going to make it
to Mount Midoriyama?
666
00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,680
Let's see if our next Ninja
has got what it takes.
667
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,040
He burst on to the course last year
668
00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,920
as a gangly unknown,
669
00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,920
using his rock-climbing skills
670
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:55,800
to stun the competition.
671
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,760
He finished second overall
672
00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,280
in season two.
673
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,000
And this year he is determined
674
00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:02,400
to go one better.
675
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,120
From the Blue Mountains
in New South Wales,
676
00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,320
it is Bryson Klein.
677
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,440
BRYSON KLEIN: Going into
Stage 2 of the Grand Final,
678
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,800
I definitely am stronger and fitter
than I was last year.
679
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,040
Needs to get them hands on the side.
680
00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,200
Oh, Bryson Klein!
Oh, no!
681
00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,720
That feeling of when my hands
just opened up -
682
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:23,760
pretty devastated.
683
00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,160
Tonight I do feel like
I've got it under control.
684
00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,520
I've had a really good season.
685
00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,280
Every course, I've felt real good.
686
00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,040
I know what I'm capable of.
687
00:26:34,120 --> 00:26:37,760
I'm definitely not that same dweeby
kid... (CHUCKLES) from season two.
688
00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,520
I never saw myself as that.
689
00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,120
It was pretty interesting
to watch myself on TV. (CHUCKLES)
690
00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,960
(LAUGHS) Ugh.
691
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,400
Someone's definitely
finishing this year.
692
00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,160
I know I can do it.
693
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:53,000
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
694
00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,080
(CHEERING)
695
00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,520
Bryson Klein, who's pressed
the buzzer in every round so far.
696
00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,080
And I tell you what -
697
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,760
I'm not sure if we've seen
the best of him yet.
698
00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,080
He's always smooth,
he's always fast,
699
00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:05,440
and he always finishes.
700
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,800
Go, Bryson!
Come on, Bryson!
701
00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,640
BEN: Yeah, there's dad Matt,
mum Marianne, sister Tessa.
702
00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,200
Here we go,
with 100 grand up for grabs.
703
00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,000
It's now or never for Bryson Klein.
704
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,160
Will he be joining
Rob and Charlie in Stage 3?
705
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,160
(CHEERING, BEEP!)
706
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:22,880
Here he goes now on the Rope Jungle.
707
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,320
Bryson Klein - look how quickly
he's grabbing a hold of these ropes
708
00:27:26,360 --> 00:27:27,640
and just manoeuvring his body
709
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,240
into the best possible position,
710
00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,760
as quickly as he can.
711
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,440
(CHEERING)
712
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,920
Well, don't worry about the time.
713
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,160
He's been so quick in the heats,
714
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,560
the semi-final
and Grand Final Stage 1.
715
00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:40,240
The only thing that
will get him tonight
716
00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,440
is a slight lapse in concentration
717
00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,280
that will lead to a mistake
718
00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:46,440
and he'll end up in the pool.
Let's hope that doesn't happen.
719
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,000
He's just a great knockabout kid
720
00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:50,200
and fearless.
721
00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,200
And he has a look over the shoulder
and gets ready.
722
00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:54,760
Oh, your legs aren't that long,
Bryson.
723
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:55,920
(CHEERING)
724
00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,480
There we go. Gets himself across.
725
00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,760
Our tallest Ninja,
but not that tall.
726
00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:01,400
Whoo!
Yeah, Bryson!
727
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:02,440
I wasn't gonna say.
728
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,840
We needn't worry about Bryson Klein
on the I-Beam Gap.
729
00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,160
I mean, he is a rock-climber,
730
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,120
but he did sort of falter there
a little bit.
731
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,880
Won't cost him too much
in terms of time.
732
00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,800
Now the Salmon Ladder.
All about upper-body strength.
733
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,920
You've gotta go up three rungs.
The mixed grip.
734
00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,800
One, two...
735
00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,640
Come on!
(CROWD CHANTS)
736
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,000
There's the third.
737
00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,960
Tick that off.
Now the Unstable Bridge.
738
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,080
This is where Bryson fell last year.
739
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:28,080
Imagine how sweaty his palms
would be right now.
740
00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,680
Oh, swinging across.
He's going for distance.
741
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,360
(CHEERING)
Oh, clever work, Bryson Klein.
742
00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,560
Taking half of the first bridge out.
OK,
743
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,120
he's halfway there, Freddie.
744
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:37,400
He's on his fingertips
745
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,400
as he laches to the second.
(CHEERING)
746
00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,280
He's done it.
(CHEERING)
747
00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,840
Just gotta land the dismount now.
And takes a look down.
748
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,200
Dad cheering on.
749
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,240
And he's done it. Bryson Klein
beats the Unstable Bridge.
750
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,200
Now the Trapeze to Parallel Pipes.
751
00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,640
Needs to swing back there
and get those knees up.
752
00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,960
Come on!
CROWD: Swing, swing, swing!
753
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,480
Whoa! Already on to the pipes.
Go, Bryson.
754
00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,960
Using his feet to get down.
He can't afford any muck-ups
755
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:05,880
here on these pipes, because now...
756
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,160
..he's only got 30 seconds
left on the clock.
757
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:10,440
Two obstacles to do.
758
00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:11,640
It's Cat Grab time.
759
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:12,960
Scales the first wall.
760
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,360
Big leap to the middle wall.
761
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,000
He'll jump from the top.
Down he goes.
762
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,040
Down he goes to the safety
of the mat.
763
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:21,840
Three walls. 20kg -
764
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:22,960
done.
765
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,960
30kg - done.
766
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,880
30... 40kg - done.
767
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,160
Hits the buzzer!
768
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,040
(CHEERING)
769
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,960
Oh, was it ever in doubt,
770
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,920
wasn't it, Bryson Klein?
771
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,080
Can't believe it.
772
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,240
13 seconds left on the clock,
773
00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,120
and this young bloke who made it
774
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,800
to this stage
of the grand final last year
775
00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:47,760
now books his spot into Stage 3
776
00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,000
of Australian Ninja Warrior.
777
00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,000
He must be so happy with that.
778
00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,520
And what a run it was.
779
00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,720
Bryson Klein at last
beating the Stage 2 course.
780
00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,880
He smashed his nemesis,
the Unstable Bridge. Bryson,
781
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,840
this could be a $100,000 night.
782
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,600
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
783
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,560
Thanks for the scare, buddy.
Thanks for the scare.
784
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:10,600
Still to come...
785
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,000
He qualified
786
00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,280
with six seconds to spare.
787
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,880
Through the hatch.
Ryan Solomon.
788
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,160
(BUZZER BLARES)
Yes!
789
00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,800
Can plumber Ryan Solomon
790
00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,000
make the most of his chance?
791
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,160
It was the first time I really feel
I can take it all away,
792
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:25,680
so I'm gonna give it everything.
793
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,480
The Barefoot Ninja will come
toe to toe with Stage 2.
794
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,400
Once I'm out there, it's just
all about me and the course.
795
00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,360
And the newcomer with the backing
of a champ, Zak Stolz.
796
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,880
Yeah, I had no doubt he'd be there.
797
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,960
He's very good, very accomplished
young man.
798
00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:41,840
Why, thank you, sir.
(CHUCKLES)
799
00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,760
You're watching the climax
of Australian Ninja Warrior
800
00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:47,520
Grand Final.
801
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,640
(CHEERING)
802
00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:57,480
REBECCA: Welcome back
to Australian Ninja Warrior.
803
00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:59,760
You are watching
the grand final decider
804
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,120
and the competition is hot tonight!
805
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,280
BEN: So far, six Ninjas
have had their chance
806
00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,520
but only three have made it through.
807
00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,280
Leading the Stage 3 qualifiers
808
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:11,840
is Charlie Robbins,
809
00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,200
followed by Rob Patterson
810
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:14,480
and Bryson Klein.
811
00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,320
But we still have five Ninjas left
to have their shot.
812
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,080
Let's see who can join them.
813
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,920
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
814
00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,600
Our next contender was last-placed
qualifier in Stage 1,
815
00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,160
so he's even more determined
816
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,280
to get his place in Stage 3.
817
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,800
He'll need to attack this course
like never before.
818
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,120
From Brisbane, Ryan Solomon.
819
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:40,480
Definitely a highlight
820
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,040
from Stage 1 in the finals.
821
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,560
To climb up
822
00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,400
and hit that buzzer
with only 6 seconds left
823
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,640
was, uh, a bit nerve-racking.
824
00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,000
This is gonna mean so much
to Ryan Solomon
825
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,000
and his wife, Amy.
826
00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,040
It meant the world to me
to see Amy so happy.
827
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,520
Seeing me hit that buzzer, you know,
828
00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,640
she knows how much hard work
and dedication,
829
00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,320
sacrifices I've had to make.
830
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,240
You know, she's been with me
every step of the way.
831
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,360
I'm super excited to be heading into
the grand final, Stage 2 tonight.
832
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,720
Standing on the start line,
waiting for that siren,
833
00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,240
I'm just thinking I want
to show people why I'm here.
834
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,200
This is the furthest
I've made it in Ninja Warrior.
835
00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,920
Tonight I'm just here
to finish what I came to do.
836
00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:21,520
I'm gonna give it everything.
837
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,800
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
838
00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,600
The 30-year-old plumber
from Brisbane, Ryan Solomon.
839
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,400
Series one grand finalist.
840
00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,000
This time round,
pressed the buzzer on Stage 1.
841
00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:33,920
Yay, Ryan!
842
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,720
REBECCA: Here goes Ryan Solomon.
(STARTER BEEPS)
843
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,720
Amy looks nervous on the sideline.
844
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,760
He is our heaviest Ninja -
how will that play out?
845
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,840
Well, he's 90 kilograms,
846
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,360
so more than 20 kilos heavier
847
00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,680
than the likes of Rob Patterson
and Charlie Robbins.
848
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,120
But he's done one
and now the I-Beam Gap.
849
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,520
I fear this is gonna test
the 30-year-old from Brisbane -
850
00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,680
one of our heavier competitors -
851
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,680
as now he has to somehow
manoeuvre his body up that beam.
852
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,120
Come on, babe! You've got this!
853
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,200
Yeah - and after what happened
to our other muscle man, Mike Snow,
854
00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,960
he'll want to be super careful here.
855
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,440
Just getting a little bit stuck.
856
00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:10,680
Takes his legs off - takes
all the weight on those fingers.
857
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,520
Must have strong fingers.
He must. Come on, Ryan!
858
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,760
He does it!
(CHEERING)
859
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:16,920
Yes, babe!
860
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,640
Amy very happy that her hubby's
made the 1.9-metre gap.
861
00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,240
And he's done it well.
862
00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,880
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yes!
863
00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:29,040
OK. Here he goes.
Ryan Solomon on the Salmon Ladder.
864
00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:30,480
There is no doubt about it -
865
00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:34,720
he is our biggest and muscliest
Ninja in the grand final.
866
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,360
Needs to get it moving -
that clock soon disappears.
867
00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,480
The time will tick away!
868
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,040
1 minute, 8 seconds left
for Ryan Solomon.
869
00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,400
Come on, babe!
870
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,080
On to the Unstable Bridge now.
871
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,400
A lot of forearm burn here.
872
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,880
And I reckon this is going to be
a challenge for Ryan Solomon.
873
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,840
And the clock's
getting away here, Ben.
874
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,200
He's more than 20 seconds
slower than Charlie.
875
00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,120
It's still doable
but he has got to get moving!
876
00:33:58,160 --> 00:33:59,440
Use all that power!
877
00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,480
He's gonna have to move
every muscle in that big body.
878
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,160
And this is chewing time,
as he takes more time...
879
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,440
Oh, he's gone!
880
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,000
And oh, Ryan Solomon's
gone for a bath.
881
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,880
He'll be so disappointed with that.
Whoo!
882
00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,880
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
883
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,600
Great effort getting here, though.
884
00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:17,200
Absolutely sensational.
885
00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:21,000
Ryan, how much has this meant
to you and your wife, Amy?
886
00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:22,640
Oh, it means the world, you know?
887
00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:25,640
Uh, so much, you know,
hard work, dedication
888
00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:27,480
goes into getting this far
889
00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,520
and, uh, you know, my wife's my
biggest supporter, my number-one fan
890
00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,400
and just, she's the only reason
I'm here tonight...
891
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,800
Yeah! ..You know, I couldn't do it
without my wife, really.
892
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,680
She... she's my everything, so...
893
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,320
Alright. You've been an absolute
star. Amy's waiting round that side.
894
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,000
Congratulations, mate. Well done.
Top man. Well done, mate.
895
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,600
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
REBECCA: Such a great couple
896
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,520
and we are so happy to hear
that after a really tough year,
897
00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,840
they are expecting a baby.
898
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,280
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
BEN: Best news ever.
899
00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,840
RYAN: Little bit disappointing.
No! Don't be disappointed, babe.
900
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:56,280
You did so well.
901
00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,080
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE)
902
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,320
Next up, a Ninja who matches
technical perfection
903
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,360
with almost as much speed
904
00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,440
as 'Flashlin' Ashlin Herbert.
905
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:06,760
He's one of the front-runners
906
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,280
to take out the prize.
907
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,000
It's the barefoot Ninja,
Daniel Mason.
908
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,480
DANIEL: I've never wanted anything
so much.
909
00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,760
If I did happen to get to the top
of Mount Midoriyama,
910
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:19,920
I'd definitely be looking down,
911
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,840
trying to find Maddy
and Fletcher.
912
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,480
I don't think I would have been
able to do it without them.
913
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,600
For us, winning would be amazing
for setting up our family life.
914
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,400
Me and Maddy have always wanted
to build a house,
915
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,600
so I think a lot of it
would go towards that.
916
00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:34,440
Feeling extremely excited
for tonight,
917
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,680
to get into grand final Stage 2.
918
00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:38,400
Ashlin's gonna be the one to beat
919
00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,200
but I'm gonna be hot on his heels.
920
00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,720
It's the barefoot Ninja,
Daniel Mason.
921
00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,360
Amazingly, this is the first time
he's made the grand finals.
922
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,720
But I tell you what -
out of all the Ninjas,
923
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,920
the progression
that this lad has made
924
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,920
has been unbelievable.
925
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:54,960
It sure has, Freddie.
926
00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:58,880
After last night, I think this run
could be a real game-changer.
927
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:03,160
Bubba Fletcher there and
his wife Maddy cheering him on.
928
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:04,760
(STARTER BEEPS)
929
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,200
The buzzer.
930
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:08,480
Daniel Mason is off for Stage 2.
931
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:09,920
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
932
00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,320
BEN: A little bit of a slow start.
933
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:14,040
Every second counts.
Only 2 minutes 10.
934
00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:15,840
And he's on the ropes at the moment.
935
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,480
He's going to want to
pick up the pace slightly
936
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,480
if he wants to make it to Stage 3.
937
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,520
But he's going super-quick
through the I-Beam Gap.
938
00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,120
He's made it up there.
He's a climber - you can tell that.
939
00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:30,440
One of our smaller Ninjas, finding
the I-Beam easy to get round.
940
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:33,880
Just needs to transfer himself
from the first beam to the second.
941
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,160
A backward leap and grab on tight.
942
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,440
(CHEERING)
943
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,520
Oh, you just hold your breath there,
don't you,
944
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,120
that they don't fall in the water
on obstacle number two.
945
00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:44,720
That would be devastating
for any Ninja.
946
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,760
Gee, he's making up a lot of time.
947
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,120
Now the Salmon Ladder.
948
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,560
Keep it up!
949
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,640
Yeah, this is an old favourite.
950
00:36:51,720 --> 00:36:53,200
Daniel Mason has done it
plenty of times.
951
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,320
You've gotta go up three rungs.
That's one.
952
00:36:56,240 --> 00:36:58,720
There's two. There's three.
Gee, he looks good.
953
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,200
1 minute 20 left on the clock, Bec.
He looks really good.
954
00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:03,120
Now he's on the Unstable Bridge.
955
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,440
Just making the transfer
to the first bridge.
956
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,760
Saving a lot of time here as well.
957
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,760
He's 5 seconds behind Charlie Robbins
to this point.
958
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,280
Oh, smoothly done, Daniel!
959
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,360
All that technique, all that
training coming into play now
960
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,000
on the Stage 2 course.
961
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:18,640
Come on! Keep moving.
962
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:21,800
As he now gets ready for the trapeze
to Parallel Pipes.
963
00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,120
Here he goes.
964
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,720
Let's have a look at
the big swinging.
965
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,280
You've gotta kick back.
966
00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,640
Ideally this is done
in only two swings
967
00:37:28,720 --> 00:37:31,280
and that's exactly what
Daniel Mason does.
968
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:32,520
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
969
00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,560
OK. Now he's just gotta
do a climbing motion
970
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,640
down to the safety
of the mat.
971
00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:40,560
Then he come up to the Cat Grab.
How's the time, Ben?
972
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,920
He's alright. 40 seconds.
He makes this leap.
973
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,240
Big leap.
974
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,840
He's 3 seconds quicker than Charlie
at this point.
975
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:47,960
He is flying.
976
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:49,600
Yes, Daniel Mason!
And he's got 30 seconds.
977
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,080
Three walls - 20kg wall's up.
978
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:53,480
The 30kg wall's up.
979
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,720
He's gonna do this comfortably.
980
00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,120
Hand's on the buzzer!
981
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:01,640
And with that, he is
through to Stage 3...
982
00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,360
and the fastest of the night so far.
983
00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:08,320
1 second faster
than Charlie Robbins!
984
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,400
How good is he?
985
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,960
Daniel Mason.
986
00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,480
He's not just got eyes
on the 100 grand.
987
00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:17,640
He wants 300 and Mount Midoriyama.
988
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:19,440
Still to come,
989
00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:22,400
we are headed to uncharted waters.
990
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,960
Stage 3 of the grand final course
991
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,720
and beyond - a shot
at Mount Midoriyama.
992
00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,760
Just three more Ninjas can make it.
993
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,160
Newcomer Zak Stoltz...
994
00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:35,480
We're here. It's, like, the real,
real finale.
995
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,120
Absolutely stoked
to have made it here.
996
00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:38,440
I mean, just gotta show what I got.
997
00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:41,520
Josh O'Sullivan
is pursuing his destiny.
998
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,920
I've trained for it,
I've visualised it
999
00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,200
and now I'm ready to conquer it.
1000
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,840
And the red-hot favourite,
Ashlin Herbert.
1001
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:51,120
He's fallen in Stage 2 twice before.
1002
00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,320
Makes it... No, he doesn't!
1003
00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,560
Ashlin Herbert bombs out!
1004
00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,760
Can he beat his hoodoo?
1005
00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:00,120
Yeah, I reckon I can do it.
There's a lot of pressure.
1006
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:02,120
You can fall off
on stupid little things.
1007
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:03,720
I'll be watching for it.
1008
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,440
Welcome back to
the thrilling conclusion
1009
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,960
of season three of
Australian Ninja Warrior,
1010
00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:22,080
where so far, we've seen four Ninjas
make it through Stage 2.
1011
00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:26,560
Bryson Klein.
1012
00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,200
Rob Patterson.
1013
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:30,800
Charlie Robbins.
1014
00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:35,480
And the fastest of the night so far,
1015
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,040
Daniel Mason.
1016
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:42,080
All are still in the running
for a guaranteed 100 grand
1017
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,400
and perhaps a shot
at Mount Midoriyama.
1018
00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,280
Will our next competitor join them?
1019
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:50,360
Let's find out.
1020
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,520
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1021
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:59,600
Our next contender is the youngest
Ninja to progress to Stage 2.
1022
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,360
He's just 19 years old.
1023
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,720
From Rye in Victoria,
1024
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,120
Zak Stoltz.
1025
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,240
ZAK: Going into Stage 2 tonight,
the grand final,
1026
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:10,840
I'm feeling pretty nervous
but also really excited.
1027
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,200
I mean, got the chance to prove
myself, show what I can do,
1028
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,040
It's really, really nice
to have your name up there
1029
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:16,720
and, sort of, recognised
by some people
1030
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:18,120
and show them what you've got
as well.
1031
00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:22,720
I recently lost my dad - it was
only three months ago, if that -
1032
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,400
and tonight I'm running for him.
1033
00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:25,600
He always used to tell me,
1034
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,600
"Oh, now, you've gotta do
this obstacle like this,"
1035
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:29,240
and he had no clue
what he was talking about
1036
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,040
but I've always just been thinking
to myself -
1037
00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:32,920
it keeps a smile on my face.
1038
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,320
And I wish Dad was here
to experience that as well.
1039
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,120
Yeah, nah, he'd be proud.
1040
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,480
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1041
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:43,520
Zak Stoltz, turned up with his mate
Ashlin Herbert.
1042
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:44,800
Training partners.
1043
00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:46,520
Said he can go just as fast.
1044
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,920
And so far, he's not been far off.
1045
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,560
Mum's on the sideline tonight -
Joanne -
1046
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,520
and I can tell you, his dad
would be so, so proud.
1047
00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:54,600
Good luck, Zak.
1048
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:58,280
REBECCA: Zak's dad sadly passed away
a few months ago
1049
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,440
but on the sideline tonight,
as Freddie said, his mum, Joanne,
1050
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,280
mate Troy and grandma Sheree.
1051
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:04,680
(CHANTING) Zak, Zak, Zak!
1052
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:05,840
The buzzer.
1053
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:07,560
Get it, Zak!
And he goes on the Rope Jungle.
1054
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,120
Looking nice and relaxed
on this first obstacle.
1055
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:14,200
Needs to keep his feet up, though.
No silly mistakes in the water.
1056
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,680
Last rope for Zak Stoltz.
1057
00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:20,160
And how relaxed is he, Bec?
1058
00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:22,520
Very relaxed.
Watch your legs here, Zak!
1059
00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:24,720
Yeah, watch your legs,
'cause they're long.
1060
00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:27,080
Definitely to Zak's advantage there.
1061
00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:29,680
Just needs to get them up
and across.
1062
00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:31,080
Bit of a shuffle.
1063
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:35,080
He's hanging in there,
with 1 minute 44 on the clock.
1064
00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,040
Keep them legs hooked up the top,
1065
00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:38,760
as now he starts moving up.
1066
00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,600
Taking the strain
in the arms and the shoulders.
1067
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:45,680
Now just needs to transfer onto the
second of the beams.
1068
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:46,760
(CHEERING)
Yes!
1069
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,240
No problem whatsoever.
1070
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:50,720
Zak's making his hands
really do the work here.
1071
00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:54,200
Oh, imagine the hands burning!
Not even using his feet now.
1072
00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:56,720
I don't know if that's smart -
according to our experts,
1073
00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:57,920
you need to use your legs
1074
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,840
because you've got a lot of
upper-body obstacles to come,
1075
00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:02,640
like this one.
OK. The Salmon Ladder. One.
1076
00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,560
Two. Three.
1077
00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,120
He reckons he can't be beaten
by anything, Zak Stoltz,
1078
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:10,400
and now the Unstable Bridge.
1079
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:12,320
Going for it.
There we go.
1080
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:13,880
Gets good distance
on that first one.
1081
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,400
Get some swing! Get some swing!
1082
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,960
How's the clock looking, Ben?
1 minute left on the clock.
1083
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:20,400
Here's the transfer.
1084
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:21,880
Yes, it's sweet.
1085
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:26,320
And Zak Stoltz, he seems confident
that he's got enough time left -
1086
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:29,960
however, there are
three obstacles to go.
1087
00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:32,040
And it's the Trapeze
to Parallel Bars.
1088
00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,400
That's it! Nice!
1089
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,280
Zak's a gymnast, so should be good
1090
00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,120
but he's added an extra swing
there -
1091
00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:40,680
that'll cost him in terms of time.
1092
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:43,200
(CHEERING)
Ooh, he was lucky there.
1093
00:42:43,240 --> 00:42:44,640
His swing wasn't all that big.
1094
00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:47,760
There's only 30 seconds left
on the clock.
1095
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,120
He's still got two obstacles to go.
1096
00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,560
17 seconds behind Dan Mason.
1097
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:53,920
Needs to get moving.
1098
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:57,720
He can still have this but he's gotta
really put the foot down, Bec.
1099
00:42:57,800 --> 00:42:59,960
Here he goes on the Cat Grab.
Scales the first wall.
1100
00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:03,320
Oh, no. 15 seconds left
on the clock.
1101
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,520
He's gonna have to rush.
He's gonna have to get a wriggle on.
1102
00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,160
He's gonna have to jump down
as fast as you like.
1103
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:09,480
10 seconds...
Oh! And he fell!
1104
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:10,600
Oh, no!
1105
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:14,760
He's OK. He's OK.
But what a brutal fall.
1106
00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,120
He just misjudged his landing spot.
1107
00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:18,920
I think he was rushing as well.
1108
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:21,960
They're able to see a clock
at the end of the course,
1109
00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:24,480
so they have some sense
of how much they've got left.
1110
00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,080
I reckon he had a look at that clock
1111
00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,920
and thought,
"I'm running out of time here."
1112
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:31,640
Rushing is a risky business
on Ninja Warrior.
1113
00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:35,640
You'll see here on the replay,
Zak landed on the heels of his feet.
1114
00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:39,440
If he had've been on the front part
of the feet, closer to the toes,
1115
00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:41,240
it would have been better for him.
1116
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:42,600
But it wasn't to be.
1117
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,880
Zak, it was close! Was it just as
you heard the time ticking down,
1118
00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,160
just playing on your mind?
No, I was feeling pretty good.
1119
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:52,000
I think I just made a silly
little slip-up.
1120
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,920
I mean, it happens. You've gotta
be perfect on the night.
1121
00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:55,440
Unfortunately tonight, I wasn't
1122
00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,480
but next year, I'll be back with
a vengeance, so... look out!
1123
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,480
And your mum's on the sidelines
tonight. How proud is she?
1124
00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:02,840
Oh, she'd be stoked.
She's proud, I'm sure.
1125
00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:05,320
And how's your curly-haired friend
gonna go tonight, Ashlin Herbert?
1126
00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:06,800
Oh, he'll smash it, as always.
1127
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,760
You're probably right.
Zak, it's been a pleasure.
1128
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,000
Well done, mate. Keep smiling.
1129
00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:11,880
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1130
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:15,480
And that curly-haired friend,
Ashlin Herbert,
1131
00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:17,920
will be hitting this course
in a matter of minutes.
1132
00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:19,840
Well done, darling.
1133
00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:22,280
Considering his speed on Stage 1,
1134
00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,920
I reckon we might be in for
something special tonight.
1135
00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:30,440
But first, a Ninja
who qualified for Stage 2
1136
00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:31,920
10 out of 11.
1137
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:33,840
He'll be looking to improve on that.
1138
00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:35,320
And after crashing out
1139
00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:37,040
on the second-last obstacle
1140
00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:38,760
in last year's grand final,
1141
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:41,160
he'll be giving his all tonight.
1142
00:44:41,240 --> 00:44:44,720
From New South Wales,
Josh O'Sullivan.
1143
00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:46,320
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1144
00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:49,480
If ever a Ninja was prepared
for this course,
1145
00:44:49,560 --> 00:44:52,600
Josh O'Sullivan, from
New South Wales, is that man.
1146
00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:54,640
He describes this as his 'destiny'.
1147
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:56,480
He's given up work
for the past two months,
1148
00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:57,720
just to train.
1149
00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,920
He visualises every part
of the Ninja Warrior course,
1150
00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:02,440
so nothing's a surprise.
1151
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:04,880
And he's doing it now.
1152
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:06,360
(CHEERING)
1153
00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:10,640
That's mum Jo, grandma Carmen and
girlfriend Betsy, the disco Ninja.
1154
00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:12,600
She's been there
every step of the way.
1155
00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:14,240
Come on, Josh.
(STARTER BEEPS)
1156
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:15,480
He's away.
1157
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:19,080
Here goes the buzzer. Makes
a flying leap onto the first rope.
1158
00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:20,280
There are five ropes -
1159
00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:22,160
you don't necessarily
have to touch all of them.
1160
00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:23,200
What will he do?
1161
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:26,520
Hey, he's got great strength
through the air, doesn't he?
1162
00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,040
That's a really good start for him,
Josh O'Sullivan.
1163
00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:30,560
And now the I-Beam Gap.
1164
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:34,120
Uh, he is moving at a furious pace.
1165
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:37,480
I think this is the fastest start
we've seen so far tonight.
1166
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:38,720
Now the transfer.
1167
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:41,840
(CHEERS, GASPS)
Oh!
1168
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:45,200
Ooh, little bit of a slip.
You can't rush too much, Josh!
1169
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:46,680
Oh, my god.
1170
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:48,600
Betsy saying it how we all feel
1171
00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:50,680
but Josh is doing a great job,
time-wise.
1172
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:54,680
Now on to the Salmon Ladder
to Unstable Bridge.
1173
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:57,760
1 minute 30 on the clock.
1174
00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:00,200
He needs to go up three levels.
That's one.
1175
00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:01,440
Two. Three.
1176
00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:03,920
Josh O'Sullivan's
looking good here, Bec.
1177
00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:05,640
Unstable Bridge now.
1178
00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:08,080
And that is a big swing!
1179
00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:09,400
Oh!
Ooh!
1180
00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:12,200
Oh, he's just banged his head
on the Unstable Bridge!
1181
00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:14,560
Bit of a hectic run
from Josh O'Sullivan.
1182
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:17,200
Probably not what he was expecting
but he's still on the course.
1183
00:46:17,240 --> 00:46:18,320
He's still moving.
1184
00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:20,240
Come on, babe! Keep going!
1185
00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:21,560
His time is fantastic.
1186
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:25,040
He is so much fitter than what we've
seen in seasons one and two.
1187
00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:27,520
He's gone away
and done the hard work
1188
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:30,080
and it is paying off
in the grand final tonight.
1189
00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:32,480
Now he's on the Parallel Pipes
1190
00:46:32,560 --> 00:46:34,960
and with 55 seconds left
on the clock.
1191
00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:38,520
11 seconds faster than Daniel Mason.
Whoa!
1192
00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:39,960
This is the Cat Grab.
1193
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:41,480
Just doesn't want to falter here.
1194
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,720
Now going backwards on this.
1195
00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:46,680
Interesting technique. Make it
a bit more difficult for himself.
1196
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:48,400
He's just so, so fast.
1197
00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:50,560
9 seconds ahead
of the barefoot Ninja.
1198
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:52,400
There's no stopping him!
1199
00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:55,360
He's powering through these walls.
1200
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:58,360
Josh O'Sullivan!
(CHEERING)
1201
00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,320
Fantastic!
Yes!
1202
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:02,800
Shirt off.
1203
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:04,520
Buzzer pressed.
Whoo-hoo!
1204
00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:08,880
And that is our fastest time
of the night so far.
1205
00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:10,160
He can't believe it.
1206
00:47:10,240 --> 00:47:13,600
He cannot believe he is through
to Stage 3.
1207
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:15,840
You deserve it, Josh O'Sullivan.
1208
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,200
You put in the hard work
and you are there.
1209
00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:24,520
He took a knock early - bam!
- But it was an incredible recovery.
1210
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:26,840
10 seconds faster than Daniel Mason.
1211
00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:28,840
He reckons this is destiny
1212
00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:30,400
and tonight's his night.
1213
00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:34,240
Josh, just break this...
can I just break this up?
1214
00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:36,240
Yes!
Cheers, Josh.
1215
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:38,440
Josh, thank you. There's your drink.
Oh!
1216
00:47:38,520 --> 00:47:41,400
Josh, before this, you said that
this was your destiny this year.
1217
00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:45,840
Can you actually describe how much
you want to get up Mount Midoriyama?
1218
00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:49,120
It's been part of my visualisation
work, you know,
1219
00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:51,320
truly believing that I can do it,
1220
00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:53,480
manifesting the reality
1221
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,600
and here I am - I'm happy to be here.
1222
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,560
OK, well, Josh, amazing run. I'm
sure Betsy's waiting there for you.
1223
00:47:58,600 --> 00:47:59,840
Well done, pal.
1224
00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:05,360
BEN: We've got one run left
for Stage 2
1225
00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:08,160
but before we do that, let's
have a look at the leaderboard.
1226
00:48:08,200 --> 00:48:09,560
Our top five Ninjas
1227
00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:11,120
all completed the course
1228
00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:13,240
and are moving through to Stage 3.
1229
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:15,080
Josh O'Sullivan, fastest,
1230
00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:16,880
by an amazing 10 seconds,
1231
00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:18,440
ahead of Daniel Mason,
1232
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:20,560
Charlie Robbins, Rob Patterson
1233
00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:22,160
and Bryson Klein,
1234
00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:24,080
the slowest qualifier.
1235
00:48:24,120 --> 00:48:25,560
Our bottom five Ninjas
1236
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:26,920
all failed an obstacle
1237
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,160
or timed out,
1238
00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:29,600
meaning they're out of the running
1239
00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:30,800
in season three
1240
00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:32,480
but it's been an amazing achievement
1241
00:48:32,520 --> 00:48:33,560
by all
1242
00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:34,960
to get this far.
1243
00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:39,040
But up next, the Ninja most expect
1244
00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:41,880
to claim the very top spot
on that leaderboard -
1245
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,880
Ashlin Herbert
1246
00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,560
Ashlin, he's quick.
Fast.
1247
00:48:46,600 --> 00:48:48,880
This is phenomenal.
1248
00:48:48,920 --> 00:48:50,360
His speed is unrivalled.
1249
00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:53,800
I think we're looking at the person
most likely to be the first-ever...
1250
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,080
Oh, Flashlin!
..Australian Ninja Warrior.
1251
00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:58,080
There's gonna be an epic run
from him, I reckon.
1252
00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:00,960
Tonight I'm going fast.
That's the only way I know how.
1253
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:02,680
Mount Midoriyama, I'm coming for you.
1254
00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:04,760
Don't go anywhere -
1255
00:49:04,840 --> 00:49:07,480
he's coming up next
on Australian Ninja Warrior.
1256
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:19,880
Welcome back
to Australian Ninja Warrior,
1257
00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,000
where we're about to see our last
run of Stage 2.
1258
00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:26,200
And it promises to be
one we won't forget.
1259
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:31,560
This Ninja is one of the favourites
to crush tonight's second stage
1260
00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:33,600
and go for broke
at Mount Midoriyama.
1261
00:49:34,560 --> 00:49:37,640
A grand finalist in seasons one
and two.
1262
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:39,920
Furthest, fastest by a long way
1263
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:42,000
in the heats and semi finals
this year,
1264
00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:47,040
the most amazing, naturally gifted
athlete we've seen on Ninja Warrior.
1265
00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:50,840
'Flashlin' Ashlin Herbert!
1266
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:53,520
(CHEERING)
1267
00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,800
Here he is, then,
'Flashlin' Ashlin Herbert.
1268
00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:00,200
All the other Ninjas
now will be gathering
1269
00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:01,960
to see how this young man goes.
1270
00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:05,400
Not put a foot wrong so far
in season three.
1271
00:50:05,480 --> 00:50:08,280
He does not care about the clock.
He knows he's fast.
1272
00:50:09,040 --> 00:50:13,000
This guy just does not get fussed
by anything.
1273
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:15,440
He just doesn't get fazed
by the moment.
1274
00:50:15,480 --> 00:50:18,320
He is so cool and calm.
1275
00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:21,120
Look at him smiling there
on the start line.
1276
00:50:21,160 --> 00:50:22,680
He's waving to people!
1277
00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:25,600
Yeah, including mum Joanne
and mate Dirk.
1278
00:50:25,640 --> 00:50:27,360
(STARTER BEEPS)
1279
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:29,520
OK. The Rope Jungle.
1280
00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:31,400
And he gets straight out
1281
00:50:31,480 --> 00:50:34,560
and reaches out with his left arm
onto rope number two.
1282
00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:37,120
And now finds rope number three
1283
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:39,840
and before you know it,
Ashlin Herbert is done.
1284
00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:41,360
Don't take your eyes off him -
1285
00:50:41,440 --> 00:50:44,480
this could be one of
the fastest runs you'll ever see.
1286
00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:45,960
And once again...
Oh, my goodness!
1287
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:47,400
..this is the all-hands technique.
1288
00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:49,560
Did you see how he...
Look what he's doing here!
1289
00:50:49,640 --> 00:50:52,040
Oh! We haven't seen that tonight.
The big transition!
1290
00:50:52,120 --> 00:50:53,720
He thought, "I don't want
to go up and around
1291
00:50:53,800 --> 00:50:55,400
"when I can go straight across -
why bother?"
1292
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:57,320
(CHEERING)
Coming up now to the Salmon Ladder.
1293
00:50:57,400 --> 00:51:00,000
He's already 10 seconds faster
than anyone else.
