The Bye Round With James Graham

Jimmy Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White as the boys get into the race for the premiership in 2025! We talk Dylan Brown's mammoth asking price, the NRL's rights negotiations & much more!

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00:00 Footy Is 4 Weeks Away

04:00 The Fluctuating Premiership Market

10:00 Cheese Is Running

16:30 The High Quality Comp

21:45 Are Storm The Clear Frontrunners?

24:45 Dylan Brown’s $1.2M Asking Price

36:45 Bunnies Return To Allianz?

39:45 Warm Weather Training Camps

43:50 Dragons Front Row Dramas

46:00 NRL Rights Negotiations

54:30 Top 5 Most Googled NRL Players

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Welcome to a brand new series where Jimmy will be sitting down with two players from the same premiership winning team, finding out the stories that shaped the magic run, the characters that stood out & the celebrations that followed!

This week NRL legends Mark O'Meley & Reni Maiteau are in to talk the incredible run from the Bulldogs in 2004.

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00:00 First Memories Of 2004

04:00 The Characters Of 04

09:00 The Standards At The Dogs

14:00 Brett Sherwin’s Influence

17:45 Steve Folkes Coaching Style

21:00 The Breathalyzer At Training

22:40 Targeting The Alphas

24:00 The Fake Media Stories

28:00 Losing Week 1 Of Finals

31:20 The Game Against Penrith

40:00 Grand Final Week

45:00 The Game

53:00 The Andrew Ryan Tackle

54:30 The Celebrations

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Welcome to a brand new series where Jimmy will be sitting down with two players from the same premiership winning team, finding out the stories that shaped the magic run, the characters that stood out & the celebrations that followed!

This week NRL legends Brett Morris & Jamie Soward are in to talk the incredible year that was for the 2010 St George Illawarra Dragons. 

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00:00 First Memories Of 2010

02:00 Falling Short In 2009

07:30 2010 Pre-Season

09:45 The Army Camp That Changed Everything

11:00 The Impact Of Wayne Bennett

17:00 The Characters

23:00 The Mark Gasnier Signing

29:00 Luke Priddis Dropped For Finals

30:30 Minor Premiership & Mood Heading Into Finals

40:00 Prelim Against Tigers

54:00 GF Against Chooks

01:04:00 The Celebrations

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James Graham is joined by Charlie White as the boys discuss Jimmy's NRL prediction anxiety, the bizarre Dylan Brown contract saga, the latest on Ronaldo Mulitalo's sharks future & the teams that should try and sign Matt Lodge in 2025!

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00:00 The New Years Embargo

07:00 The NRL Ladder Predictor

17:30 Ronaldo Mulitalo Broncos Links

19:50 Dylan Brown Latest

27:00 The Draft Winning Team

32:00 Matt Lodge Dragons Drama

35:00 US Bid For World Cup

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James Graham & Brandon Smith are back and the boys get stuck into all the news we missed while we were gone! The guys back Michael Maguire's army camp, take us inside their holidays & we look at Manly's massive DCE dilemma!

00:00 Welcome Back

04:00 Cheese’s Future Update

07:30 Jimmy’s Holidays

17:00 Madge Army Camp

30:30 Ezra Mam Suspension

34:30 Leo Thompson Dogs Signing

37:40 Tohu Harris Retirement

45:00 Manly’s DCE Dilemma

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Welcome to a brand new series where Jimmy will be sitting down with two players from the same premiership winning team, finding out the stories that shaped the magic run, the characters that stood out & the celebrations that followed!

This week James Maloney & Wade Graham are in to talk the incredible year that was for the 2016 Cronulla Sharks!

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00:00 Pre-Season Of 16

05:00 The Sharks Style Of Footy

10:00 What Did Jimmy Maloney Bring To The Club?

13:00 The Unsung Heroes

27:00 The Buy In From The Shire

29:00 The Semi Against Raiders

36:00 The GF Week

47:00 The Shocking Captains Run

48:00 The Stand Up Comedian Prank

53:00 The Ben Barba Scrum Play

59:00 Jimmy’s Mid Game Speech

01:00:00 Andrew Fifita Try

01:03:00 The Final 10 Mins

01:07:00 The Final Whistle

01:10:00 The Celebrations!

01:15:00 The Heighington Bet

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Welcome to a special edition of The Bye Round Podcast, Fantasy Draft Edition. In today's episode, James Graham & Charlie White will pick their ultimate NRL 17.

Jimmy & Charlie will only be allowed to select 1 player per club and can't pick the same player. Which team do you think would win in this fantasy game?

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Welcome to our final podcast of 2024 as Jimmy & Charlie go head-to-head in the end of season quiz! Plus, the boys share their favourite moments from the year! We hope you're enjoying the festive season, we'll be back with normal programming from January 14th!

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Jimmy is joined by Nathan Hindmarsh as the boys answer the 21 questions of life as a special Christmas treat!

Hindy will be back on the Bye Round for the entire footy season in 2025!

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In this very unique episode Jimmy sits down with world renowned sports psychologist Dr Scott Goldman and goes deep into what makes him tick as an athlete & we find out his strengths & weaknesses! 

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Jimmy Graham is joined by Brandon Smith for the season finale episode of the Jam & Cheese podcast!  The boys unpack Leo Thompson's future in the NRL after snubbing the Knights,  discuss the Melbourne Storm roster conundrum, we debate whether the Tigers are legitimate Top 8 contenders in 2025 plus Cheese reacts to the Sydney Roosters rap song 'We Rock The Party'! 

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0:00 Welcome To The Season Finale!

02:10 Cheese Injury & Club Future Update

10:55 GIVEAWAY UPDATE

13:30 Xmas & NYE Plans

17:00 Leo Thompson’s NRL Future

24:00 Melbourne Storm Roster Conundrum

32:40 DCE Retirement Bombshell

35:10 Jarome Luai & The Tigers

42:45 Ezra Mam Court Case

48:02 Roosters Rap Song

52:07 Listener Questions

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This week Jimmy is joined by fellow Englishman Gareth Widdop. A returning guest to the podcast Gaz opens up on his 'official' retirement from footy, what the future holds and whether or not he will step into coaching plus the boys share some hilarious stories from their careers!

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0:00 Jimmy The WWE Superstar

03:12 Retirement

10:50 Cold Water Therapy

19:15 Zac Lomax

26:17 Reflecting On Gaz’s Time At The Dragons

32:15 England Camp Stories

38:14 Jeremy Latimore

42:00 Almond Milk & Red Wine

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Jimmy Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White as the boys unpack what the Reece Robson signing means for Cheese. We debate the Tigers decision to give Jarome Luai player options & has the NRL made the right call with PNG?

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00:00 Special Giveaway

09:50 Cheese Reacts To Robson Signing

22:00 Roosters Next Moves

29:00 Cheese’s Letter From A Fan

37:00 Jarome Luai’s Clauses

53:00 PNG Confirmed As 18th Team

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This week the Roundtable is taken over by the fans with the Rugby League Guru, Tom Birmingham from Hello Sport & Winston Neville jumping in to provide the fans perspective on the biggest issues in the game! We cover a range of topics & would love to hear your thoughts on anything we missed! 

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00:00 Fan Biases

05:00 The Current Product

10:00 Fans Perspective Of Referees

27:00 The November 1 Set Up

38:00 The NRL Content Game

59:00 Golden Point

01:05:00 The Cost Of Jerseys

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This week Jimmy is joined by a man in the headlines, new Wests Tigers recruit Terrell May! The boys chat through Terrell's bizarre and controversial exit from the Roosters, why he signed with the Tigers, growing up in Mt Druitt, playing for Samoa and why the best version of Terrell May is yet to come!

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0:00 Touring England With Samoa

2:30 Pre Season Training

7:45 Sydney Roosters Exit

15:50 Benji Marshall

17:30 Staying True To Yourself

23:00 Family First

29:05 Growing Up In Mt Druitt

42:30 Community Role Model

45:10 Vlogging On YouTube

50:00 Wests Tigers Aspirations

58:30 State Of Origin

1:01:45 Dream Spine

1:03:45 Jimmy’s Three Questions + Running A Marathon

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James Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White as Jimmy has found a problem with Bellamy's new Origin role! We talk some recent click bait headlines, all the latest player movement news & breakdown if the Bunnies can bounce back under Wayne Bennett!

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00:00 How Good Are Mums

08:45 Laurie Daley The NSW Coach

22:00 Clickbait Media

27:20 Bennett’s First Day At The Bunnies

34:00 Jonah Pezet Knights Mega Offer

38:20 Pahulu Release Request

40:00 Questions From You

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we tackle some of the biggest issues facing the game with a deep look at third party deals, contracts & grassroots rugby league!

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00:00 Third Party Deals

12:00 Contracts

24:00 No Fault Stand Down Policy

30:00 Suburban Grounds v Modern Stadiums

42:00 Grassroots Rugby League

47:00 What Is The Biggest Issue The Game Is Facing?

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This week Jimmy is joined by three-time Premiership winner, Roosters and Rabbitohs legend Luke Keary. The pair chat through the highs and lows of Luke's career, his imminent move to France, dealing with concussion and why he learnt so much Roosters coach Trent Robinson.

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0:00 ‘Former NRL Star Luke Keary’

2:40 Move To France

10:10 Post Footy Plans

15:50 Sydney Roosters

36:15 2014 Souths Premiership Win

42:17 The Russell Crowe Incident

46:49 Dealing With Injuries & Concussion

1:11:29 Representing Ireland At The 2021 RLWC

1:19:36 Jimmy & Luke’s Special On-Field Moment

1:22:00 Jimmy’s Three Questions

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Jimmy Graham is joined by Charlie White & Brandon Smith to unpack the player movement merry go round with the Broncos massive signing of Ben Hunt! We talk what Lachlan Illias can bring to the Dragons, Cheese responds to the Reece Robson Chooks rumours & we find out why Ryles has got the players on the tools at Parra!

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00:00 Shirtless Zooms & late notes

08:00 Ben Hunt Signs w/ Broncos

23:00 Illias To The Dragons!

30:00 Cheese Reacts To Robson Linked To Roosters

39:00 Parra Players On The Tools

46:00 Questions From You

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we jump in a time machine & look at the future of our game. We find out what threats the game is facing, what rule changes will be made, the NRL's financial future & how technology will change rugby league!

00:00 Banning The Kick Off

15:00 The Tackle Height

20:00 Will Players Waive Their Rights In Future?

25:20 What Technological Advancements Will We See?

39:00 The Future Of Refereeing

48:00 The Financial Future Of The Game

58:00 Prediction For The Future

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This week Jimmy is joined by one of the best head coaches in the NRL Shane Flanagan. Shane talks us through the turbulent off-season for the Dragons, where the club is heading, how he handled Ben Hunt's exit & the future of the Dragons. Plus, he talks us through the incredible 2016 premiership run he had with the Sharks & why the Dragons can improve in 2025!

0:00 Dragons 2025 Recruitment

11:47 Ben Hunt Situation Explained

19:05 Dragons 2024 Season

45:00 Art Of Coaching

57:03 Going Through Adversity

1:09:11 2016 Sharks Premiership

1:15:23 Kyle Flanagan

1:22:00 Life Away From Footy

1:24:12 Advice For Aspiring First Grade Coaches

1:30:00 Winning A Premiership With The Dragons

1:36:13 Flanno’s Dream Spine

1:37:50 Jimmy’s 3 Questions

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James Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White as we go deep on the Tigers rebuild with Benji signing May to a 3 year deal. Cheese reveals the latest on his Sydney Roosters future, plus we talk the shock candidate for the NSW job & we debate what a pass mark is for the Wests Tigers!

00:00 International Habits

05:30 Cheese Roosters Update

13:30 Do We Need A Loan System?

17:30 Terrell May Tigers Signing

20:00 Do The Tigers Have A Top 8 Roster?

22:30 Is It Make Or Break For Benji?

40:00 The Shock NSW Coach Candidate

56:40 Draw Released Today!

01:00:00 Questions From You

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we look at one of the most divisive parts of our great game, player agents. The guys go deep on the issues agents create, why they are important in the game, how we can fix any conflicts of interest, plus we find out why clubs, players & agents can fall out!

00:00 Dealing With Agents

05:00 How Do We Clean The Space Up?

07:30 Why Do Player Agents Talk To Journalists?

08:30 Agents Managing Coaches & Players

13:00 Is The Power Of Agents Overblown

16:00 Should Clubs Be More Transparent?

