Give Us A Spell

Mini is an absolute champion of the NRL which included 14 seasons with the Roosters. He represented Australia 19 times and NSW in 11 Origins.

We speak to him on his early career, playing Origin, changing from beers on ice to ice baths, his company MiniFit + a heap more. Time stamps below:

0:00 - 1:50 - Intro

1:50 - Weekend games, Covid dramas, Home schooling, MiniFit & latest back operation

7:50 - Thoughts on the positives of one ref for fullbacks

9:30 - Sports during childhood

10:20 - Taking league more seriously, Yr10 & Arthur Beetson, starting a trade, Favourite team and player growing up & making his debut

12:50 - Always a winger/fullback?

13:50 - Ricky Stuart & becoming fullback, Ricky stories, beep tests, 2002 premiership party & switching to fullback in 2003

18:00 - Relationship with Brett Finch

20:00 - After injuries, reinstated for the Blues & becoming Roosters Captain

22:05 - The infamous 'House Of Grouse'

24:00 - Changing from Beers on ice after a game to Ice Baths

25:35 - What could've been with Horse ownership and missing out on a $10m payday with mates

27:26 - Thoughts on fullbacks and Latrell Mitchell

29:25 - Love of the Roosters & joy of being Captain

33:15 - Favourite Blues team he played in

34:25 - 2013 Grand Final vs Manly, why Manly were the bogey team, thoughts on Robbo and SBW

38:35 - Getting to play with Tedesco for Italy in 2013 and playing a role in getting him to the Roosters

40:00 - What is brother Mark is up to

41:25 - Who he loves to watch in the NRL currently, beating Ricko by 1 game, Freddy & Joey's top 5 fullbacks, thoughts on Joey, coaches and Gus

46:00 - PVL, rule changes, thoughts for the rest of the season, possibility of signing with the tigers and no interest in Rugby Union

50:00 - We welcome in friend of the show Alex and go over last weekends games and look forward to this weekend with a few 'Morals'

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The greatest game has somehow risen above all else and kicks off Thursday 28th May.

We have an in depth chat on:

•Xerri

•Inglis and Man Of Steel

•John Bateman drama and issues with James Hooper

•Cam Murray signs for 4 years, future blues captain?

•Papali still saying no

•Rusty's thoughts on fights

•Give Us A Spell fans multi

•Starting a Let It Ride

•PVL the alpha and laughing at Melbourne24-25mins in - Western Force are back

•Comprehensive look at each game and suggested bets

•Racing chat from the weekend and some for this weekend

•General yarn and signing out

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With footy only one week away we decided to do a second podcast this week after speaking with Jarrod

In the first part of the show we cover:

•Greg Inglis signing with Warrington

•The Refs having a laugh

•Gal & Thaiday answering the Warriors SOS

•Cody Walker's limber leg

•State Of Origin

•Arthur Summons

•Dodgy punting at the Dally M's

•Who has the best draw

•+ more

27:12 - End

We give friend of the show Ryan a call about Fituese and some horses he's been following. He also gives us an insight into all things NBA

We cover specific races for the weekend and who we like early doors

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0:00 - 01:30 - Intro

1:50 - Where Jarrod grew up, family, sports & moving to Canberra

4:50 - Jason Croker, motivation to be a professional and his close relationship with Todd Carney

8:15 - Red hot Under 20s team

11:20 - Racing, horse ownership, party busses to the harness meetings & boys in ownership with him

19 - How much he loves racing Multis - Sick beat he copped and some good wins

21 - Love of Trekking and loading up in the Goodwood last week

23 - Punting on the couch without the atmosphere but just screaming at the TV

26 - Friendship with Tommy Berry & his man cave at home

30 - Where'd the white head gear come from

33 - Love of goal kicking

35 - Breaking all the records at Canberra

36:20 - Thoughts on not having played Origin & a real keenness to one day get there