1294
00:51:00,040 --> 00:51:01,320
He's... he's up the...
1295
00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:03,920
(SPECTATORS GASP)
He's down!
1296
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,760
Oh, no! He's slipped.
The favourite's gone!
1297
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:08,320
And that means he's out.
1298
00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:09,840
This is unbelievable.
1299
00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:11,520
Unbelievable.
1300
00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:12,960
That's the end of his run.
1301
00:51:13,040 --> 00:51:15,320
Oh, he's gone back
onto the platform.
1302
00:51:15,360 --> 00:51:16,560
Come on, Ash!
1303
00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,440
(CHEERING)
1304
00:51:18,520 --> 00:51:21,400
The moment that bar leaves
the Salmon Ladder, you're out,
1305
00:51:21,480 --> 00:51:24,440
because if it wasn't for the safety
line, he'd be in the water.
1306
00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:26,920
The buzzer will go off here.
He's disqualified.
1307
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:28,720
(BUZZER)
There you go.
1308
00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:31,080
(SPECTATORS CLAMOUR)
Ashlin Herbert has been disqualified.
1309
00:51:33,360 --> 00:51:35,480
Ashlin does not want to give up.
1310
00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:40,120
Ash! Ash, Ash.
1311
00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:43,680
THE favourite,
the fastest Ninja we've seen,
1312
00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,160
checks out early -
I can't believe it, Bec.
1313
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,840
Everybody is shocked here.
1314
00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:52,560
Olivia Vivian there cannot believe
what just happened.
1315
00:51:52,600 --> 00:51:54,240
It just goes to show, doesn't it,
1316
00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:57,320
that this course will eat up
even the best.
1317
00:51:57,360 --> 00:51:59,360
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1318
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,920
It's a carbon copy of last season.
1319
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:04,920
Stage 2, Ashlin's speed
is his strength
1320
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:06,560
but also his weakness.
1321
00:52:06,640 --> 00:52:09,880
It leaves him open to error
and for the second time running,
1322
00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:12,240
the most naturally talented athlete
1323
00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:14,320
has failed in the grand final.
1324
00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:19,040
Ash, it was never gonna be speed
that stopped you, was it?
1325
00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:21,120
It was always gonna be
that little mistake.
1326
00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,000
As always, yeah, the little mistake.
1327
00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:25,320
Oh, well.
1328
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:27,280
(LAUGHS)
What happened, mate?
1329
00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:28,520
Uh, I fell off.
1330
00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:30,400
(LAUGHTER)
1331
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:32,120
Simple as that?
Simple as that.
1332
00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:34,880
I must admit, everyone watching
in the crowd, at home,
1333
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:36,680
on the sidelines -
you might not say a lot
1334
00:52:36,760 --> 00:52:38,520
but when it comes to
getting on the course,
1335
00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:39,960
you're pretty good, aren't you?
1336
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:42,160
You must be pleased with how you've
gone up until that point.
1337
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:44,240
Yeah, definitely. Definitely
pleased with how I went.
1338
00:52:44,320 --> 00:52:46,800
Furthest, fastest most nights,
so, um,
1339
00:52:46,840 --> 00:52:48,200
just not tonight.
1340
00:52:48,280 --> 00:52:50,000
Man, I must admit, you've been an
absolute pleasure.
1341
00:52:50,080 --> 00:52:52,080
Watching you on the course
has been great. Well done, mate.
1342
00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:54,280
Unlucky tonight. Well done, Ashlin.
Top man.
1343
00:52:54,320 --> 00:52:55,440
(CHEERING)
1344
00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:57,680
It's the biggest shock
of season three.
1345
00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:00,120
Ashlin Herbert
has been disqualified
1346
00:53:00,160 --> 00:53:01,520
on the Salmon Ladder.
1347
00:53:05,840 --> 00:53:07,840
We're not the only ones
who can't believe it.
1348
00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:10,360
The crowd absolutely stunned
1349
00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:14,080
that Ashlin, the hottest
of hot favourites,
1350
00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:15,880
is gone from the grand final.
1351
00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:18,840
BEN: But after all that,
1352
00:53:18,880 --> 00:53:21,680
from 11 Stage 2 starters,
1353
00:53:21,720 --> 00:53:23,960
5 are through to Stage 3.
1354
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:26,400
Let's have a look at the leaderboard.
1355
00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:28,000
Josh O'Sullivan qualified
1356
00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:29,520
with the quickest time tonight,
1357
00:53:29,560 --> 00:53:30,920
followed by Daniel Mason
1358
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:32,400
and Charlie Robbins.
1359
00:53:32,440 --> 00:53:33,840
Rob Patterson fourth,
1360
00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:35,560
Bryson Klein fifth.
1361
00:53:36,200 --> 00:53:38,880
This is history in the making.
1362
00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:42,720
Just five obstacles now stand
between our remaining Ninjas
1363
00:53:42,760 --> 00:53:45,080
and Mount Midoriyama.
1364
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:48,520
But it is still a long way away.
1365
00:53:48,560 --> 00:53:51,040
Stage 3 is brutal.
1366
00:53:51,080 --> 00:53:53,200
Some might say impassable.
1367
00:53:53,240 --> 00:53:55,040
But we know it can be done.
1368
00:53:55,120 --> 00:53:59,560
In America, Ninjas have
taken on Stage 3 and won.
1369
00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:04,640
Cannonball Alley goes to work
on Ninjas' grip and forearms.
1370
00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:08,840
Next is the physically toughest
obstacle we've seen -
1371
00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:10,080
the Body Prop.
1372
00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:15,560
Every muscle burns as they hold their
own weight between those walls.
1373
00:54:15,640 --> 00:54:19,720
It's back to forearm punishment
on the Crazy Cliffhanger.
1374
00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:21,880
There's barely room for a fingertip
1375
00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:23,400
and if they make it across,
1376
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:24,960
there's a technical lache
1377
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:26,400
to finish.
1378
00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:30,280
Then the Floating Doors,
the one all Ninjas fear.
1379
00:54:30,320 --> 00:54:31,720
There's nothing to grip.
1380
00:54:31,800 --> 00:54:36,360
You push exhausted hands and feet
into the doors to hold yourself up.
1381
00:54:36,440 --> 00:54:39,160
The longer it takes,
the more it burns.
1382
00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:41,920
Finally, the Flying Bar.
1383
00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:44,440
Five laches, back to back to back.
1384
00:54:44,480 --> 00:54:45,480
Complete that
1385
00:54:45,560 --> 00:54:50,040
and Ninjas will be standing
face-to-face with Mount Midoriyama
1386
00:54:50,080 --> 00:54:53,920
and a possible $300,000.
1387
00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:58,600
Get ready - Stage 3 is next.
1388
00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:13,200
The Ninja Warrior who powers their
way furthest and fastest,
1389
00:55:13,240 --> 00:55:14,400
outlasting the others,
1390
00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:16,320
will be declared the season's winner
1391
00:55:16,360 --> 00:55:18,840
and take home $100,000,
1392
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:20,360
thanks to Energizer.
1393
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:27,280
Welcome back to the second night
1394
00:55:27,360 --> 00:55:29,520
of the Australian Ninja Warrior
grand final
1395
00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:32,440
and we are well and truly at the
pointy end of the competition.
1396
00:55:32,520 --> 00:55:35,560
The title and the prize money are
within touching distance.
1397
00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:39,320
Stage 3 of the Australian Ninja
Warrior grand final course
1398
00:55:39,360 --> 00:55:40,600
has never been attempted
1399
00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:45,000
but in a moment, five incredible
athletes will take their shot.
1400
00:55:46,080 --> 00:55:47,480
BRYSON: Feels amazing
1401
00:55:47,560 --> 00:55:50,760
to be one of the five Ninjas in
Australia to have come this far.
1402
00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:52,680
Gonna give it my absolute everything.
1403
00:55:52,760 --> 00:55:54,920
DANIEL: It's pretty crazy
to think that only five obstacles
1404
00:55:55,000 --> 00:55:57,280
stand in the way of me
and Mount Midoriyama,
1405
00:55:57,360 --> 00:55:59,400
so it's gonna take everything
I've got to get there.
1406
00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:02,800
CHARLIE: It hasn't hit me
that money's still on offer.
1407
00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:04,760
I can't comprehend having 100 Gs.
1408
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:06,000
Or even 300.
1409
00:56:06,080 --> 00:56:07,840
One of us is gonna
walk away with coin.
1410
00:56:07,880 --> 00:56:10,600
It's crazy. It's hard to comprehend.
1411
00:56:10,680 --> 00:56:13,680
JOSH: I've trained for the rope,
I've trained for Mount Midoriyama.
1412
00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:15,520
I feel like I've put the time
and the effort in,
1413
00:56:15,560 --> 00:56:16,960
so this could be my year.
1414
00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:20,560
ROB: I think this year, at least
one person will get to Midoriyama.
1415
00:56:20,600 --> 00:56:21,920
Whether it's me or not, I can't tell.
1416
00:56:21,960 --> 00:56:23,560
There's so many good Ninjas out there
1417
00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:26,040
and there's so many easy ways
to slip up on Stage 3.
1418
00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:29,840
(CHEERING)
1419
00:56:30,560 --> 00:56:34,880
BEN: Whoever goes furthest, fastest
will receive $100,000.
1420
00:56:35,720 --> 00:56:37,080
If they make it up Mount Midoriyama,
1421
00:56:37,120 --> 00:56:39,240
it's 300k.
1422
00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:42,160
The pressure's real,
1423
00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:44,120
the course unforgiving.
1424
00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:46,560
Let's bring out our first Ninja.
1425
00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:51,560
From New South Wales,
Josh O'Sullivan.
1426
00:56:51,600 --> 00:56:53,720
(CHEERING)
1427
00:56:53,800 --> 00:56:58,480
Josh O'Sullivan, the fastest
on Stage 2 in the grand final.
1428
00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:03,520
Now is the time to find out whether
this is your destiny or not, Josh.
1429
00:57:04,480 --> 00:57:06,720
Yeah, Josh centring himself.
1430
00:57:06,760 --> 00:57:08,440
Part of his routine.
1431
00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:09,720
Come on, Josh!
1432
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:12,760
The disco Ninja, Betsy Burnett,
with Josh all the way.
1433
00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:15,840
Oh, imagine the nerves.
1434
00:57:16,560 --> 00:57:19,280
Nobody's ever been to Stage 3.
1435
00:57:19,360 --> 00:57:23,120
Nobody's ever been five obstacles
away from Mount Midoriyama.
1436
00:57:23,760 --> 00:57:26,400
And the house is
full of Ninjas tonight.
1437
00:57:26,440 --> 00:57:28,120
They all want to see history made.
1438
00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:29,520
And a little bit of housekeeping -
1439
00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:31,920
the Ninjas can't see
each other's runs,
1440
00:57:31,960 --> 00:57:33,960
so no-one gets an advantage.
1441
00:57:34,040 --> 00:57:36,160
And because Stage 3
is not about time -
1442
00:57:36,240 --> 00:57:38,600
it's about completing
the five obstacles -
1443
00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:40,320
we won't be seeing the clock.
1444
00:57:40,920 --> 00:57:46,960
Here we go. Josh O'Sullivan
and potentially a $100,000 run.
1445
00:57:47,040 --> 00:57:49,080
MAN: Smash it!
(CHEERING)
1446
00:57:49,120 --> 00:57:51,160
Kicks off on Cannonball Alley.
1447
00:57:51,240 --> 00:57:54,360
There are small balls
and there are bigger balls.
1448
00:57:54,440 --> 00:57:56,840
Generally you can handle the smaller
balls with one hand
1449
00:57:56,920 --> 00:57:59,640
but you need two hands
for the bigger balls.
1450
00:57:59,680 --> 00:58:01,000
(CHEERING)
1451
00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:03,720
And every obstacle in this course
in Stage 3
1452
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:06,040
is set up for maximum burn.
1453
00:58:06,120 --> 00:58:08,520
He is nearly through
the first obstacle.
1454
00:58:09,160 --> 00:58:12,040
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1455
00:58:12,120 --> 00:58:14,600
Take some time
to shake it out, Josh!
1456
00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:16,360
Now the Body Prop.
1457
00:58:16,440 --> 00:58:19,960
Really important that you dry out
the hands and the feet,
1458
00:58:20,040 --> 00:58:24,840
because this is all about sticking
yourself in between those rails,
1459
00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:26,520
if you like.
1460
00:58:26,600 --> 00:58:30,920
This Stage 3 course just tests
everything about our athletes.
1461
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:34,280
It tests their mental strength,
physical strength,
1462
00:58:34,360 --> 00:58:37,480
and above all,
how much they want this.
1463
00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:41,760
Josh O'Sullivan. Look at that
steely look. Look at his eyes.
1464
00:58:41,840 --> 00:58:46,160
Focusing on each little movement
with those hands.
1465
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:48,560
This obstacle
is the toughest of all.
1466
00:58:48,640 --> 00:58:51,080
It works your back,
your core, your shoulders.
1467
00:58:51,160 --> 00:58:55,640
You can't rush and the burn,
well, it just builds and builds.
1468
00:58:56,360 --> 00:58:58,960
We should make the point
that these walls are adjusted
1469
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:00,680
based on the height of each Ninja,
1470
00:59:00,760 --> 00:59:02,760
so it's not like you have
an advantage...
1471
00:59:02,840 --> 00:59:04,760
If you're taller.
..if you're taller.
1472
00:59:04,840 --> 00:59:09,280
Here he goes. He's just
starting the climb up the hill,
1473
00:59:09,320 --> 00:59:11,880
which is so tough on your body.
1474
00:59:11,960 --> 00:59:15,640
Imagine doing a plank
all day and all night.
1475
00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:18,600
Yeah, this is just
off-the-scale tough.
1476
00:59:18,680 --> 00:59:21,400
He's gonna...
Oh, yes, yes, yes!
1477
00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:23,080
He is through the Body Prop.
1478
00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:26,200
Josh O'Sullivan.
Take a breath, babe! Take a breath!
1479
00:59:26,240 --> 00:59:28,000
Just stopping here.
1480
00:59:28,080 --> 00:59:30,840
You might wonder why
he's going so slowly.
1481
00:59:30,920 --> 00:59:33,480
They'll win tonight
if they're the furthest.
1482
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:36,240
This is about distance, not rushing.
1483
00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:37,920
Yeah, time will only come into it
1484
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:40,080
if two Ninjas reach
exactly the same point
1485
00:59:40,160 --> 00:59:43,240
but they all know
they need to go the distance.
1486
00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:45,960
OK. Josh O'Sullivan
on the Cliffhanger.
1487
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:48,320
All the weight on his fingertips
1488
00:59:48,360 --> 00:59:50,120
but he's so strong, this bloke.
1489
00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:53,000
See the bent arms?
That's great control.
1490
00:59:53,040 --> 00:59:55,080
But he's burning energy.
1491
00:59:55,120 --> 00:59:56,320
Up he goes
1492
00:59:56,400 --> 01:00:01,280
and down he goes again, making the
transfer onto the second-last board.
1493
01:00:01,320 --> 01:00:03,360
Don't slip, Josh!
1494
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:05,240
(CHEERING)
Yes!
1495
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:07,000
Come on, Joshy!
1496
01:00:07,040 --> 01:00:09,200
Now he's gonna turn his body around,
1497
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:12,600
lache himself onto the last
of the cliffhangers.
1498
01:00:12,680 --> 01:00:14,720
Using that body.
He's swinging across.
1499
01:00:14,800 --> 01:00:16,040
Yes!
Oh, he's there!
1500
01:00:16,760 --> 01:00:19,640
Wow, Josh O'Sullivan,
the dream is still alive!
1501
01:00:19,680 --> 01:00:21,360
Yes!
1502
01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:25,280
Just two more obstacles between Josh
and Mount Midoriyama.
1503
01:00:25,360 --> 01:00:28,280
Australian Ninja Warrior has never
been this close before.
1504
01:00:28,360 --> 01:00:30,600
Whoo!
Floating Doors next.
1505
01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:31,760
They look simple
1506
01:00:31,840 --> 01:00:34,560
but it is diabolical,
because there's nothing to grip.
1507
01:00:34,640 --> 01:00:38,640
You can only keep yourself up by
pinching the doors between your feet
1508
01:00:38,680 --> 01:00:40,600
and that is so, so hard.
1509
01:00:41,600 --> 01:00:42,960
Come on, Joshy!
1510
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:45,880
Let's just let everyone know as well,
as far as the rules are concerned,
1511
01:00:45,920 --> 01:00:48,880
you can't use the top of the doors.
1512
01:00:48,920 --> 01:00:50,200
Only the sides.
1513
01:00:50,280 --> 01:00:52,480
How do you do that?
Let's find out!
1514
01:00:52,520 --> 01:00:54,000
Come on, Josh!
1515
01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:55,480
(SPECTATORS SHOUT)
1516
01:00:55,560 --> 01:00:57,840
What?!
Josh O'Sullivan has fallen.
1517
01:00:57,880 --> 01:00:59,440
Oh!
1518
01:00:59,480 --> 01:01:01,120
What an incredible effort, though.
1519
01:01:01,160 --> 01:01:04,120
The crowd upstanding for Josh.
1520
01:01:04,800 --> 01:01:06,320
And so they should be.
1521
01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:10,080
Josh O'Sullivan gave his all
to Stage 3.
1522
01:01:10,160 --> 01:01:13,880
Look at the strain as he edges
across the Body Prop
1523
01:01:13,960 --> 01:01:17,200
and the sheer athleticism
on the Cliffhanger.
1524
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:20,880
But sadly, the Floating Doors
sunk his hopes.
1525
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:24,320
Josh, I've gotta ask you -
1526
01:01:24,360 --> 01:01:26,960
how tough is this Stage 3 course?
1527
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:28,680
Oh, mate, really tough.
1528
01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:31,840
To be honest, I'm always focusing on
the obstacle that I'm on,
1529
01:01:31,920 --> 01:01:34,480
just trying to get that mental state
as much as I can,
1530
01:01:34,520 --> 01:01:36,440
so really happy to be here
1531
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,400
and, uh, look at the crowd!
1532
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:40,280
What's going on there?
(CHEERING)
1533
01:01:40,320 --> 01:01:41,360
Yeah!
1534
01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:42,760
Well, Josh, we're gonna have to wait
1535
01:01:42,840 --> 01:01:44,280
and find out how
the rest of the Ninjas go
1536
01:01:44,320 --> 01:01:45,440
for who's furthest, fastest
1537
01:01:45,520 --> 01:01:47,320
but great effort, mate -
well done, pal.
1538
01:01:47,360 --> 01:01:50,120
BEN: Take a bow, Josh O'Sullivan.
1539
01:01:50,960 --> 01:01:53,640
Well, Ben, he's certainly set the
bar for the others to follow
1540
01:01:53,720 --> 01:01:57,760
and the $100,000 question is,
can anyone go further?
1541
01:01:57,800 --> 01:02:00,720
We are about to find out.
1542
01:02:05,320 --> 01:02:09,840
Our next competitor completed Stage 2
in the slowest time tonight.
1543
01:02:10,840 --> 01:02:14,560
But our Blue Mountains rock climber
is confident he can go all the way.
1544
01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:16,560
It is Bryson Klein.
1545
01:02:17,960 --> 01:02:19,920
Now, then, Bryson Klein,
what have you got?
1546
01:02:19,960 --> 01:02:21,680
You've reached Stage 3.
1547
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:24,800
The wonder boy has
got the opportunity now
1548
01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:27,720
to show everyone
how good he really is.
1549
01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:30,200
Oh, he's taken his shirt off!
1550
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:33,120
Look at them abs!
1551
01:02:33,200 --> 01:02:35,680
Oh, the girls in the crowd
are going wild.
1552
01:02:35,720 --> 01:02:37,760
And so too a few of the fellas!
1553
01:02:39,280 --> 01:02:40,640
What a moment.
1554
01:02:40,720 --> 01:02:43,640
He could be walking away
from this course tonight
1555
01:02:43,680 --> 01:02:46,320
at least $100,000 richer.
1556
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:51,520
Bryson Klein. He is the youngest
in our field of five in Stage 3.
1557
01:02:51,600 --> 01:02:53,520
(STARTER BEEPS)
There goes the buzzer.
1558
01:02:53,560 --> 01:02:54,960
Cannonball Alley first up.
1559
01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:56,640
This plays to his
rock-climbing strengths
1560
01:02:56,680 --> 01:02:58,080
and you see there,
1561
01:02:58,160 --> 01:03:00,880
making sure he gets the hand
right over the top of that ball.
1562
01:03:00,960 --> 01:03:03,360
But then you often need
both hands on there to swing.
1563
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:06,560
And just imagine the pressure this is
putting on the arms and the chest
1564
01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:07,880
but he's done.
1565
01:03:08,680 --> 01:03:12,440
This is a tough course but when
you line them all up together,
1566
01:03:12,520 --> 01:03:15,560
these obstacles, by the time
they're at obstacle five,
1567
01:03:15,600 --> 01:03:17,160
they will be done.
1568
01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:18,520
Don't rush!
1569
01:03:18,600 --> 01:03:21,200
Bryson Klein, just
trying to figure out
1570
01:03:21,280 --> 01:03:23,680
how he's gonna take on
the Body Prop.
1571
01:03:23,760 --> 01:03:26,800
He has to wedge his feet in,
wedge his arms in
1572
01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:29,720
and just shuffle across,
just like that.
1573
01:03:29,800 --> 01:03:32,080
They've never seen anything
like this before
1574
01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:35,520
and this Body Prop
is just hard to navigate.
1575
01:03:35,560 --> 01:03:37,240
OK. Let's have a look at how he goes.
1576
01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:38,680
Really hard.
1577
01:03:38,720 --> 01:03:40,320
You've gotta be oh, so careful.
1578
01:03:40,360 --> 01:03:42,200
Come on!
1579
01:03:42,280 --> 01:03:45,400
Look at the determination.
Look at the concentration.
1580
01:03:45,480 --> 01:03:48,440
We're used to seeing this lad
flying through the course.
1581
01:03:48,520 --> 01:03:51,480
And look what he's doing there -
he's just turning the hands out.
1582
01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:55,000
I think that's just to give him
some extra balance, I'd say.
1583
01:03:55,040 --> 01:03:56,880
He's doing it really delicately.
1584
01:03:56,960 --> 01:03:59,240
Now this is the tricky bit -
going up.
1585
01:03:59,320 --> 01:04:02,080
Uphill and then there is
a pole at the top.
1586
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:04,040
You can use the pole -
you don't have to.
1587
01:04:04,120 --> 01:04:05,920
If you just want go
onto the crash mat,
1588
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:08,720
the pole is there for
an extra bit of support.
1589
01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:10,440
He looks comfortable.
He's going for it.
1590
01:04:10,520 --> 01:04:12,040
And he's done it!
Well done, Bryson Klein!
1591
01:04:12,120 --> 01:04:13,560
OK.
(CHEERING)
1592
01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:15,120
Shake it out!
1593
01:04:15,720 --> 01:04:17,280
Shake it out! Shake!
1594
01:04:17,320 --> 01:04:19,400
Just shaking out the arms to recover
1595
01:04:19,480 --> 01:04:21,520
before he has to
take on the next one.
1596
01:04:22,480 --> 01:04:23,800
Next up, the Cliffhanger.
1597
01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:28,160
And this is oh, so challenging -
gripping that narrow ledge.
1598
01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:31,000
Again, Bryson's
rock-climbing training
1599
01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:32,640
is gonna come into play here.
1600
01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:36,240
But remember, our Ninjas are already
so tired from Stage 2.
1601
01:04:36,960 --> 01:04:39,360
Reaching forward. Plenty of
upper-body strength.
1602
01:04:39,400 --> 01:04:41,480
A light body, long arms.
1603
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:43,280
Look at Bryson!
1604
01:04:43,360 --> 01:04:46,000
Now, this next shelf actually
drops down a little
1605
01:04:46,080 --> 01:04:50,120
and then this thing that is just
a mind-boggling challenge here.
1606
01:04:50,200 --> 01:04:53,200
They've gotta turn the body around,
and like Josh O'Sullivan,
1607
01:04:53,240 --> 01:04:54,960
try and lache and hold on.
1608
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:56,200
(CHEERING)
1609
01:04:56,240 --> 01:04:58,600
Oh, Bryson Klein!
1610
01:04:58,680 --> 01:05:00,920
Here we go!
Brilliant!
1611
01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:03,880
Brilliant.