21:30 Is It Necessary To Have An Agent?

26:00 Falling Out With Agents

29:00 What Needs To Change?

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This week James Graham is joined by one of his closest mates from his playing days Josh Hodgson. Hodgy returns for a 2nd time as the boys go down memory lane with some classic stories from their playing days. We go deep on what Hodgy's up to now, the changing pathways at Parramatta & why he is pursuing coaching!

0:00 Pumpkin Hodgson

14:00 Retirement Decision

21:05 Move Into Coaching

52:30 Honesty In Coaching

1:10:07 How Much Praise Is Too Much Praise?

1:14:50 Dr. Scott Goldman, A.I.Q & The Eels

1:22:05 Jason Ryles & The New Era At The Eels In 2025

1:27:30 Who’s More Aussie - Hodgson or Graham?

1:32:40 Fire Alarm Story

1:41:07 Being A First-Grade Head Coach

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James Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White as the boys discuss the brilliance of Isaiya Katoa, talk the Chooks links with Ben Hunt & find out the frontrunners for Terrell May! Plus, we talk the kick off rule changes & the boys are fired up over the Tigers players who rocked up to pre-season unfit! 

00:00 Jimmy’s Daylight Savings Gaffe

04:00 Pacific Championship Recap

10:20 Ben Hunt Latest – Where Is Headed?

17:00 Terrell May Latest – Which Sydney Club Will Get Him?

20:00 The Kick Off Rule Changes

32:30 The Tigers Culture Change

40:30 Laurie Daley The Frontrunner For NSW

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we look at how the game manages player welfare & concussion. We debate how the game should handle the kick off, talk training contact sessions, player lawsuits & the boys go head to head over the length of the NRL season.

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00:00 Training Contact Sessions

12:00 Impact On Life Span

15:00 The New Era Of Player Welfare

16:30 The Kick Off 

29:45 The Health & Safety At Footy Clubs

42:30 Player Lawsuits

57:00 Is The Season Too Long?

01:00:00 The Role Of The RLPA

01:03:00 Ladbrokes Fan Questions

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This week James Graham is joined by his great mate Dan Ginnane. Dan Ginnane is one of the best play by play commentators in the game calling the biggest games across Fox League & Triple M every round of the NRL season. Dan takes us inside his journey to becoming one of the most iconic voices in Rugby League, he explains the level of research required to call an NRL game, what makes a great commentator & why Ray Warren played a pivotal role in him pursuing NRL commentary! 

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0:00 Off-Season

12:45 Preparation For Weekend Of Footy

20:53 What’s Harder To Call - Blowout Or Error-A-Thon?

26:20 What Does Dan Prefer - Radio or TV?

33:02 Commentating Test Match Cricket

37:20 Name Pronunciations

43:47 Fan Experience At Sporting Games

59:57 GOODBYE!

1:05:40 What Makes A Good Co-Commentator?

1:07:39 Commentator Rivalries 

1:16:44 Ambitions & Goals

1:31:21 NRL In Las Vegas

1:45:30 Jimmy’s Three Questions

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Jimmy Graham jumps in with Brandon Smith & Charlie White as the boys go deep on the craziest transfer window we've ever seen, plus we preview the pacific championship final & answer all your dms!

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00:00 Jimmy’s Coffees Habits

03:00 Girds Retreat

09:30 Cheese Got A Cat

12:00 AJ Brimson's Betting Slip Up

17:00 Cheese Playing Future

22:30 Ben Hunt Latest

25:30 Terrell May Latest

29:00 Leo Thompson Latest

31:15 Ben Hunt’s Replacement

35:00 Clint Gutherson Unhappy With Dragons

39:20 Pacific Championships Recap

48:00 England Samoa Recap

53:00 Pacific Championships Final Week Preview

59:00 Questions From You

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we look at the impact media has on the game of Rugby League. We go deep on if the media has too much power, how journalists get their stories, the impact social media is having on players & much more!

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00:00 Does The Media Have Too Much Power?

03:00 Validating Stories As A Journalist

07:30 How Leaking Stories Impact Clubs

11:00 Click Bait Headlines

15:00 Impact Of Media Leaks On Clubs

22:30 Who Speaks To The Media The Most?

