After a week off last week, Matty and I are back for Pack Her Up Boys.

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0:00 Cleary’s legacy

15:16 Madge named NSW Blues coach

44:53 Could Luai be released early?

59:18 Ponga rep footy

1:03:22 Bulldogs recruitment 

Matty Johns joined me in the Bloke studio for a very special episode of Bloke In A Bar.

0:00 On radio together 

5:56 Overseas trips 

19:06 Growing up 

25:05 First taste of first grade 

31:30 Selected for Australia

38:39 Playing State of Origin

49:41 1997 Grand Final

1:02:18 Moved on from Knights 

1:10:38 Creativity 

1:13:07 The Footy Show x Reg Reagan 

1:35:32 Moving to Channel 7 

1:47:36 The Grill Team

1:57:40 Fox Sports 

2:14:28 Favourite career moments 

2:25:22 Final questions 

Timmy is back this week as he and Guru join the studio to discuss the Rugby League news this week.

0:00 Summer shirts and singlets restock 

0:58 Timmy is back 

7:34 Face the Music 

13:14 Tigers reportedly front runners to sign Luai 

50:34 Brutal Truth - names on jerseys?  

58:46 Michael Maguire steps down as NZ coach 

1:09:47 Reece Walsh salary 

1:18:00 Titans sign Harley Smith-Shields 

1:21:10 Transfer whispers/signings 

I sit down with Phoenix Crossland after his great year for the Knights.

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0:47 2023 season 

4:33 Eligibility 

10:26 Growing up 

16:27 Picked up by the Knights pathways system 

23:13 First pre season 

26:57 NRL debut  

39:05 Turning point 

50:43 Making finals in 2020 and 2021 but in and out of NRL 

52:40 Handling criticism 

59:45 2023 season 2.0 

1:09:53 Future 

1:12:28 Final questions 

Almost 8 years after our first podcast together, Jack Bird drops by the studio for a chat.

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0:47 We did a podcast 8 years ago 

1:58 Managing injuries 

8:23 Growing up 

26:16 Joining the Sharks 

33:58 NRL debut 

41:10 2016 - Origin debut and Premiership 

1:04:06 Indigenous All Stars 

1:06:08 Time at the Broncos 

1:14:40 Going back to the Dragons  

1:22:07 2024 

1:26:31 Final questions 

Australia are the winners of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Guru, Hammy and Matty join me to talk through it.

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0:00 Australia are the Cricket World Cup Champions 

20:55 Brutal Truth - Pat Cummins 

34:53 Head or Maxwell a better innings?

41:15 Face the Music 

53:46 Ezra Mam, Tom Dearden and Joey Manu off contract 2025 

1:12:50 Rugby Australia 

1:29:22 Luke Keary to extend 

1:31:00 Wighton to five-eighth eventually?

1:34:01 NRL Grid 2.0 

The great Rugby League Guru joins me in the studio for a chat about his life and journey.

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0:48 Guru’s first name  

5:35 Could be anything 

8:00 Footy players 

12:08 Growing up with a stutter 

13:57 Loving footy growing up 

23:20 Favourite players growing up 

25:23 School teacher 

30:33 Starting the Rugby League Guru page  

45:05 Going full time in podcasting 

49:36 Coming on Bloke In A Bar 

1:00:41 Best juniors 

1:10:11 Origin Smokey 2024 

1:11:30 Final questions 

Matty joins me a few hours after Australia defeated South Africa to make the World Cup Final.

EDIT: Australia did win a World Cup in India/Pakistan in 1987.

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Tom and Eddy join me for the final time in 2023.

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0:42 Running and walking 

14:26 Gosford Glyphs 

22:11 Baby advice and discussion 

28:37 Cricket World Cup

39:34 AFL split round

43:06 Rugby 

51:29 NRL transfer whispers 

Corey Horsburgh drops into the Bloke studio for a chat about his life and career.