1612
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:05,680
(CHORTLES)
1613
01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:09,920
Now Bryson Klein on
to the Floating Doors.
1614
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:12,880
Two obstacle between him
and Mount Midoriyama.
1615
01:05:12,960 --> 01:05:15,320
Now, the best bet here
is to jump on the first one
1616
01:05:15,400 --> 01:05:18,840
and squeeze the board
between your ankles -
1617
01:05:18,920 --> 01:05:21,160
almost put the soles
of your feet together.
1618
01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:23,160
Use your feet and your hands.
1619
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:25,320
Don't be tempted to use your knees,
1620
01:05:25,400 --> 01:05:28,000
because if you try pinching it
with your knees,
1621
01:05:28,040 --> 01:05:30,240
you'll lose the grip with your feet.
1622
01:05:30,280 --> 01:05:31,520
(CROWD CHANTS)
1623
01:05:31,560 --> 01:05:33,360
The crowd are getting into this.
1624
01:05:33,440 --> 01:05:37,560
They're sensing, could a Ninja have
a crack at Mount Midoriyama?
1625
01:05:37,640 --> 01:05:40,560
Good foot position
but to transfer across,
1626
01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:42,880
he needs to take his weight
onto his hands.
1627
01:05:42,920 --> 01:05:44,680
It's so much harder.
1628
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:46,720
Fight it! Come on!
1629
01:05:46,760 --> 01:05:48,240
Just getting a little bit stuck.
1630
01:05:48,320 --> 01:05:49,880
It's such an awkward position...
Oh!
1631
01:05:49,960 --> 01:05:53,600
..to try and manoeuvre...
No, Bryson Klein, no!
1632
01:05:53,680 --> 01:05:56,520
And the second door
takes down Bryson Klein,
1633
01:05:56,600 --> 01:06:00,000
our youngest competitor
to get through to Stage 3
1634
01:06:00,080 --> 01:06:03,080
and he's in the running
for the $100,000.
1635
01:06:03,120 --> 01:06:04,640
(CHEERING)
1636
01:06:04,680 --> 01:06:06,520
What about the smile on his face?
1637
01:06:06,600 --> 01:06:09,880
Doesn't it just sum up
the attitude of our Ninjas?
1638
01:06:09,960 --> 01:06:14,160
Despite him falling in the pool,
that was a master run.
1639
01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:15,800
I think that's a lot harder
than it looks.
1640
01:06:15,840 --> 01:06:17,000
That's really hard.
1641
01:06:17,080 --> 01:06:19,240
Yeah, dad Matt.
He couldn't be prouder.
1642
01:06:19,320 --> 01:06:21,920
How's Bryson going down there,
Freddie?
1643
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:24,040
Wow, Bryson, you meant business
tonight.
1644
01:06:24,120 --> 01:06:26,160
The shirt was off.
Yeah, it was off.
1645
01:06:26,200 --> 01:06:28,480
I got wet, Freddie! I got wet! Oh!
1646
01:06:28,560 --> 01:06:30,400
You did get wet!
We don't see that too often.
1647
01:06:30,440 --> 01:06:32,120
Talk us through how hard that is.
1648
01:06:32,160 --> 01:06:34,040
It's ridiculous. Um...
1649
01:06:34,080 --> 01:06:36,920
Yeah, just... very little grip.
1650
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:39,440
You know, I was feeling good.
Wasn't tired.
1651
01:06:39,480 --> 01:06:40,960
It's just a hard obstacle.
1652
01:06:41,040 --> 01:06:42,920
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
It's hard alright.
1653
01:06:42,960 --> 01:06:44,680
Two Ninjas have reached the doors
1654
01:06:44,760 --> 01:06:47,480
and both have fallen
at exactly the same spot.
1655
01:06:48,040 --> 01:06:50,320
So close to Mount Midoriyama.
1656
01:06:50,360 --> 01:06:51,920
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1657
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:56,080
But after the break, last year's
furthest, fastest,
1658
01:06:56,120 --> 01:06:57,600
Rob Patterson.
1659
01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:00,880
The barefoot Ninja, Dan Mason,
steps up to the challenge.
1660
01:07:00,960 --> 01:07:03,680
And the rookie with
his eye on the prize,
1661
01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:05,800
golfer Charlie Robbins.
1662
01:07:05,880 --> 01:07:11,360
The grand final Stage 3 course
returns right after this.
1663
01:07:16,040 --> 01:07:18,200
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
1664
01:07:18,800 --> 01:07:21,440
REBECCA: Welcome back
to Australian Ninja Warrior
1665
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:24,440
and we're in the middle
of a history-making Stage 3.
1666
01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:25,800
(CHEERING)
1667
01:07:25,880 --> 01:07:28,880
And already we've seen
Josh O'Sullivan and Bryson Klein
1668
01:07:28,920 --> 01:07:30,640
fall at the Floating Doors
1669
01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:32,800
but a reminder - for fairness,
1670
01:07:32,840 --> 01:07:35,600
Ninjas can't see each other's runs,
1671
01:07:35,640 --> 01:07:37,920
nor are we showing their times.
1672
01:07:38,560 --> 01:07:42,520
Three Ninjas remain.
Let's bring out our next contender.
1673
01:07:42,560 --> 01:07:46,000
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1674
01:07:46,080 --> 01:07:49,520
He was the furthest and fastest
on the course last year
1675
01:07:49,600 --> 01:07:53,440
and tonight he finished Stage 2
with 20 seconds on the clock.
1676
01:07:53,520 --> 01:07:57,560
Welcome to Stage 3,
Queensland's Rob Patterson.
1677
01:07:57,600 --> 01:07:59,800
(CHEERING)
1678
01:08:01,360 --> 01:08:04,800
This is something Rob has wanted
for a very long time.
1679
01:08:06,040 --> 01:08:08,280
Now this is it. This is his moment.
1680
01:08:08,960 --> 01:08:11,320
There's Janet and Russell,
his mum and dad,
1681
01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:13,560
sister Louise and girlfriend Tamara.
1682
01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:14,960
(SPECTATORS CHANT)
1683
01:08:15,040 --> 01:08:16,480
He's played the long game
this season.
1684
01:08:16,520 --> 01:08:18,080
Not really pushing too hard.
1685
01:08:18,160 --> 01:08:21,520
He's saved himself
for a shot at Mount Midoriyama.
1686
01:08:21,600 --> 01:08:24,440
Well, Rob, your time has come.
(STARTER BEEPS)
1687
01:08:24,520 --> 01:08:26,880
Just five obstacles
stand in your way.
1688
01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:28,640
This is the Cannonball Alley.
1689
01:08:28,720 --> 01:08:30,640
OK. Now, you'll see
he's on one-hands.
1690
01:08:30,720 --> 01:08:32,800
When he... Oh!
That was a missed swing there.
1691
01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:34,120
When he goes to the bigger balls,
1692
01:08:34,160 --> 01:08:35,600
which is just ahead of him,
1693
01:08:35,680 --> 01:08:38,680
you'll see him probably go
to two hands on the one ball.
1694
01:08:38,720 --> 01:08:40,400
Can't get the next ball!
1695
01:08:40,440 --> 01:08:42,080
This is not the start he wanted.
1696
01:08:42,160 --> 01:08:44,640
Oh, he's grabbed hold
of the big, red ball!
1697
01:08:44,680 --> 01:08:46,800
And the bigger red ball!
1698
01:08:46,880 --> 01:08:48,800
You don't want to be up there
for too long, because...
1699
01:08:48,840 --> 01:08:49,960
The burn.
1700
01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:53,080
..it takes some of the power
out of those arms.
1701
01:08:53,160 --> 01:08:57,080
And he's not resting! He's straight
over to this brutal Body Prop.
1702
01:08:57,160 --> 01:09:00,720
This is like a plank
times a thousand.
1703
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:07,720
Rob Patterson just manoeuvred
himself into the curved Body Prop.
1704
01:09:07,760 --> 01:09:09,680
Look at the focus on his face.
1705
01:09:09,760 --> 01:09:11,640
Oh, look at his face -
it's bright red.
1706
01:09:11,680 --> 01:09:13,680
The blood is pumping.
1707
01:09:13,720 --> 01:09:15,160
This is so hard.
1708
01:09:15,240 --> 01:09:18,120
Imagine the abs,
the obliques working.
1709
01:09:18,160 --> 01:09:20,760
Just a metre or so to go, Rob.
1710
01:09:20,800 --> 01:09:22,840
Testing every part of this body.
1711
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:24,160
(SPECTATORS CHANT)
1712
01:09:24,240 --> 01:09:27,160
The veins in his face popping out -
that's how hard this obstacle is.
1713
01:09:27,200 --> 01:09:28,960
It starts going up now.
1714
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:31,120
Inch by inch!
1715
01:09:31,200 --> 01:09:33,520
He can just about
reach that pole now.
1716
01:09:34,480 --> 01:09:35,560
Reaches out...
1717
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:36,880
(SPECTATORS EXCLAIM)
1718
01:09:36,920 --> 01:09:38,360
Oh!
1719
01:09:38,400 --> 01:09:40,000
He's gone from Stage 3.
1720
01:09:40,040 --> 01:09:42,400
That is a burn, that obstacle
1721
01:09:42,480 --> 01:09:46,320
and one of our best Ninjas
is in the pool on Stage 3.
1722
01:09:46,360 --> 01:09:48,440
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1723
01:09:48,480 --> 01:09:50,440
Well, that is a stunner.
1724
01:09:50,520 --> 01:09:53,560
He'd really cruised through
the competition to this point
1725
01:09:53,600 --> 01:09:56,600
but he just missed his final grab
1726
01:09:56,640 --> 01:09:59,120
and at that point, it was all over.
1727
01:10:00,280 --> 01:10:02,960
Rob, talk us through how tough
that obstacle was.
1728
01:10:03,040 --> 01:10:06,600
Oh, I felt so good. It was just
that last little bit, coming up.
1729
01:10:06,680 --> 01:10:08,680
I haven't practised
anything like that before,
1730
01:10:08,760 --> 01:10:11,000
so it was a bit awkward
trying to look for that pole
1731
01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:12,800
and yeah, just slipped.
1732
01:10:12,880 --> 01:10:14,480
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
There it is.
1733
01:10:14,520 --> 01:10:17,640
Last year's furthest, fastest out
1734
01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:19,720
and two Ninjas left to run.
1735
01:10:19,800 --> 01:10:23,480
They won't know it but the mark
has been set at the Floating Doors.
1736
01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:26,120
(CHEERING)
1737
01:10:27,200 --> 01:10:31,160
Next - he was the second-fastest
qualifier in Stage 2.
1738
01:10:31,240 --> 01:10:34,600
BEN: Can the barefoot Ninja
be the last man standing?
1739
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:37,680
Here he is - Daniel Mason.
1740
01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:38,880
(CHEERING)
1741
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:41,760
And there is so much support
for him in the crowd tonight.
1742
01:10:44,040 --> 01:10:46,520
Oh, Daniel Mason,
the barefoot Ninja.
1743
01:10:46,560 --> 01:10:48,080
This is your chance.
1744
01:10:48,120 --> 01:10:50,320
Mount Midoriyama is waiting
1745
01:10:50,360 --> 01:10:52,400
but is it waiting for Daniel?
1746
01:10:52,440 --> 01:10:55,080
His wife, Maddy, on the sideline.
1747
01:10:55,160 --> 01:10:57,640
And little Fletcher is somewhere.
There he is.
1748
01:10:57,680 --> 01:10:58,880
He's sleeping through the action.
1749
01:10:58,960 --> 01:11:01,920
Things have just
gone up a notch or two here
1750
01:11:01,960 --> 01:11:03,520
at Australian Ninja Warrior.
1751
01:11:03,600 --> 01:11:08,120
The crowd is up and about,
the nerves are next-level.
1752
01:11:08,800 --> 01:11:11,240
And the money has just added
another level of tension.
1753
01:11:11,280 --> 01:11:13,720
Now the Cannonball Alley.
1754
01:11:13,760 --> 01:11:16,880
Daniel Mason is going to take care,
1755
01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:22,480
every single swing on this
first obstacle in Stage 3.
1756
01:11:23,680 --> 01:11:26,200
(CHEERING)
1757
01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:30,360
Now on to the Body Prop. He doesn't
know it but Rob fell on this one.
1758
01:11:31,040 --> 01:11:34,800
Pushing his hands, pushing his feet
as he comes down this side.
