THE FEND

Tigers, Blues and Kangaroos legend Garry 'Jimmy' Jack presides over rugby league's most prestigious annual awards ceremony.From best player, to flop of the year, to most bizarre gift for a departing player ... these awards are steeped in four years of traditionBrought to you be Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate

Where does this GF rate in terms of best ever? Better than 89? 97? 2015?Nathan Cleary's 20 minutes of mayhem - is he now among the great number 7s of all time?How did the Broncos slip from dominance to devastation? Garry Jack tells of his own experience in having a premiership snatched from your graspCan Penrith make it a 4-peat in 2024?Should Reece Walsh have been selected for the Kangaroos?Plus plenty more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate

Will Reece Walsh's brilliance bring it home for the Broncos?Or will Nathan Cleary's class make it a Panther Three-Peat?2023's two standout teams come together at full strength for what promises to be one of the great Grand FinalsBuckle up - its going to be a beauty!We analyse the strengths and weaknesses and Jimmy Jack tells us how nerves - and a hot weather forecast - CAN make a big differenceBrought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate

Uncle Josh (his nephew is Nathan Cleary) takes us back to some dramatic times in the 1990s:* His Finals heart-break with the North Sydney Bears between 1994-98* How he coped with a 12-match suspension - one of the longest in rugby league* The Norths-Manly rivalry and failed Northern Eagles joint venture* How the Bears would still be thriving if they went to Super League* The selection snub that still burns three decades later* and his fascinating footballing familyBrought to you by Geor...

How many weeks for Jack Wighton for his alleged chomp on Tyson Gamble?No send off! Are the refs scared of Ricky?How far can guts carry the patched-up Roosters?The loss that will haunt the Sharks all summerWho needs skyscraper wingers? To'o and Turuva - the pocket rocket PanthersAnd Jimmy's tipping the Knights to kick on: "They would be 100% certain they can go all the way"Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby

So which team has flopped hardest this NRL season?We pick our finals winners - who's giving the Raiders a chance against the Knights?Playing a final at a 13,000-capacity stadium - why the NRL's got this one wrongIs Benji about to burn his coaching career at the Tigers?How did Jimmy Jack get punished for being late back in the '80s?What's the most annoying sporting cliche?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate

We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership raceResting players before the finals - do you love it or hate it?Should Ricky be sanctioned for swearing at a cameraman?Did the Dogs sign the wrong Panthers assistant?Great win by Parra - where was this form when it mattered?Reece Walsh - what a star!South Sydney - what a mess!JWH - is he out of control?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby

He was the man from the '80s with the stuttering run-up and booming right boot: the great Ross Conlon joins The Fend for a chat.Rosco tells us about his favourite goal of all-time, his memories of Ellery Hanley's KO in the '88 GF - and you don't want to miss his yarn about his sponsored car from St Helens.And after the eyebrow-raising Luke Brooks BBQ gift, Conlon and old team mate Garry Jack tell us what THEY received from the Tigers as a farewell gift.Plus all the latest issues - including d...

The Tigers have lost 10 straight - but are they heading in the right direction?Is it time for Ciraldo to feel the heat at under-achieving Bulldogs?Can the Eels stay alive without Moses?Are the Roosters finals smokies?We analyse all the make or break games in round 25.Why Reece Walsh should be a certainty for the Kangaroos number onePlus ... League in Las Vegas. Could our great game get a toehold in the States?Proudly sponsored by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate

Are these Panthers better than the Eels' three-peat team from the '80s?Garry Jack played against that champion Parra team and gives his verdict.Are the Raiders finals imposters?Is this just a South Sydney slump or are they done?The NRL's send-off lotteryWas it a strip from Gutho v Dragons?Should Tedesco have a mortgage on the Kangaroos number 1 jersey ahead of Walsh, Ponga and Edwards?All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate