James Graham and Charlie White are back for The Bye Round's first official episode of 2026 and they boys kick off the year with a proper catch-up after the off-season, unpacking what actually went down on holidays before diving straight into the big footy talking points. Charlie puts Jimmy in the hot seat over a potential England coaching role, they react to Keaon Koloamatangi’s move to the Dragons, debate what’s next for Zac Lomax, plus, we break down the proposed rule changes. 

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0:00 When Do You Stop Saying Happy New Year?

3:01 Mental Health Podcast Reflection

6:45 Jimmy’s Vietnam Holiday

12:53 England Coaching Role

20:22 NAS K/O’s Jeremy Latimore

24:30 Crazy End To African Cup Of Nations Final

30:54 Changes To The Show

33:45 Keaon Koloamatangi Signs With Dragons

37:50 Zac Lomax’s NRL Future

45:14 Perth Bears Signings

47:32 NRL Proposed Rules Changes

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Ahead of UFC 325 in Sydney Jimmy goes toe-to-toe with one of the toughest men in the UFC, Dan “The Hangman” Hooker! Dan opens up on the fighter mindset, what it really takes to survive at the elite level and how you prepare when violence is literally your job. Plus, he reflects on his war with Dustin Poirier & breaks down the chaos of the IShowSpeed fight! 

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0:00 UFC 325 In Sydney

10:09 The Fighter Mindset

11:24 Fight vs. Dustin Poirier

16:43 ‘Finding MMA’

19:25 Footy Players Turn Into Fighters

22:48 IShowSpeed Fight

26:44 1-Minute Scraps

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On a special edition of The Bye Round, James Graham is joined by Charlie White for a candid and raw chat about Mental Health. In this eye-opening podcast Jimmy gets vulnerable and opens up on the never-before told story about his own battles with mental health. 

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The Bye Round’s annual NRL Fantasy Draft is back and this year it's a threesome! This year Jimmy & Charlie are joined by leading NRL journo & friend of the show Michael Chammas for the ultimate fantasy draft showdown! 

Who plays it safe? Who reaches way too early? And who realises far too late they’ve completely cooked their team? Welcome to the Bye Round NRL Fantasy Draft, may the best nuffie win! 

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0:00 2026 Draft Is Here!

5:38 1st Round Picks

6:46 2nd Round Picks

8:25 3rd Round Picks

10:22 4th Round Picks

11:48 5th Round Picks

14:48 6th Round Picks

17:35 7th Round Picks

19:10 8th Round Picks

23:50 9th Round Picks

27:57 10th Round Picks

30:05 11th Round Picks

33:21 12th Round Picks

34:47 13th Round Picks

37:20 14th Round Picks

44:34 15th Round Picks

47:45 Final Picks

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Welcome to our final podcast of 2025 as Jimmy & Charlie go head-to-head in the end of year NRL quiz!

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This week James Graham is joined by The Montoyas, Marcelo and Tayla, for a no-holds-barred deep dive into life, love and everything in between. They tackle the 21 questions of life; from ridiculous hypotheticals to moments of pure honesty, this episode is chaos in its finest form.

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From everyone at The Bye Round we share our deepest condolences to those impacted by the Bondi tragedy that occurred on Sunday. If you have been directly impacted or know someone who has been, the Public Information and Inquiry Centre can be contacted by calling 1800 227 228.

On the final edition of Mid-Week Matters for 2025, James Graham & Charlie White reflect on the events at Bondi Beach that will change our country forever. The boys also chat footy talking Tigers, Golden Boot award & we share our favourite NRL moments of 2025. 

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0:00 The Bondi Tragedy

11:23 Benji Marshall Contract Extension

25:07 New Tigers CEO

26:37 More On Benji’s Extension

29:42 Favorite On-Field Moment In 2025

35:51 Favorite Off-Field Moment In 2025

39:55 Harry Grant Win Golden Boot

45:28 Latimore v Big Nelson

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Welcome to the final episode of the Rugby League Roundtable for season three! After nine incredible episodes with our original crew, it's time for a change! In for the final episode are the content creators; Denan Kemp, Rugby League Guru & The Leaguie. The guys take a deep dive on the rise of content creators in the ever growing and ever changing rugby league landscape. 

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0:00 Alternative Rugby League Media

10:00 Using NRL Footage On Socials

26:44 Independent Creators vs. Mainstream Media

42:15 Following Players, Not Clubs

52:23 Monetizing Podcast Content

1:06:30 Having ‘Fans’ As Content Creators

1:12:12 What Changes Would You Make In NRL Media?

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It's December but the rugby league soap opera continues to keep on rolling and no surprises the Wests Tigers are once again front and centre! Unpacking all the drama that's gone down out Concord-way is James Graham, Michael Chammas and Charlie White. Plus the boys also discuss Tino's shock link with a Sydney powerhouse, the Dragons courting of Keaon Koloamatangi and Ryan Papenhuyzen's 'gap year' stuns one member of the panel! 

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0:00 Cricket Injuries

5:10 Wests Tigers In Crisis

49:39 Tino Linked To The Roosters

54:17 Keaon Koloamatangi Linked To Dragons

57:44 Brian Kelly Linked With Parra

58:55 Ryan Papenhuyzen Gap Year

1:04:00 Bulldogs Names On Jerseys For Vegas

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Welcome to the Rugby League Roundtable. Hosted by James Graham, this 10-part podcast series will dig deep on the biggest issues in the game with some of games leading minds! We have every angle of the game covered with current Manly head coach Anthony Seibold, Panthers CEO Matt Cameron & the Daily Telegraph's Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield joining the Jimmy to discuss these issues.

This episode we take a look at other issues in the game and the best way to solve them. From concussion dramas, the new TV broadcast rights deal to Origin eligibility! It's all covered in our final episode with oru 2025 Round Table crew. Our 10th and final episode, dropping next week will cover he game's biggest issues from the point of view of rugby league's biggest content creators!

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0:00 The New TV Deal

24:59 Concussion

42:17 The Fairness Of The NRL Draw

54:16 Origin Eligibility

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