1759
01:11:34,880 --> 01:11:36,640
Get a great view of him
from down here.
1760
01:11:36,720 --> 01:11:40,360
The focus in his eyes,
the veins popping out of his head!
1761
01:11:40,400 --> 01:11:42,800
Daniel Mason, the barefoot Ninja.
1762
01:11:42,840 --> 01:11:44,480
Think of the pressure at the moment.
1763
01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:46,880
He knows it's all about
going the furthest tonight.
1764
01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:48,360
That matters the most
1765
01:11:48,400 --> 01:11:49,720
and one small slip
1766
01:11:49,800 --> 01:11:54,240
and you lose the opportunity
of winning at least $100,000,
1767
01:11:54,280 --> 01:11:56,560
possibly $300,000.
1768
01:11:56,640 --> 01:11:59,640
He's past the midway point and
going up the rest of the Body Prop.
1769
01:11:59,720 --> 01:12:03,920
And this is where fatigue
really challenges our Ninjas.
1770
01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:05,760
Having a check down
every now and again
1771
01:12:05,840 --> 01:12:07,960
to make sure his feet are
in the middle of that rail.
1772
01:12:08,040 --> 01:12:10,320
You can see one foot there
just slipping down.
1773
01:12:10,360 --> 01:12:12,360
He is almost at the end.
1774
01:12:12,440 --> 01:12:15,040
Please do not fall off,
Daniel Mason!
1775
01:12:15,120 --> 01:12:17,760
Imagine the pressure
on your core right now.
1776
01:12:17,800 --> 01:12:19,440
He's getting shaky, Bec.
1777
01:12:20,320 --> 01:12:21,800
Come on!
1778
01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:23,400
Oh, hold on!
1779
01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:25,160
Look at the body shaking!
1780
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:28,560
Oh, he's just starting to slip!
1781
01:12:29,600 --> 01:12:30,880
Ooh!
He does it!
1782
01:12:30,920 --> 01:12:33,520
Daniel Mason, the barefoot Ninja,
1783
01:12:33,560 --> 01:12:36,720
gets off and is alive and well.
1784
01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:39,600
But have a look how exhausted
he was, Ben!
1785
01:12:39,680 --> 01:12:42,160
He really just dropped
off the Body Prop.
1786
01:12:43,680 --> 01:12:45,360
Now on to the Crazy Cliffhanger.
1787
01:12:45,400 --> 01:12:46,800
Take your time, Dan.
1788
01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:51,280
Every single muscle will be
screaming after that Body Prop.
1789
01:12:52,040 --> 01:12:54,760
And a reminder -
Daniel Mason has not seen
1790
01:12:54,840 --> 01:12:57,240
how our previous Ninjas
have fared.
1791
01:12:57,280 --> 01:12:58,840
(SPECTATORS CHANT)
1792
01:12:59,520 --> 01:13:00,520
Come on, Dan.
1793
01:13:00,600 --> 01:13:03,720
There is so much riding on this
for Dan and Maddy.
1794
01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:06,520
I can't imagine he'll have
any problems with this.
1795
01:13:06,560 --> 01:13:08,000
As he swings forward...
1796
01:13:08,080 --> 01:13:09,480
Yes, Daniel!
(CHEERING)
1797
01:13:11,120 --> 01:13:12,560
It wasn't pretty but he did it!
1798
01:13:12,640 --> 01:13:14,520
(CHEERING)
And they love it!
1799
01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:17,840
Grip with your feet, Dan.
1800
01:13:17,880 --> 01:13:19,400
Dries his feet.
1801
01:13:19,440 --> 01:13:21,720
And now the Floating Doors.
1802
01:13:21,760 --> 01:13:23,200
Use your feet!
1803
01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:25,880
But he doesn't know that
the others have gone off
1804
01:13:25,960 --> 01:13:29,360
while trying to reach
that second floating door.
1805
01:13:29,400 --> 01:13:30,920
The thing is, we do
1806
01:13:31,000 --> 01:13:34,160
and we know how cruel
this obstacle is.
1807
01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:36,480
The Floating Doors.
They move around.
1808
01:13:36,560 --> 01:13:38,880
There's hardly anything
for you to grip on...
1809
01:13:38,920 --> 01:13:41,120
Daniel Mason falls backwards!
1810
01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:43,920
Another one! Another one
on the Floating Doors!
1811
01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:45,160
Just couldn't keep hold.
1812
01:13:45,200 --> 01:13:46,880
Falling down!
1813
01:13:46,960 --> 01:13:49,480
Still smiling.
Oh, Daniel Mason.
1814
01:13:49,520 --> 01:13:51,280
So close to the finish!
1815
01:13:51,360 --> 01:13:53,520
Making it to the second-last
obstacle.
1816
01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:57,480
Oh! Well, let's clarify
the rules just now.
1817
01:13:57,560 --> 01:14:02,160
So far, Josh, Bryson and Dan
have all reached the same spot.
1818
01:14:02,240 --> 01:14:04,760
If no other Ninja
gets past this obstacle,
1819
01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:09,400
it'll come down to who got there
first, in the fastest time.
1820
01:14:09,440 --> 01:14:12,320
So Dan could be still in the hunt.
1821
01:14:12,920 --> 01:14:14,960
(CHEERING)
1822
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:17,120
Daniel, everyone in Australia
1823
01:14:17,200 --> 01:14:20,280
was willing you to get
through those Floating Doors.
1824
01:14:20,320 --> 01:14:21,600
How hard are they?
1825
01:14:21,680 --> 01:14:25,600
They are hard. They're so slippery
and heavy and, uh... yeah.
1826
01:14:25,680 --> 01:14:28,360
Um, obviously too hard for me today!
(CHUCKLES)
1827
01:14:28,440 --> 01:14:30,680
Well, furthest, fastest
does get 100 grand.
1828
01:14:30,760 --> 01:14:33,720
You never know where you stand, so
you've still got a chance, Daniel.
1829
01:14:33,800 --> 01:14:35,600
Been a pleasure. Cheers, mate.
Thanks, Daniel.
1830
01:14:35,640 --> 01:14:37,880
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1831
01:14:37,920 --> 01:14:41,040
It all comes down to Charlie Robbins.
1832
01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:45,040
Can the golfing Ninja
go further than the rest?
1833
01:14:45,080 --> 01:14:46,960
Can he reach Mount Midoriyama?
1834
01:14:47,560 --> 01:14:49,480
We'll find out after the break,
1835
01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:51,160
where the only certainty is
1836
01:14:51,240 --> 01:14:54,280
a winner of Australian Ninja Warrior
season three
1837
01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:55,720
will be named.
1838
01:14:55,760 --> 01:14:56,880
That's next.
1839
01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:06,840
The Ninja Warrior who powers
their way furthest and fastest,
1840
01:15:06,880 --> 01:15:08,040
outlasting the others,
1841
01:15:08,120 --> 01:15:12,480
will be declared the season's winner
and take home $100,000,
1842
01:15:12,520 --> 01:15:14,720
thanks to Energiser.
1843
01:15:18,440 --> 01:15:21,760
Welcome back, everybody,
to this nail-biting grand final
1844
01:15:21,800 --> 01:15:24,840
and the very last run of the season.
1845
01:15:24,920 --> 01:15:26,920
Our Ninjas come
from all walks of life
1846
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:29,400
but this newcomer
took us all by surprise.
1847
01:15:29,480 --> 01:15:34,120
Didn't he what! He's 20 years old
and he is, of all things, a golfer.
1848
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:37,200
With his grandfather Taffy
supporting him all the way,
1849
01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:40,720
let's see if he can get
a Ninja hole-in-one -
1850
01:15:40,760 --> 01:15:43,040
Charlie Robbins!
1851
01:15:43,080 --> 01:15:46,560
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1852
01:15:46,600 --> 01:15:47,880
Oh, here we go!
1853
01:15:47,960 --> 01:15:50,600
Season three
of Australian Ninja Warrior
1854
01:15:50,640 --> 01:15:52,960
all boils down to this.
1855
01:15:53,040 --> 01:15:56,120
I'm not gonna lie -
like the crowd, like you at home,
1856
01:15:56,200 --> 01:15:59,280
I'm nervous, I'm anxious,
I'm excited.
1857
01:15:59,360 --> 01:16:02,800
Can the golfer from Rye,
Charlie Robbins,
1858
01:16:02,840 --> 01:16:04,360
go furthest, fastest
1859
01:16:04,440 --> 01:16:09,160
or even take his belt
up to the top of Mount Midoriyama?
1860
01:16:09,240 --> 01:16:11,400
(CHEERING)
Come on, Charlie!
1861
01:16:11,480 --> 01:16:14,480
Oh, look at Taffy!
What a proud grand-dad.
1862
01:16:14,560 --> 01:16:16,920
Charlie! You gonna
take your hat off?
1863
01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:18,880
I'll take it off.
1864
01:16:18,960 --> 01:16:23,240
He loves the fact that Charlie
calls him his mate.
1865
01:16:23,960 --> 01:16:25,920
Oh, Charlie!
1866
01:16:26,000 --> 01:16:30,520
You have got the hopes of a nation
riding on your shoulders right now.
1867
01:16:30,560 --> 01:16:31,560
(STARTER BEEPS)
1868
01:16:31,640 --> 01:16:34,360
Mount Midoriyama
just five obstacles away.
1869
01:16:34,440 --> 01:16:36,680
No pressure, mate.
Cannonball Alley.
1870
01:16:37,520 --> 01:16:40,680
We want an Australian
up Mount Midoriyama.
1871
01:16:40,720 --> 01:16:42,320
It's up to you, my friend.
1872
01:16:42,400 --> 01:16:45,720
This is his opportunity
to pocket $100,000
1873
01:16:45,800 --> 01:16:48,880
if he can get past
obstacle number four.
1874
01:16:48,920 --> 01:16:50,760
Keep it solid! Yes!
1875
01:16:50,840 --> 01:16:53,280
Now on to the real burner.
Well done, mate.
1876
01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:55,480
Looking good. Wiping the hands.
1877
01:16:55,560 --> 01:16:58,560
Making sure there is no sweat
on these hands.
1878
01:16:58,600 --> 01:17:01,480
You need grip, times a hundred.
1879
01:17:01,560 --> 01:17:05,240
Clark Kent had to take his glasses
off to turn into Superman.
1880
01:17:05,280 --> 01:17:06,760
This kid doesn't - he leaves 'em on.
1881
01:17:06,800 --> 01:17:08,320
He's a superman of his own
1882
01:17:08,400 --> 01:17:11,040
as he's coming across using
them hands, using them feet,
1883
01:17:11,080 --> 01:17:12,880
just edging ever closer to this.
1884
01:17:12,960 --> 01:17:14,800
He's looking comfortable.
He's looking good.
1885
01:17:14,840 --> 01:17:16,200
Come on, Charlie Robbins!
1886
01:17:16,280 --> 01:17:19,080
Take that ginger banner
to the top of Mount Midoriyama!
1887
01:17:19,120 --> 01:17:20,360
Come on, son!
1888
01:17:20,440 --> 01:17:22,600
His feet are very low down, though,
aren't they, on that...
1889
01:17:22,680 --> 01:17:24,120
Oh!
But he's there!
1890
01:17:24,200 --> 01:17:25,920
(CHEERING)
Yeah!
1891
01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:28,320
Charlie Robbins,
on to the Cliffhanger.
1892
01:17:28,360 --> 01:17:30,160
Get off your couch, Australia,
1893
01:17:30,240 --> 01:17:32,280
get on your feet
and cheer this young man on.
1894
01:17:32,320 --> 01:17:33,600
Stay focused, mate!
1895
01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:35,600
One at a time!
1896
01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:38,160
Listen to the atmosphere
in Melbourne tonight.
1897
01:17:38,240 --> 01:17:42,600
Everyone urging this golfer from Rye
through this Ninja Warrior course
1898
01:17:42,680 --> 01:17:46,360
and it just seems he's getting
stronger and stronger and stronger
1899
01:17:46,400 --> 01:17:48,320
as the competition goes on.
1900
01:17:48,360 --> 01:17:50,200
Agree 100%, Freddie.
1901
01:17:50,760 --> 01:17:52,840
This is the difficult part.
1902
01:17:52,920 --> 01:17:54,640
(CHEERING)
Yes, Charlie!
1903
01:17:54,680 --> 01:17:56,480
He nails it.