27:00 Crisis Management

31:00 Are Journos Scared Of Certain Clubs?

36:30 Do Clubs Put Restrictions On Players?

43:00 The Impact Of Social Media

01:01:00 Ladbrokes Fan Comments

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James Graham is joined by the two biggest news breakers in the game for this massive November 1 transfer window special! SMH's Michael Chammas & Brent Read from the Daily telegraph jump in to run us through all the moving pieces in the now open transfer window! We go deep on every position & find out who is going where!

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00:00 Bye Round November 1 Special!

02:00 Latest On Ben Hunt

09:34 Clint Gutherson To Dragons?

12:10 The Fullback Position

24:20 The Wing Position

29:00 The Centre Position

36:00 The 5/8 Position

41:00 The Halfback Position

44:45 The Hooker Position

49:00 The Front Row Position

56:00 The Back Row Position

59:00 The Lock Position

01:00:00 Every Clubs Shopping List

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Jimmy is joined by Brandon Smith to take a look back at the game that never sleeps, rugby league! The boys discuss the the Dragons incredible decision to terminate Ben Hunt's contract and what it means for both player and club. Plus, we take a look at Ryan Papenhuyzen's contract situation, review the International footy over the weekend plus address the controversy around England's win over Samoa. 

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0:00 Cheese Back In Training & Jimmy’s Wellness Day

03:00 Ben Hunt Released From Contract - Dragons Implications

10:45 Which NRL Club Will Sign Ben Hunt?

25:50 Ryan Papenhuyzen To Hit The Open Market

35:30 Kangaroos v Kiwis Review + Tonga v Kiwis Preview

41:00 Siva Tua Controversy - England v Samoa

44:32 Kangaroos Tour Of England In 2025

48:15 Instagram QnA

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we discuss the state of representative football. The panel discuss the scheduling issues that surround both Origin & International fixtures and what they best believe is the correct solution.

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This week James is joined by his great mate & former English teammate Elliot Whitehead. Elliot takes us inside his incredible career as one of the best English exports the NRL has ever seen! We talk his recent beef with Trent Robinson, his love for Canberra, the 2019 grand final & why he is heading back to Catalans!

00:00 Beef With Trent Robinson

07:30 Why Is Elliot Heading To Catalans

10:00 Love For Canberra

14:00 Canberra’s Love For The English

19:00 Coming Through At Bradford

28:00 2019 Grand Final

33:30 The Viking Clap

34:20 The Johnny Bairtsow Piers Morgan Incident

35:00 England International Career

40:15 4 Questions

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James Graham & Brandon Smith jump in as the boys unpack the Ezra Mams off-field incident. We look at some of the whispers as November 1 approaches, review & preview the pacific championship. Stick around as we are joined by Brendan Cowell to talk Jimmy's acting debut & the boys have a powerful chat about mens mental health.

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00:00 Boys Life Update

06:00 Ezra Mam Off-Field Dramas

18:45 The Ben Hunt Saga Drags On

24:00 Bateman To Manly?

27:20 Leo Thompson Linked To Bulldogs

28:30 Pacific Championship Round 1 Recap

33:00 Kiwis v Aussies Preview

36:30 Burning Questions: Bulldogs & Roosters

43:00 Brendan Cowell Joins Us To Talk Plum

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read. 

This week we discuss a an issue that could impact the fabric of our game, expansion. The guys discuss what the current plan looks like, if we have the talent for 20 teams, why the NRL loves PNG & debate what success will look like for these franchises. Stick around until the end of the episode where we answer all your questions & comments from the roundtable so far!

00:00 Where Are We At With Expansion?

03:45 Why Are The Other Clubs Involved In Decision?

08:00 Do We Have The Talent?

12:45 Do The New Teams Need Longer To Set Up?

15:00 Why PNG?

20:00 Where Would The 20th Team Be?

22:30 How Would A 20 Team Comp Work?

28:00 Should We Have An Expansion Draft?

31:30 What Does Success Look Like For An Expansion Team?

33:00 The Club License Issue

36:00 NRL Buying Super League?

39:30 Expansion Clubs Being Tied To Old Franchises

42:30 NRL Owning The Expansion Clubs

46:00 Who Would We Like To See Come In?

