Fire Up!

What a joy to welcome Dave Faulkner and Steve Mascord back to Fire Up! Dave's Hoodoo Gurus are about to head out on the Rewind tour, playing somewhere near you,  and release an album with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Silk Purse. Steve is not releasing an album but he's certainly on tour with the Rugby League World Cup (in italics)This is a really wide-ranging episode including reflections on falling out of love (with league) and the Doomsday Clock (of league). And, in homage to the Gurus, we see the return of the Axegrinder segment (about league).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carnovale has designed the Perth Bears logo. Fact. And he talks about the return of the Bears to the big rugby league show. Bronson Xerri's cosmetic journey also features. There is a Rugby League "World Cup" and there is no off-season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite being anything but in the game, the Newcastle Knights still almost had the fairytale finish everyone was wishing for (even Roosters fans). But our game is one of no quarter asked for or given and dreams often come crashing down. To reflect on the biggest week in league, we are joined by Yvonne Sampson from Fox League and PJ Lane of no fixed address. Their combined wisdom gives us the only answer to dashed hopes and bleak results: Fire Up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fire Up! adds to the great father/son combinations if rugby league by welcoming Dave & Josh Ray to the mike. As Kurt Cobain once put it so well, we say to PVL, "Here we are now. Entertain us." And after the disappointments of Deans and Tones, he is now promising us 11 minutes of joy this Sunday. We review how we got to the  Chooks v Knights/Broncos in the GF cheeseburger. And, oh Bullfrog Ritchie, you've done it again!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by Shaun "Tiger" Mielekamp, Wests Tigers CEO, to discuss the NRLW (and the NRL) Finals, the secret life of plastic plants and what's been a packed first year in the job. And we learn that he likes to get his grunge on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.