Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - BONUS: Shaun Johnson Is Stoked To Be In NZ For Xmas!

Episode Date: December 21, 2022

We chat to Shaun Johnson from the ONE NZ Warriors about his plans for Xmas, the warriors in 2023 and LEGO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Johnson, you'll know him from The Warriors, the one New Zealand Warriors now. And you'll know him from my dreams. Welcome, Sean. Cheers, boys. Cheers. It does feel weird saying the one New Zealand Warriors, doesn't it? It does, but you'll get used to it. Give us a couple of weeks and we'll be all used to it. Yeah, it won't take you long. I thought it was weirder that I was the man of your dreams, to be honest. That was the thing that he was... I was glossing over there mate

yeah sean johnson not only teaming up with the warriors but teaming up with lego which is awesome yeah it's um it's exciting hey um teaming up with a brand like lego and i guess the excitement that they've brought families and kids for years now especially for this festive season that's really exciting you know really exciting for me obviously i've got a little daughter now and Miller and her bringing out that side of me a little bit more, being a little bit more hands-on with building things. So it was just the perfect fit. Oh, I know the games I've been to before, they have Let's Go Warriors or Let's Go Warriors. Now, is it going to be Lego Warriors?

I mean, we're going with that? There's something in that, actually. I wonder if I get that going. Yeah, well, it depends how much Lego Play the Warriors I guess Now You did mention You're playing with Lego And building Lego

With your young daughter Have you got to the stage In parenthood Walking over the carpet The kids lead the Lego round You're barefoot That's the part I'm still getting used to

And probably the part Where you build it And then they just dismantle it Just as fast It's sort of like well because a sporting family obviously your wife kayla plays for the silver ferns as well is it quite competitive when you build lego as well like competitions going on in the johnson household i i don't try and make it competitive because i know it's something i probably won't win but but i don't know if you've been down to the activation down at our tier square yet i actually went down with the kids on Friday. It was awesome.

Oh, it is unreal. So pretty much that's inspired by we sat down with a group of kids and families a couple of weeks back and just asked them a whole heap of questions about, you know, what's their perfect type of Christmas. And that down there is pretty much a result of the things that got answered that day. So, yeah, if you haven't had a chance to get down there, I highly recommend it.

And then that'll make you think twice about your Lego building skills and how good you actually are. We've got Sean Johnson with us, Warriors player and now Lego ambassador. Now, obviously, the Warriors, can you promise like Lego everything's going to be awesome next year? How are we feeling? I don't know if I can have that

certain, I guess that level of confidence, like Lego is just a household name, but with the way we're training at the moment, how hard we're training, we're giving ourselves the best possible chance. What does New Year's and summer look like for you as a professional rugby league

player? Are you training on Christmas Day? What's going on? We get a little break, so we officially finish up our pre-season training December 21 and we come back in January 4th. But in between that, yeah, obviously you can't just undo all your hard work you've done, so we'll keep the legs sticking over. I'll be up beautiful Mungify, magical Mungify with my family.

I wasn't even here for Christmas with them last year, so this is going to be just my perfect Christmas, bro, literally. Yeah. Up Mungify with the family. I imagine it'll be a special Christmas, although you don't want to be just my perfect Christmas, bro, literally. Yeah. Up among a fire with the family. I imagine it'll be a special Christmas, although you don't want to be coming back on the 4th and be like, Johnson's put on bloody 8 kgs. Christmas ham.

Not at all. Not at all. Oh, it's so good to have you back. It's awesome that you've teamed up with Lego. Before you go, this is a high concept thing. This may not work. Now, you've teamed up with Lego. He was explaining it to me before,

and I still don't understand what it is, Sean. Okay, so I'm... Here we go. Okay, so it's Lego. It's kind of a role play. So I'm making a Sean Johnson type run towards the tri-line, okay?

Okay. And the only way that I can step around because you've got a great step, the only way I can step around the defenders is with an awesome Lego fact. All right, so I'll say the fact. This is where I got lost.

Yeah, this is our fact. And Sean Johnson, you decide if I've made it, if the fact is good enough to get around the defender, or if I'm going to be tackled, alright? Okay. Alright, here we go. Are you with him on this? I'll see. Okay. Alright, John,

start commentating, alright? Oh, boys, she's coming up to the 50 metre mark with an outstanding Lego fact! Okay, well, Lego's so popular. Seven Lego sets are sold in the world every second. I think he's definitely beating the fullback. Oh, he's got

past. He's up to the 40 metre point with another Lego fact. Okay, Lego is the biggest tyre manufacturer in the world and that's not, that's car tyres as well. Biggest manufacturer of tyres. I'm going to go, I think he's definitely beating the fullback okay uh okay james may created the first full-size lego house three million bricks

they had a working toilet and a shower full lego house do Do I get the try? No, I think the full back. Oh! He's just taken out. All the short of the try line. High concept. Tell me that last fact not true with a working toilet. Yeah, apparently it is. Oh, what?

Yeah, James May. I think he was the guy from Top Gear. He built a full Lego house in the UK as well, but I don't know how they're working. You drop your little bricks in there. Hey, Sean Johnson, we love your work. It's awesome that you've teamed up with Lego. We can't wait for the season to start as well.

Have a great summer. We'll catch up with you in the new year. I appreciate it, guys. Thank you.