Over The Black Dot

Jamal Fogarty chats about facing his former club, mentor Ricky Stuart & settling into the club plus the Beau, Timana & Jamal address the Koori/Murri etc carnival NRL salary cap issue, celebrate the cultural importance of the All Stars & talk the Vegas games.

Dean Widders, Bo De La Cruz, Timana Tahu & Beau Champion review the two blockbuster NRL preliminary finals and the two NRLW preliminary finals, breakdown both Grand Finals and discuss the key players & match ups for the biggest games of the year.

Dean Widders, Bo De La Cruz & Beau Champion discuss NRL finals week 2, what went wrong & who’s flying ahead of the prelims, chat key plays in the NRLW prelim finals, speak to NRL Premiership winner & WAC legend George Rose about this year’s Tamworth Koori Knockout & preview key match ups in the NRL & NRLW prelim finals.

Dean Widders, Bo De La Cruz & Beau Champion discuss THAT epic finals game and how the drama fuels Reece Walsh, issue a warning for those under-the-radar the Panthers, suggest Hippi & Fuimaono to spark something for the NRLW Titans and preview the key halves battle between Munanjali man Jamal Fogarty and Kamilaroi & Murrawarri man Braydon Trindall in one of this weekend’s huge Semi-finals.

Dean Widders, Timana Tahu & Beau Champion discuss which teams are sending a message ahead of the NRL finals series, run the rule over the bottom 8 teams & their future prospects, question whether the Roosters NRLW side’s best footy is behind them & address who can make it through week 1 of the most open NRL finals series in years.

Dean Widders, Timana Tahu & Beau Champion congratulate the Raiders and speculate teams’ finals chances ahead of the final round of NRL, Timana suggets why Brian McDermott is the best new coach for the Knights, Indigenous players headlining the rising teams at the back end of the NRLW season and can Alex Johnston break Ken Irvine’s record against arch rivals the Roosters?

Dean Widders, Timana Tahu & Beau Champion review the big four teams who faced off Friday night, strategize a game plan for the Titans moving forward, analyse gameplay in the NRLW and preview some of the key match-up in NRLW Round 9 & NRL Round 26.

Dean Widders, Bo De La Cruz & Timana Tahu celebrate some of the great performances by First Nations players in the second week of Indigenous round, run the rule over a couple of the top teams who are backsliding and discuss the pull of playing for culture in Rugby League. The team also preview two of the best playmakers in NRLW and NRL going head to head on the road to finals footy.

Dean Widders, Connor Watson, Bo De La Cruz & Beau Champion celebrate Indigenous round and some of the great initiatives and achievements in both NRL and NRLW. When will Alex Johnston break the record, Connor Watson hopes it’s not against the Roosters & what the NRLW can do to level the playing field.

Dean Widders, Timana Tahu & Beau Champion recap a weekend of upsets in the NRL, highlighting the continued development of Jayden Campbell, ask are the panthers cheats ;) and look at how the Bulldogs were exposed by the Wests Tigers. The team also recap a wet & wild NRLW Magic round & preview Indigenous round.