I sit down with James Bracey who has made a name for himself on the Channel 9 network over the past seven years and is now one of the major faces and voices of rugby league coverage. 

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0:00 North Sydney Bears

9:03 Getting into journalism and working for Sky News

23:06 Starting at Channel 9

30:56 Working with Phil Gould

37:26 Prank on JT

39:35 Fatty Vautin

41:05 Andrew Johns blowup 

48:53 Hosting State of Origin

52:11 Dealing with dramas and scandals 

54:34 Gus v Gal 

58:06 Rugby League toughness and violence  

1:05:33 Australian Open

1:10:58 Final questions