49:00 Ladbrokes Fan Mail

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This week James Graham is joined by one of the men behind the greatest dynasty of the NRL era Matt Cameron. Matt takes us inside the historic journey of this Panthers team, what goes into managing the cap, the junior nursery & gives us a glimpse into what it takes for this club to thrive.

0:00 Premiership Celebrations 

9:30 Penrith Community

15:15 Preparing Players For Life After Footy

21:40 Jealousy Amongst Other NRL Clubs

29:13 Penrith’s Junior Pathways

39:05 Penrith's Salary Cap Algorithm

54:30 Consequences Of Success

1:13:00 Stadium Rebuild/World Club Challenge 

1:20:00 Panthers NRLW Team

1:24:15 From School Teacher To NRL CEO

1:36:03 Jimmy's Four Questions

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This week James Graham & Brandon Smith are in to talk the crazy player movement market, the boys give us their best international tour stories, Jimmy takes us inside his wrestling debut & we preview all the pacific championship action!

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00:00 Cheese In Brissy

04:00 The British Bulldog Wrestling Debut

11:20 Player Movement Madness

22:30 Nathan Cleary Magic Round Plea

27:00 Ivan Cleary’s Battles With Mental Health

28:42 Favourite International Camp Stories

39:19 Shaun Johnson Out Of Retirement

42:00 Australia v Tonga Preview

49:00 Olivia Kernick’s Jilaroos Snubbing

52:45 Burning Questions: Dolphins & Cowboys 

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read. 

This week we dive into the current player movement set up & debate transfer windows, if the NRL needs to introduce a draft & is the salary cap broken?

00:00 The Current Transfer Set Up

17:00 Why The Elite Clubs Benefit

21:30 Do We Need A Trade Window?

34:00 How Would A Draft Work?

42:00 Ladbrokes Fan Question

47:15 Does The Salary Cap Work?

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James Graham sits down with Charlie White for a massive NRL 2024 season review. We go in depth on every team, with Jimmy grading every club, looking at the storylines of the season & we look at the players that stood out for each club this year!

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00:00 Highlights Of 2024

06:15 Wests Tigers

11:42 South Sydney Rabbitohs

17:00 Parramatta Eels

23:30 Gold Coast Titans

27:30 New Zealand Warriors

31:30 Brisbane Broncos

35:00 St George Illawarra Dragons

38:55 Dolphins

41:30 Canberra Raiders

43:30 Newcastle Knights

46:30 Manly Sea Eagles

49:30 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

50:30 North Queensland Cowboys

52:00 Cronulla Sharks

54:20 Sydney Roosters

55:50 Penrith Panthers

57:20 Melbourne Storm

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read. 

This week we jump into the hot button issue of refereeing & the bunker! The panel debate the inconsistencies of the bunker, talk rule changes, forward pass technology & try to solve the problems the game is facing in this area!

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00:00 The State Of Refereeing & The Bunker

02:00 The Inconsistencies

06:30 Coaches Influence On Officiating

09:00 How Do We Fix The Bunker

16:00 Players Lying Down For Penalties

24:30 The Attempt To Clean Up The Game

28:00 The Introduction Of 6 Again

32:00 Forward Pass Technology

39:00 Captains Challenge

42:30 Ladbrokes Fan Question

46:30 Blockers On Field Goals

53:30 Would We Change Anything In The Game?

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James Graham is joined by Premiership winners Gorden Tallis & Brandon Smith to unpack a historic night in rugby league as the Penrith Panthers win their fourth straight Premiership win! 

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This week James Graham is joined by his great mate & former teammate Tyson Frizell. Tyson take us inside his incredible career playing for NSW, Australia, Tonga & Wales, we reflect on the Knights season, talk the 2017 world cup win & some cracking stories from the boys time together at the Dragons!

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0:00 Newcastle Races

3:25 Knights 2024 Season Review

11:06 Tyson's Rep Career

17:26 Growing Up In A Welsh/Tongan Household

31:00 2017 World Cup Win

35:55 St George Illawarra Dragons

56:24 Leaving The Dragons

59:43 Tyson's Superstitions

1:04:26 Rugby League Future

1:05:45 Tyson's Fashion Business

1:11:17 Jimmy's Stitch Up On Tyson

1:15:21 Dream Spine & Three Questions

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James Graham is joined by Brandon Smith & Charlie White to look ahead to the NRL Grand Final! The boys are fired up over the BS coming out of Brisbane, we breakdown each match up for the GF, give out our Dally M teams of the year & we have a couple sneaky Tik Tok stars on the panel.

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00:00 Our Tik Tok Habits

10:00 Roosters Review

18:00 Broncos BS

41:30 The Boys Dally M Teams Of The Year

48:00 Who Has Got To Cook? Thanks To My Muscle Chef

52:00 Grand Final Preview

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Jimmy & Hindy are in as the boys look ahead to the grand final between the Storm & the Panthers! We talk our own bad experiences in grand finals, look at the Broncos decision to bring Madge in & we reflect on our own bad experiences in NRL grand finals!

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00:00 Waffle

10:40 The Grand Final Is Set

34:30 Hyundai Hybrid Heroes

42:00 Hindy & Jimmy’s Lost GF’s

56:30 Kevin Walters Sacked

01:16:00 Questions From You

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This week Jimmy is joined by former Australian international David Fairleigh. David talks us through his current role working with NRL head coaches, his experiences playing for the Kangaroos & NSW, his time in St Helens & plenty more!

0:00 David’s Role Working With NRL Coaches 

27:30 Rule Changes & Interpretations In 2025

44:53 North Sydney Bears

50:40 1994 Rothmans Medal Winner

59:00 State Of Origin

01:06:20 1994 Kangaroos Tour

01:10:37 Super League War

01:19:10 The End Of The North Sydney Bears

01:25:10 Newcastle Knights

01:31:43 St Helens

02:03:34 Dream Spine & Three Questions

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Kevin Walters has sensationally been sacked as Brisbane Broncos head coach! Jimmy is joined by the man who broke the story, from The Courier Mail, Pete Badel to unpack exactly what went down at Red Hill! 

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Brandon Smith, James Graham & Charlie White are to preview all the action for this weekend's preliminary finals. We talk Ponga's Kangaroos snub, agent player coach conflicts, Nicho Hynes the person & where each game will be won this weekend. 

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00:00 Cheese Surgery, Saving Birds & Roosters Rap Group

16:30 Kalyn Ponga Snubs Kangaroos

26:30 Coaches & Players Agent Conflict

31:30 My Muscle Chef – Who’s Got To Cook?

36:10 Storm v Roosters Preview

57:30 Nicho Hynes The Footballer

01:05:00 Panthers v Sharks Preview

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Jimmy & Hindy are back to dissect all the action from week 2 of finals. We have a huge announcement about the roundtable, put the Cowboys & Manly on the hoist & look ahead to week 3.

00:00 Welcome Hindy

05:00 Roundtable Show Coming Soon!

10:40 Hyundai Hybrid Heroes

14:20 Sharks v Cowboys Review

32:00 Roosters v Manly Review

49:30 Are The Cowboys & Manly’s Season A Failure?

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This week James Graham is joined by NRL icon Matt Gidley. Gidley talks winning premierships in Newcastle, his time as Knights CEO, dishes the dirt on playing with Jimmy at St Helens & talks his famous flick pass!

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0:00 Life In Retirement

13:20 Knights CEO

17:58 Coming Through The Knights

27:50 1997 Knights Premiership

34:59 2001 Knights Premiership

39:35 Playing Alongside Andrew Johns

41:40 Gidley Flick Pass

48:25 St. Helens Saints

1:11:12 Representing NSW & Australia

1:21:36 Gids’ Dream Spine

1:24:18 Jimmy’s Three Questions

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This week Jimmy & Cheese are joined by the one & only Denan Kemp for a huge finals special! The guys talk the best front row combos in NRL history, the pressure on Nicho Hynes, preview every game of finals & we look a huge recruitment dilemma for the Broncos!

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00:00 Denan Kemp Is In!

09:00 The Bash Brothers Front Row Partnership

16:00 The Cowboys Private Plane

19:20 Is The Pressure On Hynes Unfair?

31:00 Broncos Cobbo Staggs Dilemma

42:00 My Muscle Chef’s Who Has Got To Cook?

46:00 Sharks v Cowboys Preview

57:30 Roosters v Manly Preview

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