Joins Jimmy to back at the trials for the weekend and how Vegas will affect the travelling teams down the line this season.

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Jimmy opens the show with two contrasting stories out of the NRL with record revenues occurring at the same time as grassroots clubs at State Associations are crying poor.

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Jimmy Smith dives into some of the big issues in the world of Rugby League on Tuesday with the game's grassroots struggling as the big show moves out to Vegas. Michelle Bishop joins the show to break down that battle. Plus, Jarrod Warea-Hargreaves announces this year will be his last with the Roosters' Jared Waerea-Hargreaves announcing 2024 will be his last in tricolours and there's plenty more making news. Zoe Samios joins the show from Australian Financial Review to chat the Melbourne Cup's new broadcast deal and South Island Bid Chief Tony Kidd on New Zealand's push for a 2nd NRL club.

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Joins Jimmy after the Melbourne Cup's new television deal was announced in partnership with Channel 9 and Tabcorp this morning. Also, the future of the Melbourne Rebels who are short on cash and now employees after falling into voluntary administration.

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Joins Jimmy as the push for the 18th NRL Franchise and beyond continues. Is there enough interest and commercial dollars to make a second New Zealand team viable and what would their bid bring to the National Rugby League.

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Joins Jimmy with the ARLC and QRL/NSWRL locked in court over funding as the AFL announce $1 Billion investment in grassroots throughout Queensland in New South Wales over the next 10 years. Is the threat real or will it take something more generational to change attitudes? How can the NRL respond?

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Jimmy opens the show looking at Tabcorp and Channel 9s new Melbourne Cup broadcast deal announced today before going through more players being ruled out of the Las Vegas season opener and Tom Trbojevic's alternative approach to injury prevention this season.

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Jimmy begins the show by picking out all his talking points from the NRL Trials over the weekend with the help of Channel 9's Zac Bailey before diving into the rest of the weekend's sport where Ange Postecoglou is facing challenges again, Alex Volkanovski has lost his UFC Featherweight World Title and the AFL have committed $1 Billion to grassroots with a focus on New South Wales and Queensland.

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@BallsOutPhd joins Jimmy to chat NRL in America ahead of the season kick-off in Vegas next month and what the game can be doing to grow itself in the new market from fans to players.

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Joins Jimmy for all the fall out from the weekend's NRL Trials and the latest on travel plans for the teams going to Vegas and the Sea Eagles slated night out.

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