Playing & Simple

Lachie is away for some family commitments in WA, so the podcast's best friend Stephen Gallagher AKA Kiwi Steve joins Harvey as our guest co-host!

00:00 Player Venn-diagram game.

04:58 Reviewing all the Round 2 NRL action.

23:19 We discuss Brandon Smith's massive announcement from The Bye Round podcast.

27:29 Steve shows Harvey the horrendous Parramatta Eels mascots that were unveiled over the weekend.

29:11 Harvey explains the F1 to Steve like it's Rugby League.

37:52 Harvey drops some wild stats in English soccer.

45:35 We take a look at the perhaps outdated Super Rugby Marvel jerseys.

53:10 We give a Raeburn Shield update and gear up for the start of the women's Six Nations.

58:05 Steve seeks some advice for his upcoming 25km charity walk for sick children with Ronald McDonald House.

01:04:24 We take a look at this weekend's shield matches in the NRL (Trumper Shield) and AFL.

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Taking us on today is Hammy Goodman! You know Hammy from his incredible work at Sportsbet where he co-founded 'The Grubs', his weekly insights on the panel in the Bloke in a Bar podcast, and his newest and most exciting venture yet (for Lachie), his Wests Tigers podcast 'Win, Learn or Draw'.

00:00 Intro

02:42 Hammy's Origin Story as a Sport Fan.

06:34 Sportsbet and 'The Grubs'

16:29 Bloke in a Bar and working with Denan Kemp

19:55 Win, Learn or Draw Podcast and the Wests Tigers

25:03 Blind Ranking Tigers Coaches

28:36 Hammy v Lachie in Harvey's Wests Tigers Quiz

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00:00 A quick game to start!

06:07 We highlight some key moments from Round 1 in the NRL.

21:54 We dive into all the news surrounding the Dylan Brown transfer.

35:03 Harvey applauds Craig Bellamy and the Melbourne Storm after watching the recent documentary.

43:55 Harvey previews the F1 in Melbourne taking place this weekend.

50:34 As the AFL season gets underway, Lachie points out something he's noticed on his AFL fan journey.

57:17 Harvey sheds some light on the recent controversy surrounding Manchester United's new stadium reveal.

01:03:54 We preview upcoming matches in the Raeburn, Trumper and Crapp (name pending) Shields.

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00:00 We review Rugby League in Las Vegas 2025.

17:47 We go through the highlights and lowlights of NRL's Round 1 team lists

26:31 We take a look at some NRL 2025 predictions from our friends over at Reddit.

34:28 We dissect the recent announcement from NRL CEO Andrew Abdo about a brand new Rugby League video game in the works (announcement made on Hello Sport podcast).

38:28 Lachie introduces a new game to the podcast, inspired by other sport content creators.

43:09 Harvey hypes us up for the start of the AFL season, with a simple explainer.

49:48 Harvey reveals he has completed the data and history for the AFL and AFLW's lineal titles.

01:04:43 Lachie ponders what a truly national Australia sporting competition might look like.

01:11:35 Lachie asks a tough hypothetical question.

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It's a mammoth episode today (the longest in Playing & Simple's history) as we are joined by Kiwi Steve (Triple M, Sportsfreak) to preview the 2025 NRL Season!

00:00 Lachie surprises us with a brand new game.

04:12 It's our 2025 NRL Season Preview, including ladder predictions, Fanny Awards predictions and more.

01:09:28 We react to your bold predictions for the 2025 NRL Season that you sent us @playingandsimple on Insta.

01:16:49 We take a closer look at the Round 1 NRL fixtures this Sunday in Las Vegas.

01:26:11 Harvey takes us through the Aussie and Global sporting calendar for March.

01:31:01 We highlight some Aussie cricketers doing great things at home while the national team plays in the Champions Trophy.

01:33:34 Steve tells us Mo Salah's favourite day of the week.

01:36:00 Harvey reveals some surprising figures in the 2024 Australian sport attendance stats.

01:38:54 Steve tells us about the time Rugby League and Darts shared the stage.

Check out Kiwi Steve's NRL Pronunciation Guide: https://www.sportsfreak.co.nz/nrl-pronunciation-guide-is-back/

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Taking us on today is 'Retro Rugba Leeg' AKA Retro, one of the biggest recent risers in the NRL fan media game, and expert on all things jerseys. He sells them, he rates them, and he creates content all about them including some very impressive deep dives.

00:00 Intro

01:55 Retro’s Origin Story

10:33 Traditional vs Unique Jerseys

14:20 2025 Jerseys

20:20 Sponsor Integration

24:50 Names on Jerseys

38:04 GAME: What Jersey Am I?

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00:00 We talk NRL Trials and reflect on the Indigenous v Maori All Stars.

09:05 Lachie pitches a couple of new concepts to the game of Rugby League.

18:00 We talk the unbelievable Super League opening round result between Leigh and Wigan.

21:35 We encourage USA Basketball to let Kyrie Irving switch allegiances to Australia for the 2028 Olympics.

23:39 Harvey introduces Lachie to the wonderful sport of Monobob.

26:58 Lachie provides a massive update in his NRL and NRLW winner-stays-on shields, the Trumper Shield and the Cane Shield.

37:36 We heap praise on friend of the show Aaron Woods for the great work he's doing promoting Rugby League in the USA.

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00:00 We give our tips for the NRL Indigenous v Maori All Stars matches.

10:30 Lachie gives kudos to the Bulldogs on their great work off the field this preseason.

12:27 We congratulate the Philadelphia Eagles and Aussie Jordan Mailata on their Super Bowl victory.

15:50 We acknowledge the new holders of Rugby's Raeburn Shield in the Six Nations.

25:09 We hear some interesting facts from the world of Soccer and Basketball.

30:07 Lachie gives a progress update on his NRL 'Trumper Shield' and Harvey reveals a surprise of his own.

40:56 We put out feelers for interest in a Playing & Simple darts tournament.

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We do our best to discuss the Luka Doncic trade in the NBA.

We laugh at Cricket Australia's scheduling debacle.

We talk power couples in Aussie sports.

We get a Six Nations / Raeburn Shield update.

We get behind Bulldogs CEO Aaron Warburton's pitch to put players' names on the back of jerseys.

We reveal the Rabbitohs' most surprising signing of 2025.

Lachie shows us his progress in the NRL version of the Raeburn shield.

Harvey pats his futsal team on the back after a brilliant season.

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It's a very girlypop episode this week!

We congratulate Aus Open singles champions Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner.

We talk the rollercoaster ride that was the Big Bash Mens Final (Congrats Hobart Hurricanes).

We get ready for the Superbowl and speculate around the NFL's biggest power couple.

Harvey gives us an update on Aston Villa's Champions League campaign.

Harvey reveals the Unofficial Football World Champions (like the Raeburn/Utrecht shield but for mens soccer).

We go through the list of NRL players returning from longterm injuries in 2025.

We gear up for the start of the Six Nations, but more importantly, France v Wales in the battle for the Raeburn Shield.

Lachie announces plans for an NRL Raeburn-style shield.

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