The Grapple

This week our heroes Grapple with the listener question- Has QLD and Billy begun to believe their own hype? Digging into Origin and discussing any needed changes. The Rah Rah boys have been given the green light to jump ship….. invoking memories of H.H. Messenger in 1908. Are the Broncos flogging a dead horse and The Annersley Effect- should it really be Charlton Heston delivering the weekly media brief on the rule interpretation buffoonery. Only here will such burning questions be addressed.

Life’s a Grapple…. Dig It.

 Our heroes call in some backup as they notch the big 2-0. Former Warrior, Cowboy and Italian international Grant Rovelli chimes into the backline to discuss the increasing influence of the bunker (do we actually have some sympathy for infield referees?), the demise of defence, how the NFL might help the NRL manage dodgy hammies, and some of the fairytale stories of the iconic Confraternity Shield tournament (of which he’s a former MVP). Origin chat turns to the attitudes of the two camps ahead of a trip to Melbourne; one side being adamantly focused on individuals, the other seemingly not giving a s**t. It’s also creeping closer to finals time, so who is wearing the proverbial pants in the top 8? And what’s behind the latest withdrawal from next years trip to Vegas? It’s the grapple, and it’s a gorgeous thing. Get onboard.

As the world of NRL is enveloped by Origin fever, our heroes break down the two teams heading for Melbourne - a QLD 3peat or NSW saving face? Was Nicho the Scape Goat? Will Mosses part the Maroon sea? Does Billy Slater live in a glass house, and can Madge ever look relaxed?

The Euros rock, Rory in De shambles as Bryson wins the open….. and some really crappy tipping.

Lets Grapple

joins the boys for a completely balanced and impartial discussion on the Raiders v Cowboys game and prop bets are made.

At the mid point of the season our hero’s deal with breaking news on multiple levels. The Roosters are storming the beaches of Orange County in search of the next Tom Brady, oblivious to the fact he’s filling in at 7 for the Broncos.

A wallaby wants to be a Titan and a cheese is on the nose, and are the Jets migrating west for the Winter at the expense of the Headhunters from the North.

So much Grappling to be Grappled with Grapplers……

This week our heroes Grapple with the Clear and Present Danger….. Origin.

Both teams dissected, line up changes speculated pressure points dissected, selections pondered and results predicted.

Joel Grapples with his best NSW 17 but all are conspicuous by their absence in Madge’s team.

Annersley cops it again but what’s new?

The new digs just got newer and the production room is fuller.

Hypocrisy, idiocy and a tribute to late Rob Burrow. What a warrior.

Three quarters of a score deep it’s time for our heroes to take a completely unbiased and leveled view of State of Origin….. no really….. they looks at the Blues team as, if not more, closely as the QLD team.

Is Dylan Edwards the right call?

Is Jurbo a captain?

How many times with they mispronounce Olakau’atu?

Plus a wrap of the weekends key moments, a look ahead at the split round and a general malaise towards hip drops and sin binning.

All this gently massaged through with the dulcet tones absolutely dripping in hypocrisy.

New HQ…..same old idiots….. Lets Grapple !

Our heroes are having a cool glass of water, some vegemite toast and a calm

Look at the horizon after a dizzying three days of magic round action in Brisbane. Much is to be dissected as they conduct mathematical equations as to the miserly margins and weigh up its on field successes and failures, offer exclusive inside goss on some of the real conversations happening about officialdom in the bowels of Suncorp Stadium, and begin the annual task of telling state of origin selectors how to do their jobs.

The various broadcasts of magic round are also ruthlessly examined- glass houses and all.

Another coach has been sacked, an ageless coach lives on, and the good guys are grappling with the right way- if there is one- of tearing someone from their livelihood.

Running styles are also in focus, as we nominate the purest, gliding’est, most graceful and swan like of all the great gaits of rugby league.

Coming to you from a newly acquired studio, nestled in a deep underground survivalist bunker in the mountainous mists of Peru, the grapplers remain possibly the most mysterious hypocrites in Australian sports media.

Let’s grapple.

This week our hero’s hit the ground running with an early week episode fresh from a round of footy that saw more casualties than Omaha Beach. Now along with idiocy and hypocrisy we add “broken record” to list of descriptors as both liege’s lament the speed of the modern game and lack of care from the administration.Expansion talk expands and Uncle Wayne is head hunters for the Head Hunters. Rules are on the chopping block and Origin teams are discussed. All that along with a brand new sound effects board in temporary Grapple HQ.Enjoy, like, share, subscribe and tell you friends 

Queensland looks as though its losing a wrecking ball backrower and a SuperCoach.

Our hero’s grapples with the concept of Fifita leaving the Titans and Uncle Wayne’s seemingly inevitable move back to Redfern. Referees are in the spotlight again this time in a negative light (said dripping with sarcasm) and we bemoan yet another crappy week of tipping. Hypocrisy abounds as usual.

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Our heroes are enthralled by a chat with Cowboys legend and Sharks assistant coach Josh Hannay; who reflects on the footy adage ‘if you’re good enough, you’re old enough,’ and his journey since being named to debut as a 16 year old schoolboy at Townsville Granmar, and subsequently banned for being too young. His journey obviously extended to the glory of state of origin, and evolving into one of the games best coaching prospects. So he’s gonna chat about that stuff too.

The intrepid trio also weigh in on the Jackson Topine saga, with Josh and Johnny recalling their own days of cruel, unusual but character building training under legendary cowboys drill Sargent Billy Johnstone.

Some number crunching is carried out under the searing lights of the grapple bunker- with the team working out if calls for kick off bans are justified by the number of concussions from kickoffs.

Sackings and backings are discussed, with the removal of Jason Demetriou proving once again that all roads lead to Uncle Wayne.