1904
01:17:56,560 --> 01:17:59,200
The 20-year-old!
And it comes down to this.
1905
01:17:59,240 --> 01:18:00,520
Come on, Charlie!
1906
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:03,240
This is a $100,000 moment!
1907
01:18:03,320 --> 01:18:05,480
Charlie Robbins coming
to the Floating Doors.
1908
01:18:05,560 --> 01:18:09,040
No Ninja has got through
this point in the course so far.
1909
01:18:09,080 --> 01:18:11,200
Go easy! One more board!
1910
01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:15,360
Take your time, Charlie Robbins.
These are very heavy, these doors.
1911
01:18:15,440 --> 01:18:18,000
Bring the soles of your feet up.
Pinch the door!
1912
01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:21,360
Oh, here we go!
Go! Go! Come on!
1913
01:18:21,400 --> 01:18:24,160
Fight it, Charlie! Fight it, son!
1914
01:18:24,240 --> 01:18:26,320
Come on, Charlie!
Can he make the transfer?
1915
01:18:26,400 --> 01:18:29,240
Charlie, Charlie!
Oh, no!
1916
01:18:29,280 --> 01:18:31,040
Charlie!
1917
01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:35,320
The first time we've seen
the golf equipment wet!
1918
01:18:35,360 --> 01:18:37,120
And that ginger mop!
1919
01:18:37,160 --> 01:18:38,880
But take a bow, son. What an effort!
1920
01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:40,600
(CHEERING)
Well!
1921
01:18:40,680 --> 01:18:44,600
Let's... Before paying tribute
to Charlie Robbins,
1922
01:18:44,680 --> 01:18:48,920
get to the real business part
of the equation here, Bec.
1923
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:51,640
This is going to come down
to the clock.
1924
01:18:51,720 --> 01:18:54,520
Because everyone fell
at exactly the same spot,
1925
01:18:54,600 --> 01:18:58,760
it's going to be determined by who
reached the Floating Doors first.
1926
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:01,520
There are four in the running
1927
01:19:01,600 --> 01:19:05,520
and the clock will decide
who wins the $100,000.
1928
01:19:05,600 --> 01:19:08,160
We don't know the times
at this stage, Ben.
1929
01:19:08,200 --> 01:19:10,120
They are being kept from us.
1930
01:19:10,200 --> 01:19:13,560
We will announce the winner shortly
but first, you've gotta say it -
1931
01:19:13,600 --> 01:19:15,080
what about Charlie Robbins?
1932
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:17,160
(CHEERING)
1933
01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:22,840
Charlie, you've come from nowhere,
newcomer to Ninja Warrior.
1934
01:19:22,880 --> 01:19:25,080
You're humble, you're likeable,
1935
01:19:25,120 --> 01:19:26,520
you've got your golf kit on
1936
01:19:26,600 --> 01:19:29,160
and we've... Your glasses
are steaming up now!
1937
01:19:29,200 --> 01:19:30,680
Yeah, it's a bit foggy.
1938
01:19:30,760 --> 01:19:33,120
But how's it been? We've loved
having you on this.
1939
01:19:33,200 --> 01:19:34,600
What's it been like for you,
Charlie?
1940
01:19:34,680 --> 01:19:36,280
Oh, it's been such
a crazy experience.
1941
01:19:36,320 --> 01:19:38,320
A word I've used a lot is 'surreal'
1942
01:19:38,400 --> 01:19:40,440
and it just... yeah, literally
just doesn't feel real.
1943
01:19:40,520 --> 01:19:42,120
I don't think it'll feel real
for a long time.
1944
01:19:42,200 --> 01:19:45,040
Got parents, got Taffy,
the grand-dad on the sidelines.
1945
01:19:45,120 --> 01:19:46,640
Mate, what's it like
having them guys here?
1946
01:19:46,720 --> 01:19:50,440
Oh, yeah, the support from those
makes you feel pretty special.
1947
01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:52,080
Well, Charlie, I've gotta say,
1948
01:19:52,120 --> 01:19:53,360
you've been amazing.
1949
01:19:53,400 --> 01:19:54,920
You've done an unbelievable job.
1950
01:19:55,000 --> 01:19:58,200
Ladies and gentlemen, one more time
for this fella, Charlie Robbins!
1951
01:19:58,240 --> 01:20:00,520
(CHEERING)
1952
01:20:00,600 --> 01:20:04,640
BEN: Well, that's it.
Our last Ninja for 2019.
1953
01:20:05,440 --> 01:20:08,880
We came within two obstacles
of Mount Midoriyama
1954
01:20:08,960 --> 01:20:12,480
but it remains unconquered
for another season.
1955
01:20:13,280 --> 01:20:17,840
But someone has won $100,000.
1956
01:20:17,920 --> 01:20:20,280
Well done, buddy. Well done.
Really proud of you.
1957
01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:22,960
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1958
01:20:23,040 --> 01:20:26,040
Any of the four would be
worthy recipients.
1959
01:20:26,080 --> 01:20:29,200
Josh O'Sullivan, the modern Mowgli,
1960
01:20:29,280 --> 01:20:31,880
devoted the last 12 months
to this challenge,
1961
01:20:31,960 --> 01:20:35,560
adapting his training to give himself
every chance of winning.
1962
01:20:35,600 --> 01:20:38,120
It is, he says, his destiny.
1963
01:20:38,200 --> 01:20:40,960
Bryson Klein, last year's
revelation,
1964
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:42,840
the awkward young rock climber
1965
01:20:42,920 --> 01:20:46,040
who becomes poetry in motion
when he's on the course,
1966
01:20:46,080 --> 01:20:48,840
flowing through every obstacle.
1967
01:20:48,920 --> 01:20:52,720
Charlie Robbins, the only newcomer
in the group.
1968
01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:54,320
He's a scratch golfer.
1969
01:20:54,360 --> 01:20:56,160
He looks anything but a Ninja.
1970
01:20:56,240 --> 01:20:58,200
But with his grandparents
on the sideline,
1971
01:20:58,240 --> 01:21:01,000
he showed looks are deceiving.
1972
01:21:01,040 --> 01:21:03,960
Or Daniel Mason, the barefoot Ninja.
1973
01:21:04,040 --> 01:21:07,520
In his third season, this is
his first grand final.
1974
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:11,560
With or without shoes, he is
close to technically perfect
1975
01:21:11,640 --> 01:21:15,440
and the Ninja many tipped
before the competition began.
1976
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:21,760
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1977
01:21:21,800 --> 01:21:23,760
Our Ninjas made history this year
1978
01:21:23,840 --> 01:21:27,000
by going further down the course
than ever before.
1979
01:21:27,040 --> 01:21:29,320
(CHEERING)
1980
01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:31,600
Five made it through to Stage 3.
1981
01:21:31,640 --> 01:21:33,240
While none completed the course,
1982
01:21:33,320 --> 01:21:37,160
four of them finished at the same
obstacle - the Floating Doors.
1983
01:21:37,240 --> 01:21:42,160
So now it comes down
to who went the fastest.
1984
01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:44,760
Josh O'Sullivan,
1985
01:21:44,800 --> 01:21:47,320
Daniel Mason,
1986
01:21:47,360 --> 01:21:48,640
Charlie Robbins...
1987
01:21:50,640 --> 01:21:52,280
Bryson Klein.
1988
01:21:53,320 --> 01:21:58,120
The winner of Australian
Ninja Warrior for 2019
1989
01:21:58,160 --> 01:22:00,960
and the $100,000 prize
1990
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:02,400
goes to...
1991
01:22:08,120 --> 01:22:11,360
ALL: Charlie Robbins!
1992
01:22:11,400 --> 01:22:15,640
(WILD CHEERING)
1993
01:22:21,640 --> 01:22:23,240
Well done, buddy.
1994
01:22:23,320 --> 01:22:25,240
Well done.
Congratulations, champ.
1995
01:22:25,280 --> 01:22:26,720
Well done.
1996
01:22:26,760 --> 01:22:28,160
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE)
1997
01:22:28,200 --> 01:22:29,800
Whoa-ho!
1998
01:22:29,840 --> 01:22:31,480
Said, "Come on, buddy!"
1999
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:33,160
How good is that?
2000
01:22:33,240 --> 01:22:36,760
Charlie, congratulations.
What a huge effort.
2001
01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:38,760
In your wildest dreams,
2002
01:22:38,840 --> 01:22:42,840
did you ever think that
you would be the champion?
2003
01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:44,640
In my wildest dreams. This is...
2004
01:22:44,720 --> 01:22:47,200
This is unbelievable.
Yeah, I don't even... Yeah.
2005
01:22:47,280 --> 01:22:49,800
This isn't real. I feel like I'll
wake up and it's all just gonna...
2006
01:22:49,840 --> 01:22:51,320
I'm gonna be sitting in bed.
2007
01:22:51,360 --> 01:22:52,440
BEN: Hey, Charlie,
2008
01:22:52,520 --> 01:22:54,600
I gotta tell you - can everyone
just confirm here -
2009
01:22:54,640 --> 01:22:56,200
this is real life, right?
2010
01:22:56,280 --> 01:22:58,000
It's real. He's shaking!
This has just happened.
2011
01:22:58,040 --> 01:22:59,440
This has just happened, mate.
2012
01:22:59,480 --> 01:23:02,440
Charlie, you have a brand-new title
2013
01:23:02,520 --> 01:23:05,520
and that is the champion of
Australian Ninja Warrior this year.
2014
01:23:05,560 --> 01:23:07,240
But not only that...
2015
01:23:07,320 --> 01:23:10,640
(CHEERING)
..you're $100,000 richer!
2016
01:23:10,720 --> 01:23:12,280
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I've gotta ask you,
2017
01:23:12,360 --> 01:23:14,880
what are you gonna do
with 100 grand?
2018
01:23:14,960 --> 01:23:16,560
It's a lot of money, isn't it?
Yeah.
2019
01:23:16,640 --> 01:23:18,680
I haven't even been able
to comprehend that. It's...
2020
01:23:18,760 --> 01:23:21,360
Mate, have you thought about maybe
paying some money
2021
01:23:21,400 --> 01:23:22,520
to your caddy, Taffy?
2022
01:23:22,600 --> 01:23:24,920
CHARLIE: Well, he might... Yeah,
he might ask for a caddy fee.
2023
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:27,040
Yeah, might have to find someone
a bit cheaper.
2024
01:23:27,120 --> 01:23:28,960
I think it's time for Freddie
to take you down there.
2025
01:23:29,040 --> 01:23:30,960
Have a look at that trophy
and go and celebrate.
2026
01:23:31,040 --> 01:23:32,680
Charlie Robbins!
Charlie!
2027
01:23:32,720 --> 01:23:35,240
It gives me so much pleasure to say
2028
01:23:35,320 --> 01:23:40,000
you are the winner
of Australian Ninja Warrior 2019.
2029
01:23:40,040 --> 01:23:41,840
It's heavy, mate.
2030
01:23:41,880 --> 01:23:45,280
(WILD CHEERING)
2031
01:23:49,600 --> 01:23:52,480
(CHEERING CONTINUES)
2032
01:24:02,680 --> 01:24:06,800
Well, that brings us to the end of
another incredible series
2033
01:24:06,840 --> 01:24:08,400
of Australian Ninja Warrior.
2034
01:24:09,320 --> 01:24:12,680
BEN: And there's the man,
Charlie Robbins.
2035
01:24:12,760 --> 01:24:16,400
The bloke who went furthest,
fastest this year.
2036
01:24:16,440 --> 01:24:19,440
Took home $100,000.
2037
01:24:19,520 --> 01:24:24,320
We want to thank all the Ninjas
who gave us their all this year.
2038
01:24:24,360 --> 01:24:26,400
The supporters, the fans.
2039
01:24:26,480 --> 01:24:29,880
And if you're sat on the couch
and think being a Ninja looks fun,
2040
01:24:29,920 --> 01:24:31,360
get training!
2041
01:24:31,440 --> 01:24:34,920
(LAUGHS) For the final time
this season
2042
01:24:35,000 --> 01:24:37,960
and from all of us here
at Australian Ninja Warrior,
2043
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:39,720
congratulations, Charlie,
2044
01:24:39,800 --> 01:24:41,560
and...
ALL: Goodnight, Australia!
2045
01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:43,320
Yeah!
2046
01:24:43,360 --> 01:24:46,200
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
2047
01:24:50,200 --> 01:24:54,240
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE)
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