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Rugby league legend Garry Jack teams up with journalist Adam Hawse to tackle all the big issues in the NRL. It's fun. It's feisty. It's factual. It's all about the footy!
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How diving is tearing apart the fabric of the gameParra ended Storm's record run last year - are they about to do the same to the Panthers?Lawton send off - right or wrong?Raiders second half collapses - are they just not fit?The day entertainer Don Lane did a Gus Gould and dropped in to give the Tigers a sprayJimmy reveals the lowest moment in Newcastle's historyPlus plenty more!Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook
Garry Jack compares Jackson Hastings to the great Tigers import Ellery Hanley.Do teams really wave the white flag? We discuss the Warriors' 70-10 surrender to the Storm.In one game the Storm equal Bulldogs tally for opening 7 rounds - would Josh Addo-Carr be having regrets?Ref pays the price for not sin-binning Daniel Tupou - what was he thinking?The Eels pick off soft-tackling Knights.And Jimmy gives every team the green light to do the Viking Clap when playing the Raiders.All that and more ...
The Tigers score a stunning upset and Jimmy's up and about! Hawsey not so muchFull analysis of the 21-20 win - were the Eels complacent or were the Tigers too damn good?And hang on - a scrum win against the feed?? What is this 1983? Why don't more teams push in the scrum?Players sin-binned for slapping - sounds silly but did refs get it right?Zac Lomax jumping on Tyson Frizell - just a bit of harmless fun?Plus - cameo appearances from Eels greats Steve 'Zip Zip' Ella and Brett Kenny.Brought t...
Don't sack Madge! Garry Jack details why the Tigers must stick with their besieged coachPitch invaders - should we start tasering?!Homophobic slurs - what's the right penalty?Who replaces Latrell for NSW?What's wrong with the Dragons?Parra's winger crisisJunior Paulo suspension - is rugby league's big hit dead?All that and much more. Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook
Team mates slugging it out - Garry Jack tells of his stoush with big Blocker Roach!They've paid millions but still can't get across the line - what next for Bulldogs?Is Parra's Moses/Brown combo the NRL's form halves pairing?Was Tigers v Titans the worst game ever played?Are the Panthers better than last year?Who paid for lunch - Ponga or Bennett?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook
Tigers, Blues and Kangaroos legend Garry 'Jimmy' Jack presides over rugby league's most prestigious annual awards ceremony.From best player, to flop of the year, to most bizarre gift for a departing player ... these awards are steeped in four years of traditionBrought to you be Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
Where does this GF rate in terms of best ever? Better than 89? 97? 2015?Nathan Cleary's 20 minutes of mayhem - is he now among the great number 7s of all time?How did the Broncos slip from dominance to devastation? Garry Jack tells of his own experience in having a premiership snatched from your graspCan Penrith make it a 4-peat in 2024?Should Reece Walsh have been selected for the Kangaroos?Plus plenty more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
Will Reece Walsh's brilliance bring it home for the Broncos?Or will Nathan Cleary's class make it a Panther Three-Peat?2023's two standout teams come together at full strength for what promises to be one of the great Grand FinalsBuckle up - its going to be a beauty!We analyse the strengths and weaknesses and Jimmy Jack tells us how nerves - and a hot weather forecast - CAN make a big differenceBrought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
Uncle Josh (his nephew is Nathan Cleary) takes us back to some dramatic times in the 1990s:* His Finals heart-break with the North Sydney Bears between 1994-98* How he coped with a 12-match suspension - one of the longest in rugby league* The Norths-Manly rivalry and failed Northern Eagles joint venture* How the Bears would still be thriving if they went to Super League* The selection snub that still burns three decades later* and his fascinating footballing familyBrought to you by Geor...
How many weeks for Jack Wighton for his alleged chomp on Tyson Gamble?No send off! Are the refs scared of Ricky?How far can guts carry the patched-up Roosters?The loss that will haunt the Sharks all summerWho needs skyscraper wingers? To'o and Turuva - the pocket rocket PanthersAnd Jimmy's tipping the Knights to kick on: "They would be 100% certain they can go all the way"Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby
So which team has flopped hardest this NRL season?We pick our finals winners - who's giving the Raiders a chance against the Knights?Playing a final at a 13,000-capacity stadium - why the NRL's got this one wrongIs Benji about to burn his coaching career at the Tigers?How did Jimmy Jack get punished for being late back in the '80s?What's the most annoying sporting cliche?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership raceResting players before the finals - do you love it or hate it?Should Ricky be sanctioned for swearing at a cameraman?Did the Dogs sign the wrong Panthers assistant?Great win by Parra - where was this form when it mattered?Reece Walsh - what a star!South Sydney - what a mess!JWH - is he out of control?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby
He was the man from the '80s with the stuttering run-up and booming right boot: the great Ross Conlon joins The Fend for a chat.Rosco tells us about his favourite goal of all-time, his memories of Ellery Hanley's KO in the '88 GF - and you don't want to miss his yarn about his sponsored car from St Helens.And after the eyebrow-raising Luke Brooks BBQ gift, Conlon and old team mate Garry Jack tell us what THEY received from the Tigers as a farewell gift.Plus all the latest issues - including d...
The Tigers have lost 10 straight - but are they heading in the right direction?Is it time for Ciraldo to feel the heat at under-achieving Bulldogs?Can the Eels stay alive without Moses?Are the Roosters finals smokies?We analyse all the make or break games in round 25.Why Reece Walsh should be a certainty for the Kangaroos number onePlus ... League in Las Vegas. Could our great game get a toehold in the States?Proudly sponsored by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
Are these Panthers better than the Eels' three-peat team from the '80s?Garry Jack played against that champion Parra team and gives his verdict.Are the Raiders finals imposters?Is this just a South Sydney slump or are they done?The NRL's send-off lotteryWas it a strip from Gutho v Dragons?Should Tedesco have a mortgage on the Kangaroos number 1 jersey ahead of Walsh, Ponga and Edwards?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
The top eight is far from settled - we tell you who's crashing out and who's climbing in.Can Dylan Brown save Parra's season?The Storm's shameful celebration of stripped premiershipsIs Global Warming going to cost the Raiders - Jimmy Jack's wild theorySelf-sabotage from the Knights - what's going on??And is DCE better than Tooves?All that and more - proudly brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook
The Fend chats with one of the NRL's genuine good guys, David Gower.He speaks about starting out with the Salford Red Devils, then stints at the Tigers, Dragons, Sea Eagles and Eels.Interesting insights including his 'now or never' chat with Wayne Bennett, a grand final with Manly, the salary cap saga at the Eels, plus the blue and golds' return to finals footy.Also a great story about the Wolfman and his weird diet.Plus all the big NRL issues.Proudly brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cher...
Full wrap of Origin III as the Blues avoid a cleansweepHas Fittler done enough to keep his job?Jimmy reckons Blocker should take over - that would be interesting!Has Moses gone past Cleary in the NSW halfback pecking order?See ya Slater - is Billy about to cut and run?Can we PLEASE hand over the Shield when the team actually wins the bloody series??Can the Tigers avoid back to back spoons & was Parra's big loss to the Warriors just a blip?All that and more - proudly brought to you by Geor...
Freddy Fittler rolls the dice to save the Blues from a cleansweep - and keep his job.Jimmy gives his verdict on the changes - and reckons Gutho shouldn't be there.Keep Blake Lawrie as skipper - why the Dragons need to make a tough call on Ben Hunt.Who can stop the Panthers three-peat?The bumbling Bulldogs and atrocious Tigers - who was worse??Plus plenty more - brought you to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
Here we go again - more Origin pain for Blues supportersWhere did it go wrong at Suncorp?What changes need to happen to avoid an embarrassing cleansweep at Accor?Is Freddy finished?Garry Jack fumes over Cook playing in the centres: "we would never get Benny Elias to replace Michael O'Connor"The Queensland taunts NSW must use as motivation.Plus the Ben Hunt and Justin Holbrook/Des Hasler bombshells.Proudly brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate
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