The League Scene

AJ and Rhys review what was a chaotic preliminary final week in the NRL.

On the program this week

- NAS, will he or won't he play - we give our views before the judiciary handed down their sentence

- Melbourne's spine going to work as Jack Howarth has his coming out party.

- Roosters post mortem's - why there is hope in 25'

- Penrith grind out a prelim win - how much does that take it out of them

- Trindall takes the reigns at 7

- NRLW Semis Recap

- NSW Cup GF Recap

AJ and Rhys are back to review the major talking points of the second week of the finals. We look at all the big moments that dictated the course of the season and saw the Cowboys and Manly eliminated.

On the show

- Braydon Trindall's coming out party

- Nicho Hynes game management taking positive steps in the right direction

- Cowboys first half struggles

- Reflecting on Val Holmes' time as a Cowboy

- Jeremiah Nanai's involvement questioned.

- Redemption for Sandon Smith

- Teddy's best game as a Rooster

- Manly needing to diversify their forward pack to match it with the top four

- Is Garrick the answer at centre

- Round 9 NRLW review + finals preview

- NSW Cup prelim final recap + grand final review

- QLD Cup Grand Final Review

- LOLCOW of the Week

AJ and Rhys are back to review a chaotic opening week of the NRL finals.

On the show this week

- Roosters sticking loyal to Sandon Smith amid calls to bring in Joey Manu

- Penrith put together their best first half all year as they blitz the Roosters and AJ criticises Trent Robinson's bench rotation and praises Naufahu Whyte

- Melbourne blitz Cronulla as Hughes, Munster and Grant run riot

- The Hynes Impact - we analyse and see if it is truely his fault like the social media trolls tell us.

- North Queensland say goodbye to the Knights as Cotter and Dearden show their class.

- AJ and Rhys criticise the Knights' lack of recruitment direction as another recruitment manager comes in.

- Bulldogs fall just short but we review what was an incredible journey for the boys from Belmore

- Turbo playing busted but doing enough as Brooks and Koula show their class

- Reviews of NSW Cup and QLD Cup as grand final day draws near.

AJ and Rhys break-down the final round of this minor premiership year. Off the top, the boys quickly analyse the biggest issue in the game after the drama surrounding Josh Addo-Carr's road-side drug test, we look it all angles.

Also on the program

- Brisbane post-mortems, what is needed as the Storm blow the Broncos off the park

- SPOON BOWL! Parramatta play for their lives as the Tigers wave the white-flag

- The debut of Mr Nawaqanitawase as the Roosters battle prep for the Panthers as Souths ponder 2024 and prepare for Wayne's arrival

- Dragons let another lead slip as Flano blow torches the squad as Canberra finish the year with a bang !

- Cowboys put Canterbury's defence to the blow-torch as AJ puts question marks on the Bulldogs edges.

- Penrith farewell their stadium in style as they do just enough to squeeze past the Titans

- Cronulla show their spark - putting Manly to the sword without Nicho playing a starring role.

- Newcastle show enough class to get in the 8th spot!

AJ and Rhys review a chaotic round of football as the playoff picture becomes clearer.

On the program

- Cowboys defensive concerns amid Melbourne's B Grade putting on a show.

- Manly showing they are a force to be reckon with

- Jarome Luai's emergence as a controlling half

- Dragons' finals chances coming to an end

- Brisbane's home implosion as the PHINS go rising

- Cronulla's 22-4 collapse as SJ goes off into the sunset

- Newcastle ain't dead yet in this NRL race

- Roosters in crisis amid a number of major spinal injuries

- NRLW recap + Round 26 NSW Cup + FW1 QLD Cup

- How the Russians saved Mal Meninga's arm

AJ and Rhys recap a dramatic week of rugby league. The boys have an open revolt against the NRL Bunker after a week of inconsistent approaches in regard to foul play. The boys also review the big results of the weekend. The Tigers have a big upset over a fluterring Manly, the Warriors have a reason to be upset after the weekend's loss. Rhys gives praise to the Broncos while the boys challenge Penrith's title credentials. They also give a ruthless post mortem of Souths' 2024 campaign. They wrap up with a look at the Roosters win - but AJ has some concerns for his chargers while the Sharks circle for a home final.

AJ and Rhys recap one big week of rugby league as they examine all the big issues. AJ tells the case of Latrell Mitchell, how Souths have failed both their team and Latrell by failing to take a stronger stance on disciplining their star number 1. We also reviewed the rest of the weekend which saw wins to Melbourne, Manly, Roosters, Dogs, Cowboys, Tigers, Dragons and Sharks.

We also look at Round 4 of the NRLW, before we examine the race for the finals in the KOE NSW Cup and the Hostplus Cup in QLD. Before we award our LOLCOW of the Week to Let's Trot.

AJ and Rhys review what has been a drama filled week of footy. We recap all eight games, answer the key questions in the game and look at the second tier results and performances.

We also examine the media defences of Kyle Flanagan's alleged bite before he fronted the judiciary as well as analyse the incident in question. They also investigate the Panthers defensive inefficiences after allowing 34 points to lowly Parramatta.

AJ and Rhys recap one chaotic week of rugby league. We pay tribute to Shaun Johnson's retirement and his amazing contribution over the last decade as well as the news of Kasey Badger's "ban" on officiating Souths matches. The boys recap the week that was in rugby league, including some defence optional games as AJ has no cause for panic despite the Roosters defensive panic. We also put Rhys under the microscope for the Broncos recent woes, we also look at the other matches as the boys dissect the going on's for all 17 clubs including the finals charge.

We also look at Rd 2 of the NRLW and give you some other content creators to check out in updating you on all things NRLW. We also review Round 20 of the QLD Cup and Round 22 of the KOE NSW Cup. Before AJ awards our most CONTROVERSIAL LOLCOW of the Week as he takes on the biggest issue facing world sports in the Olympic movement and ONE prominent journalist in particular.

AJ and Rhys are back together as they recap Round 21 in a way that they know how. The boys review a sketchy win for the Wahs over the Tigers as they again rip on Andrew Webster;s bench rotation (he's not the only one we go after) as well as Stefano Utoikamanu's decision to leave. We review the Storm's win over Parra and the return of one C. Munster. Super Saturday saw wins to the Bulldogs as Rhys is raging over Brisbane's performance, the Cowboys as the Sharks middles earn criticism as well as Craig Fitzgibbon's bench. AJ's heart-rate rose signficiantly with the Roosters struggling to put away Manly. Sunday saw a ruthless win to Penrith, the Dolphins continuing second half fadeouts and the end of South Sydney's unlikely finals charge. We review R1 of the NRLW, R21 of the KOE NSW Cup and R20 (Country Week) in HostPlus Cup. We also keep tabs on our Olympic heroes during the program.