Winning Starts on Monday

For the final time in 2019 our tiresome trio of Andrew Moore, Luke Lewis and Sam Perry join forces to dissect the prelim finals and then preview the decider by discussing whether it’ll be the Canberra Raiders claiming their first title in 25 years or whether the Sydney Roosters can go back-to-back. We’ll reflect on the controversial ‘99 grand final with former Melbourne Storm halfback Brett Kimmorley and we exit stage left with Tweetback.

In our penultimate episode Luke Lewis, Andrew Moore and Sam Perry debate the Jake Trbojevic sin-binning, the surprise turnaround of an ‘overweight slob’, Craig Bellamy’s selection masterstrokes and then look ahead to the mouthwatering prelim finals. Michael Carayannis from the Daily and Sunday Telegraph chimes in on the issues at the Tigers, Broncos and Dragons and we bathe in the glory of Tweetback.

Sam Perry, Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis break down week one of the NRL finals including Parramatta’s record breaking win, Brisbane meek exit, the Sydney Roosters demolition job on Souths, Cronulla’s Brookvale hoodoo and the fireworks drama in Melbourne. Eels coach Brad Arthur joins the gang to chat about Parramatta’s rise from wooden spooners to premiership contenders and Tweetback provides an awesome ending to proceedings.

Sam Perry, Andrew Moore & Luke Lewis are united in the studio to pump up ahead of the NRL finals. They discuss the chaos of Leichhardt in Robbie Farah’s farewell, Paul Gallen’s sweet field goal, why Brisbane can’t win in Sydney, Manly in free fall and who is the best gee up merchant at the Sharks. Dual Premiership winner Chris Heighington drops by for a chat about grand final bets among other things and Tweetback delivers in spades.

Luke Lewis takes Sam Perry and Andrew Moore into the Cronulla sheds following their heartbreaking golden point loss to Canberra, including Paul Gallen’s ultimatum to teammates. The lads discuss whether Robbie Farah can play with a broken leg, Brisbane’s fearsome forward pack, the legend of the Mad Cow, a fan boycott in Newcastle, Canberra’s field goal hero Aidan Sezer joins us for a chat and Tweetback is a doozy.

Sam Perry joins Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis to discuss all the finals permutations as September looms, Newcastle’s self-sabotage, Wayne Bennett’s affection for his team, officials ruining a spectacle. Storm young gun Ryan Papenhuyzen chats to the boys about his first meeting with Craig Bellamy and Tweetback is, well...Tweetback.

We welcome back Sam “Popeye” Perry with open arms as he, Luke Lewis and Andrew Moore discuss the competition being a race in four, Canberra’s stripping success, South Sydney’s slide down the table and dealing with online trolls. Newly inducted Hall of Famer Danny Buderus joins the lads to chew the fat and Tweetback is enlightening as always.

Sam Perry is still hobnobbing it in the UK so Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis shoulder the load for another week. What happened inside the commentary box on the Central Coast when Moorey went down with illness? Has the game gone soft? Is it season and career over for Robbie Farah? Sam catches up with former North Sydney Bears captain Tony Rea in the Old Dart and then we close it all out with fan correspondence in Tweetback.

Sam Perry is MIA so Andrew Moore and Luke Lewis pick up the slack to discuss all the highs and lows of Round 20 of the NRL including Sam Burgess’ stupidity, what Justin Holbrook is thinking and changes to the top eight in the lead up to the finals. Brandy ‘The Architect’ Alexander drops by for a chat and Tweetback puts a full stop on the program.

Pulses are starting to quicken as we round the bend towards the NRL finals. Sam Perry, Luke Lewis and Andrew Moore attempt to separate the contenders from the pretenders including whether or not Manly are the real deal. Canberra cult hero Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad joins the boys to discuss his breakout season for the Raiders and there’s a bombshell to end the show.