The League Scene

By AJ LucantonioSports Rugby

The League Scene episodes

February 18, 2024 Pre Season Challenge Week 1 Recap - We’re Back !
AJ and Rhys return for a third season to recap the opening week of the NRL’s second pre season tournament. They look at the good, some bad and the rookies of each club that were on show. We also launch a brand new segment called UK Watch profiling the Super League and British game! Thanks to everyone for their continued support and we can’t wait for the journey that we’ll go on this season.
1 hr 33 min
February 04, 2024 One on One with AJ - Yvonne Sampson
Today we have our biggest interview so far. AJ Lucantonio gets to sit down with the face of FOX League in Yvonne Sampson. They talk about her life, her rise from rural QLD to the face of rugby league on commercial and pay TV. We also talk about her love of horses, and what’s in store for 2024 on FOX including the trip to Vegas!!
We reminisce on some of the stories that she’s told as a journalist and some bold predictions ahead of 2024. It’s a massive interview as AJ turns the tables and goes face-to-face with Yvonne.

1 hr 17 min
January 21, 2024 One on One with AJ - Darcie McDonald
Today our one on one with AJ series returns with a bang. We go one on one with a dear friend of the show in FOX League’s Darcie McDonald. We talk her love of footy, how she went from cheerleading to media and from online to in front of the camera. Plus we look forward to 2024 by discussing rule changes and our passion, stars of the future.
49 min
November 26, 2023 NRL Train and Trial & Supplementary Players Analysis!
In a special episode - AJ and Rhys analyse the unique parts of each squad on the program today. We look at the supplementary players (previously a development player) and the train and trial players at EVERY CLUB in 2024. It gives everyone something to look forward to outside the main top 30 in 2024. It also serves as a tool for fans to track players outside the squad and the NSW or QLD Cup as well as the relevant junior comps in each state.

We send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Troy Dargan who tragically passed away late in 2023. He will be missed.
2 hr 32 min
November 12, 2023 Internationals Wrap - New Zealand Kings while Australia Flounders
AJ and Rhys recap the international scene for the 2023 season in our final regular episode of the year. They recap all the big nations who played international football over the break and review their prospects.
52 min
October 22, 2023 Sydney Roosters 2023 Review - Rollercoaster Ride for Bondi Battlers!
AJ is joined by Roosters fans Pedro the Rooster and SEN Executive Producer Tom Costigan. The boys reviewed what was the most obscure year for the boys from Bondi. We talked about absolutely everything that went right, went wrong (Jason Ryles as an assistant) and anything else. They also look ahead to 2024 as Justin Holbrook returns to Bondi and predict their starting line-ups. If it happened in 2023 at the Chooks. You will hear about it here on The League Scene.
1 hr 3 min
October 08, 2023 Brisbane Broncos 2023 Season Review with Rhys and Friends
Rhys takes the reigns as host this week and he is joined by a League Unlimited and 6 News journalist in Aidan Edgecomb and League Unlimited contributor Beth May. They recap the season that was for the 2023 runners up and provide a brief overview on what to expect heading into 2024!
55 min
October 02, 2023 NRL Grand Final Day Review - Penrith Three Peat
AJ and Rhys join forces for one last time as we conduct a thorough post mortem on Grand Final Day - we look at the good, bad and in-different of the NRL's biggest day.

On the program

- Penrith threepeat as Cleary leads his team back from the brink.
- Brisbane's spectacular collapse - where did it go wrong
- Post-Mortems for both sides heading into the 2024 season.
- NRLW GF recap as the Knights go back to back and we look at the Titanic revival on the Glitter Strip
- State Champs Recap as AJ and Rhys duke it out over how the QLD Cup can BETTER COMPETE with NSW Cup sides
- Plus we award our LOLCOW of the Week.
1 hr 3 min
September 24, 2023 NRL Prelim Final Recap + NRLW Finals Review - GF Day Locked and Loaded
AJ and Rhys recap the prelim finals which saw comprehensive wins for Penrith and Brisbane to book their place in the big dance. They also do the post mortems for Melbourne and New Zealand. They recap the NRLW finals, NSW Cup grand final and the PMXII matches from a big weekend of rugby league.
57 min
September 19, 2023 State of the Game: Australia and England with Rambling Saint.
AJ is joined from the UK by Johnny Lew the host of the Rambling Saint podcast to discuss the state of rugby league in both countries. I’ve invited Johnny on the program because we’ve often discussed Super League and felt a bit overwhelmed due to the lack of it we watch with time-zones. So it’s important to look at the game from both angles in Australia and the UK. We discuss the impending IMG changes, the Super League season itself, the new broadcast deal & a look ahead to the Super League finals. Johnny will turn the tables on AJ dissecting immediately the Storm v Roosters game and discuss his thoughts on the transfer of players from Super League to the NRL. Including the infamous signing of Jordan Tansey in 2009.
1 hr 2 min

About The League Scene

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The League Scene is a weekly look at the NRL. AJ Lucantonio will be joined by Rhys Sullivan to look at the games of the week, the latest news and looking at the lower grades and the potential stars before concluding with our LOLCOW of the Week!