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State of Origin fallout, Bulldogs' spine shake-up & Dean Young's Dragons future — Round 16 Review. Laurie Daley is under fire after NSW's Origin 2 blowout loss to Queensland, and the panel doesn't hold back Alex demands accountability from the coach, while Dean Ritchie pushes back on the personal criticism crossing the line. Is "sorry, we got it wrong" the speech Daley needs to give before Game 3? Plus, the Canterbury Bulldogs survived an ugly golden-point win over Manly, but Cameron Ciraldo's constant spine tinkering raises a bigger question is this team good enough to make the finals? The panel locks in the spine they believe can get the Bulldogs there. And at the Red V, Dean Young keeps finding signs of life in a one-win Dragons season. The panel asks the hard question: can you sign a coach based on potential alone, or does St George Illawarra need to look elsewhere?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Hokko drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!The Dream Team Series is driven by https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
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NRL Magic Round 2026 preview and official tips for every game including the New Zealand Warriors vs Brisbane Broncos blockbuster at Suncorp Stadium. Could Billy Slater pull off a shock State of Origin selection gamble by moving Kalyn Ponga to the halves alongside Cameron Munster to make the QLD Maroons instant favorites over the NSW Blues? Plus, breaking NRL transfer news as Luke Metcalf signs a massive contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons after the Canterbury Bulldogs officially pulled out of the $1 million race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tones drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!The Dream Team Series is driven by https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
JOIN OUR PATREON FOR JUST $5 PER MONTH: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheByeRoundPodcast James Graham, Luke Keary & Charlie White are in for the Quarter Season Report Card. The boys review each team and give them a rating from A+ to a dreaded F! Let us know which ratings are spot on and which are way off the mark in the comments or shoot us a DM on Insta! Enquire About Our Studio: https://thebyeround.com/pages/contact Email: thebyeround@gmail.com Ladbrokes: https://www.ladbrokes.com.au/ Hyundai: https://www.hyundai.com/au/ Follow The Bye Round On:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebyeround/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebyeround?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebyeround 0:00 Quarter Way Through Already! 3:30 Grading Luke Keary 8:04 Penrith Panthers 10:45 Wests Tigers 17:09 NZ Warriors 24:45 North Queensland Cowboys 32:47 South Sydney Rabbitohs 36:49 Newcastle Knights 40:55 Canterbury Bulldogs 45:09 Sydney Roosters 56:11 Manly Sea Eagles 1:12:30 Cronulla Sharks 1:13:50 Brisbane Broncos 1:18:20 Dolphins 1:19:14 Melbourne Storm 1:24:22 Gold Coast Titans 1:26:30 Canberra Raiders 1:28:35 Parramatta Eels 1:31:15 St George Illawarra DragonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All four Parramatta squads in the junior pathways have qualified for the finals and the first week of games brings some doozies. We have derby rematches in the Tarsha Gale and SG Ball Cups as the Eels play back-to-back games against the Canterbury Bulldogs. The Lisa Fiola will face the Central Coast Roosters while the Harold Matthews will host the Canberra Raiders. Sixties and Forty20 preview all four games and how the Eels stack up with some familiar opponents. The girls both will have a second chance by virtue of their Top 4 finishes while it is sudden death for the boys in a massive Saturday at Ringrose Park.
Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: Essendon confident they have the right talent on their list to bounce back Victoria has let slip the chance to win the Shield final Canterbury Bulldogs players admit 'complacency' The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: Essendon confident they have the right talent on their list to bounce back Victoria has let slip the chance to win the Shield final Canterbury Bulldogs players admit 'complacency' The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: Essendon confident they have the right talent on their list to bounce back Victoria has let slip the chance to win the Shield final Canterbury Bulldogs players admit 'complacency' The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morts drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!The Dream Team Series is driven by https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
Hages drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!The Dream Team Series is driven by https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
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Big Bruce drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!The Dream Team Series is driven by https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
 This episode The Producer & Pies return for the first time in four months to do the 2026 NRL Preview Show. See the timestamps below to see your favourite team and listen to our predictions. Don't forget to join ESPN Footy Tipping and join our tipping competition. Search "Bats and Balls NRL/AFL Tipping" to find our NRL and AFL tipping competitions. Supercoach is back and the codes to our leagues are below. Bats and Balls Cup – 838272 Bats and Balls Mug – 640751 Bats and Balls Plate – 246130 AFL – 246130 The Pocket Ref - 692451 Thank You to everyone who have and still do support the team and the show!! Check out our website batsandballspodcast.com to see our tips and listen to both Bats and Balls Podcast and The Pocket Ref Podcast. We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. https://www.patreon.com/batsandballspod  0:00:00 – Intro & Catch Up 1:04:00 – Penrith Panthers 1:11:00 – St George Illawarra Dragons 1:17:00 – The Dolphins 1:22:00 – Newcastle Knights 1:26:00 – Gold Coast Titans 1:32:00 – Canterbury Bulldogs 1:36:00 – Manly Sea Eagles 1:39:00 – New Zealand Warriors 1:42:00 – Sydney Roosters 1:47:00 – Canberra Raiders 1:50:00 – Brisbane Broncos 1:56:00 – North Queensland Cowboys 2:00:00 – Cronulla Sharks 2:05:00 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 2:11:00 – Wests Tigers 2:17:00 – Melbourne Storm 2:24:00 – Parramatta Eels 2:32:00 – Predictions                                                                                                                                                           Twitter - @batsandballspod Email - batsandballspodcast@gmail.com facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/
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The boys are back in the Grub Hub! In the first of a two part episode, Matt and Josh go through the first nine teams alphabetically and discuss their chances for the 2026 season. Edit out 18:07-18:15 Brisbane Broncos (0:41) Canberra Raiders (10:13) Canterbury Bulldogs (17:12) Cronulla Sharks (24:44) The Dolphins (31:59) Gold Coast Titans (38:55) Manly Sea Eagles (47:26) Melbourne Storm (54:14) New Zealand Warriors (01:03:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Billy joins us for a cool chat! Best of is presented by Pirtek.Â
Joey ... just telling it how it is! An awesome interview.Sponsored by Cooks Plumbing Supplies. Check them out @ https://www.cooksplumbing.com.au
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Big Bruce tells us his, and tells us why.
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Hokko tells us his, and tells us why.
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Hages tells us his, and tells us why.
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? The Rocket tells us his, and tells us why.
Dalton joins us for a cool chat! Best of is presented by Pirtek.Â
Pricey joins us for a cool chat! Best of is presented by Pirtek.Â
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? The Parrot tells us his, and tells us why.
Despite being a stand-out young player, many NRL clubs initially rejected Johnathan Thurston because they thought he was too small and wiry but he went on to become one of the best rugby league players of all time.Johnathan showed his rare talent for rugby league early on but his parents didn't have the money to help him travel to games.So in his late teens, Johnathan moved to Toowoomba to get a start in rugby league, while working part-time in the butcher's section of a supermarket.When Johnathan moved to Sydney at 18 to try his luck with the Cantebury Bulldogs, he began to get noticed and by the time he retired in 2018, had won a record 4 Daly M medals. Johnathan Thurston The Autobiography (with James Phelps) is published by Harper Collins.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison, the Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.It explores the career of Johnathan Thurston, the NRL, rugby league, sporting talent, growing up in Brisbane, working part time jobs, alcohol, scholarships, NRL clubs, the Canterbury Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys, State of Origin, Queensland, Daly M medal, NRL Grand Final,  Queensland Maroons, indigenous Australian, Maori heritage, goal kicker, housing commission, Toowoomba, Indigenous All Star, GOAT To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Britty tells us his, and tells us why.
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Josh tells us his, and tells us why.
The Rocket drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!
Matty is joined by Cooper Cronk to discuss Panthers machine & review Bulldogs' season. Plus they preview Walsh v Cleary Prelim Final showdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Matty is joined by Cooper Cronk to recap Sunday's Madness, Raiders Failure To Clinch, Storm On A Roll, Cleary's Masterclass & Sharks To Kick On.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Darren drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!
It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Andrew tells us his, and tells us why.
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A special episode featuring Ben Barba!With thanks to the Legends @ Blue Wealth Property http://www.bluewealth.com.au/
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The Parrot drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!
Chris drops in for a cool chat & names his Dream 13! Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition ... then combine them!
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One of the most extraordinary games & stories in Rugby League and we're talking with 5 players on the field that day with Steve Price, Nathan Cayless, Rod Silva, Clinton Schifcofske and Jason Hetherington all sharing their thoughts!Bulldogs fans won't forget and Eels fans don't want to remember ... while the rugby league world watched in awe of this one. The 1998 Parramatta vs Canterbury Preliminary Final was arguably the greatest, and most famous of games. This is the story, from the men on the field.