Episodes
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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 tradition
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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 grasp
Can Penrith make it a 4-peat in 2024?
Should Reece Walsh have been selected for the Kangaroos?
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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 Finals
Buckle 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 difference
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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 family
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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 summer
Who needs skyscraper wingers? To'o and Turuva - the pocket rocket Panthers
And Jimmy's tipping the Knights to kick on: "They would be 100% certain they can go all the way"
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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 wrong
Is 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?
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We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership race
Resting 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?
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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 dramas at Souths.
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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 one
Plus ... League in Las Vegas. Could our great game get a toehold in the States?
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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 lottery
Was it a strip from Gutho v Dragons?
Should Tedesco have a mortgage on the Kangaroos number 1 jersey ahead of Walsh, Ponga and Edwards?
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The top eight is far from settled - we tell you who's crashing out and who's climbing in.
Can Dylan Brown save Parra's season?
The Storm's shameful celebration of stripped premierships
Is Global Warming going to cost the Raiders - Jimmy Jack's wild theory
Self-sabotage from the Knights - what's going on??
And is DCE better than Tooves?
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The Fend chats with one of the NRL's genuine good guys, David Gower.
He speaks about starting out with the Salford Red Devils, then stints at the Tigers, Dragons, Sea Eagles and Eels.
Interesting insights including his 'now or never' chat with Wayne Bennett, a grand final with Manly, the salary cap saga at the Eels, plus the blue and golds' return to finals footy.
Also a great story about the Wolfman and his weird diet.
Plus all the big NRL issues.
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Full wrap of Origin III as the Blues avoid a cleansweep
Has Fittler done enough to keep his job?
Jimmy reckons Blocker should take over - that would be interesting!
Has Moses gone past Cleary in the NSW halfback pecking order?
See ya Slater - is Billy about to cut and run?
Can we PLEASE hand over the Shield when the team actually wins the bloody series??
Can the Tigers avoid back to back spoons & was Parra's big loss to the Warriors just a blip?
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Freddy Fittler rolls the dice to save the Blues from a cleansweep - and keep his job.
Jimmy gives his verdict on the changes - and reckons Gutho shouldn't be there.
Keep Blake Lawrie as skipper - why the Dragons need to make a tough call on Ben Hunt.
Who can stop the Panthers three-peat?
The bumbling Bulldogs and atrocious Tigers - who was worse??
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Here we go again - more Origin pain for Blues supporters
Where did it go wrong at Suncorp?
What changes need to happen to avoid an embarrassing cleansweep at Accor?
Is Freddy finished?
Garry Jack fumes over Cook playing in the centres: "we would never get Benny Elias to replace Michael O'Connor"
The Queensland taunts NSW must use as motivation.
Plus the Ben Hunt and Justin Holbrook/Des Hasler bombshells.
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We speak to former Tiger, Bulldog, NSW and Test forward Bruce McGuire.
McGuire lifts the lid on THAT penalty by Bill Harrigan which swung the 1989 grand final v Raiders
Also, the NSW Origin team - did Freddy get it right?
Plus Andrew Webster continues working miracles at the Warriors
The Roosters and their pitiful attack
And are the Dolphins washed up?
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Your complete NSW Blues post mortem.
Former Blues fullback Garry Jack gives his view on the form of James Tedesco - and is his place in doubt for Origin II?
Were the navy blue jerseys to blame??!!
Are there too many Panthers?
How did the Blues get it so wrong in the first and last 10 minutes?
Who comes in for Suncorp Stadium - or does NSW stick with the same 17?
And how Billy Slater's brave calls paid off for the Maroons.
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Garry Jack's in a great mood after the Tigers' record-breaking spanking of NQ
NSW & QLD teams analysis - how Tevita Pangai Junior could bring back 'old style' Origin
Jimmy spots a weak link in the Maroons line-up
Why Queensland can no longer claim to pick and stick
How Luai's lucky escape sends a poor message
Plus Parra's big win over the Bunnies
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Here's a name that will revive fond memories for those who loved the '80s:
Balmain's popular goal-kicking second rower DAVID BROOKS
He opens up on his anguish at being left out of the 1989 grand final team
His blow-ups with Tigers coach Warren Ryan
A remarkable last-minute call-up for State of Origin
How Balmain turned Leichhardt into a fortress.
Plus many more wonderful insights shared with his former team mate Garry Jack
Also, we tackle the big issues from round 11 of the NRL.
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Magic Round delivers again
Tigers two in a row!
Parra ‘s premiership chances sliding
Reece Walsh & Jayden Campbell giving hope to the kids
Is it the year of the Rabbitohs ?
Brain explosions are costing the Dragons
Should Wayne Bennett be an Immortal?
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