38:28 - Raiders backline

39:45 - Training solo and Covid dramas

42 - Last years raiders team, why did they click and the Grand Final

47:50 - Ricky Stuart

50:50 - Pick someone you'd love to have played with

54 - Coping with negative feedback online

57 - Listener questions

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0:00 - 2:15 - Intro and Welcome

2:15 - 43:18 - Zach chat's to Sydney Jockey Tommy Berry covering:

•2:45 - Where he grew up, his family and drive to be a jockey

•8:20 - His involvement in a Brewery & how that came to pass

•10:40 - Riding his first Group One

•13:15 - What it's like riding in front of no crowds and sharing a jockey room with just Hugh Bowman & how much jocks talk during a race

•16:35 - Best and worst thing about being a jock

•18:00 - protests and waiting for a photo

•19:15 - Most memorable win for Tommy with his Brother Nathan

•20:30 - All things Chautauqua. The fun rides, the frustration in the gates and the massive night he had after winning in Hong Kong

•27:00 - Moving to Hong Kong

•28:40 - Twitter abuse & trainers that give a good spray

•31:40 - If you weren't a jockey...

•32:25 - Biggest jockey pest

•34:15 - Riding against Winx and Black Caviar

•37:20 - Relationship with Greg Hickman and Pierata

•Plus heaps more!

43:18 - End - Tom & Kohei join Zach and talk all things NRL. What's happening with the flu jab, Bryce, One Ref, Foran, Mose Masoe, Jimmy the Jet & only 2 weeks away. 2mins on Union (sorry) & tips and mail for the weekend!

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0:00 - 04:00 - Intro and news

4:00 - 41:00 - Sky Racing form expert Paul Joice joins us for a chat. Covering:

•His history in the game

•Finding a love of Punting and Racing

•His time at Racenet

•The highs and low of a media form expert

•Big wins and horror losses

•Vegas and Poker stories

•Tips for Saturday + plenty more!

41:00 - End - The harsh criticism of Latrell, Anti Vax dramas, JT best player?, Albury & Tamworth legends, Tex Hoy, Mike Tyson & tips for the weekend!

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0:00 - 43:00 - We catch up with Manly, Blues & Kangaroos good guy Jake Trbojevic.

We cover a range of topics:

• How the downtime as been with all the brothers at home

• How often he visits Eleven Eleven Cafe

• Involvement in local Rugby League

• How youngest brother Ben is coming along in the first grade training squad

• How he coped with being Sin Binned in such a crucial time

• Story on DCE

• Story on Des

• Representative debut

• Plus a heap more! Enjoy

43:00 - End - We cover racing news, tips & mail for the weekend

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0:00 - 6:00 - Yarns from the weekend, drinks of choice and bet recap

6:00 - 48:00 - We interview Sky Racing's Ben Way. Covering where he grew up, his history at Fox Sports, Covering the Rio Olympics and an insane story to go with it. His merge into Sky Racing, big wins on the punt, narrow misses & lots of punting stories

42:00 - End - Raelene Gone - Where to now for the ARU? Michael Jordan's The Last Dance, everything happening with the NRL & Ch9, racing news & some tips for the weekend

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0:00 - 12:00 - What happened at Newcastle? Yarns and a few famous ones call it a day

12:00 - 32:00 - Reviewing day 2 of the champs. Where did we go right and how did Brad tip last week?

32:00 - 51:00 - Previewing the races this week with some value thrown in

51:00 - End - Origins, Buzz Rothfield feuds, Channel 9 dramas, Quade Cooper drops his nuts & What's the best spray you've ever given or received?

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0:00 - 2:00 - Quick highlights

2:00 - 40:00 - We speak to Sky Racing & Racing NSW form expert

Brad Gray. Covering his history, jobs post school, finding a love of racing, degenerate stories, punting profitably for 6 years, strategies on how to bet, framing markets, futures betting, best and worst punting stories, how to manage downswings & some value bets for Saturday

40:00 - 56:00 - All things happening in the NRL, what does May 28 mean? How likely is it to happen? Channel 9 beef with the NRL, Origin & a Gus 1st try scorer bet

56:00 - End - Tips for Saturday

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