League Of Our Own

Regardless of this Sunday’s final score, the Melbourne Storm are closing the season on a high note. Craig Bellamy secured his 7th Coach of the Year award, Kiwi Jahrome Hughes claimed the prestigious Dally M Medal, and Xavier Coates took home both the Drinkwise Try of the Year and the Peter Frilingos Headline Moment of the Year. Hosts Adam and Goran unpack the highlights of the Dally M award ceremony, share their picks for the NRL Team of the Year, and place their final bets on who will reign supreme. Will the Penrith Panthers clinch their fourth consecutive NRL Premiership, or is this the end of their golden era?

A slight change in release schedule for this week's ep. Goran explains the reason why.

Kiwis assistant coach Adam Blair talks about the honour of representing your country in sport, but Kalyn Ponga's withdrawal from the Kangaroos suggests not everyone shares that sentiment. Goran questions whether predictability is such a bad thing with the top four play-off teams mirroring the round robin standings. And as the competition intensifies, Goran and Adam also debate where to draw the line on offensive contact.

Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona gives us a glimpse into the inner sanctum of the table's top team.

Our very own Adam Blair (Assistant Coach of the Kiwis, no less) teases the Kiwis lineup for the 2024 Pacific Championships.

Plus - is it time to fix our spine issues and invest in developing homegrown halves and hookers?

All that and more on this week's League of Our Own.

Dally M winner-in-waiting Jahrome Hughes interrupts his dinner plans to discuss why another award would mean more, the Storm’s premiership prospects and whether his future might involve the Warriors. Plus, where can Benji Marshall take the Tigers after a wooden spoon first season? And Blairy and Goran lock horns over a shock pick for the playoffs.

The Warriors have plenty to chew over after a season that failed to meet lofty expectations. In a rare interview, skipper Tohu Harris joins Blairy and Goran to talk frankly about why they finished outside the eight, where they go from here and what his future holds.

Young gun Jack Howarth is poised for finals footy with the minor premiers Melbourne Storm. He beams in from Victoria to talk playing for the NZ Māori, copping one of his coach Craig Bellamy's legendary sprays and whether he'd pick the Kiwis over the Kangaroos. On a similar note, Blairy and Goran discuss Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's decision to play for Samoa, and have another crack at finding solutions to the ongoing inconstencies in decisions by match officials.

With the NRL set to name its 14th Immortal, the odds are stacked against New Zealanders joining the list of all-time greats - Blairy and Goran discuss the importance of representation. They also preview Shaun Johnson’s final home game as a Warrior and refereeing inconsistencies around field goals and blocking.

Blairy and Goran’s enthusiasm for rugby league ‘nose’ no bounds. So it’s no wonder they couldn’t keep their snouts out of two huge yarns rocking the great game this week. First - Kyle Flanagan’s ban for biting Stephen Crichton’s conk, and second the allegations swirling around Souths superstar Latrell Mitchell. Plus a rip-snorting preview of the big Dally M showdown - will a Kiwi be snubbed again?!? And as the NRL grows like Pinocchio’s schnozz, the boys make the case for a second Kiwi team. 

One of Kiwi league's greatest talismans' decision to end his playing career shocked fans, players and pundits - including Blairy and Goran. In this week's show they consider the timing of Shaun Johnson's announcement, his legacy with the sports and its fans, what he'll do next and how the Warriors can replace him. Plus Blairy recalls the emotion surrounding his own retirement - and how he had to be talked out of doing it from a Covid hotel.