We've just made it through our first weekend with no NRL footy and I don't know how much longer we can do this.

We begin our season reviews with the bottom 5 (the Cellar Dwellers)

We chat to Triple M NRL Producer Stephen Gallagher about Shaun Johnson's return to the Kiwis.

We pay tribute to the brilliant career of Rafael Nadal.

We call for young Sam Konstas to earn a call up to the Australian Test Cricket team.

We gear up for Round 1 of the A-League and the Sydney derby.

We discuss Joseph Suali'i and Joey Manu's moves to Rugby Union.

We applaud the mammoth achievement of Aussie hero Nedd Brockmann.

We recount the tale of our Australian Finska Championship campaign.

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Congratulations to the history-making Penrith Panthers. We stand and applaud.

We break down how the game was won.

We dive into the NRLW Grand Final.

We commend the NRL on a brilliant Grand Final day.

We solve the issues with the World Club Challenge.

We discuss the ever-changing outlook on NRL expansion.

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

We question some of Mal Meninga's Kangaroos selections.

We awe at the achievements of Nedd Brockmann.

We reveal the nominees for the 2024 Fanny Awards.

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Bit of a big one this week..

We preview the NRL Grand Final.

We discuss the changes at the Broncos and NSW.

We predict the Dally M Results.

Harvey highlights his Soccer team Aston Villa's return to the Champions League.

Lachie shouts out Harvey's creativity over the weekend.

We reveal the Fanny Award categories.

We make our predictions for the GF on Sunday.

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It's Prelim Finals time in the NRL and Grand Final week in the AFL!

Lachie reveals his new finals team.

We reveal why the underdogs can win this weekend.

Harvey proposes a drastic change to the NRL and AFL schedule.

We get behind ‘our’ Swannies ahead of the AFL GF.

We throw our support behind Kalyn Ponga.

We applaud Brisbane’s Matildas tribute.

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And then there were 6.

We get the post-heartbreak debrief from shattered Dogs fan Winston Neville.

We figure out which side of the draw has a harder run to the GF.

Lachie reveals which team he's throwing his support behind now that his finals team, the Bulldogs, are out.

Harvey reveals some surprising stats around sin bins and send offs.

We discuss whether the A-League is on the right path towards growth in this country.

And we determine which sports we'd like to see 3 adults take on 100 kids.

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It's the first week of finals! Who will move on and who will be eliminated?

Lachie and Harvey are joined by content creator and Bulldogs fanatic Winston Neville @winstonneville_ to talk about why the Dogs are still red hot favourites for the premiership, despite a 6th place finish.

Also, can anyone challenge Jahrome Hughes for the Dally M Medal?

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We are back for a special NRL Finals series!

We chat Spoonbowl, Gus Gould's legacy and make our picks for the next Rugby League Immortal.

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