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Broadcasters, thespians and shameless sports geeks Joel Spreadborough and Johnny Manning take a deep, irreverent tumble into the world of Rugby League, sport, life in general..and god knows what else.

Sports Rugby
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
60 minutes
Episodes
69
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Round Penultimate Zero: SHOCK ALLEGATIONS AND EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS

Round Penultimate Zero: SHOCK ALLEGATIONS AND EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS

Our heroes reunite for a fearless and graceful series of pirouettes through an array of Winter ending sporting shenanigans.

The NRL's penultimate round has penultimately proven that the NRL actual top…

01:00:11  |   Sun 31 Aug 2025
Episode 33.333333 Man Down Man Up

Episode 33.333333 Man Down Man Up

This week the NRLs very own Friday Night Lights.

Heidelberg United are giving the Aussie Cup an almighty fright

Tino hitting the open market to make a quid

and this week redemption is pronounced Joe Sch…

01:11:15  |   Thu 21 Aug 2025
Episode Ninety-Na Na - Hiatus Ingratus

Episode Ninety-Na Na - Hiatus Ingratus

The Grapplers are BACK after a mid winter hiatus

AND bugger me drunk if a a cavalcade of narratives dont await us

THE NRL irons out its contenders with a weekend of truly chaotic stuff

The Boomers cant …

01:05:28  |   Sun 10 Aug 2025
Episode  33.3 recurring  ROLLERBALL

Episode  33.3 recurring  ROLLERBALL

Roll on, roll on, the footy is rolling into a new phase of wild interpretation

Kevs gone from the outhouse to the hopping heart of the nation

Frizelle gives Des the ultimate lack of endorsement

So const…

01:08:55  |   Thu 24 Jul 2025
Episode Eleventh-Teen You’re gonna hear me Roar…

Episode Eleventh-Teen You’re gonna hear me Roar…

The Red Coates descend upon Brisbane – Independent fire at will

The Wallabies rue the loss of Robbie V

Another Red team, A finals appearance for the  Dolphins could be on the Bill..

The Open Championshi…

00:52:31  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
EPISODE MAROON 5: THE ORIGIN STORY OF ORIGIN STORIES

EPISODE MAROON 5: THE ORIGIN STORY OF ORIGIN STORIES

EPISODE MAROON 5: THE ORIGIN STORY OF ORIGIN STORIES

Another Origin series goes to plan

Big Pappi showed he is the man,

The Lions played the Brumbies, Canberra Stadium was full

And Christian Horner final…

01:12:25  |   Thu 10 Jul 2025
EPISODE 65ty: KEEPING ON KEEPING ON

EPISODE 65ty: KEEPING ON KEEPING ON

The Lions are roaring… and Owen Farrell is never boring

4 tours of duty.. and the Wallabies are in the crosshairs

The decider countdown is on.. Who's gonna be happy..

In Origin 2 the Blues were crappy..…

01:03:58  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode 42.3: Go West, life is peaceful there

Episode 42.3: Go West, life is peaceful there

We love Selwyn, according to Madge


Yet here’s 2 signings… wearing the same badge..


A bloodbath in Barbados.. Or just a slow start..


And Wayne redefines working into the grave.. Cos hes a bit of an old f…

00:53:38  |   Thu 26 Jun 2025
EPISODE IV: THE MUNROONS STRIKE BACK

EPISODE IV: THE MUNROONS STRIKE BACK

The Maroons live to fight another day

Cant wait to hear what Woodsy has to say 

Fort the rest of the Rugby League media, Crow is on the menu 

And where the hell was Spencer Leniu?

Plenty to Grapple with …

00:50:20  |   Thu 19 Jun 2025
Volume THX1138: The Cherry falls far from the tree

Volume THX1138: The Cherry falls far from the tree

Billy names anew skipper and he’s on the Munny

The blowback on DCE hasn’t been real funny

Wayne hoses down rumours of Cobbo becoming a bunny…

Socceroos go straight through on a Metcalf strike… sweet lik…

00:46:14  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 7.65.3214: The  sound of football

Episode 7.65.3214: The  sound of football

It’s the sound of footy right now.. and its nothing new

Gus plays us all… we collectively stew

The prospects of the maroons… look decidedly blue

So lets distract ourselves with lachlan Kennedys very fuc…

00:52:34  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
Episode I (not really but State of Origin One) - The Post Mortem

Episode I (not really but State of Origin One) - The Post Mortem

 The Autopsy of the Queensland Corpse will be conducted by Johnny  and special guest host Shane Muspratt 


It's the day after the night before. Our heroes, fresh from an evening that began with confide…

00:48:49  |   Thu 29 May 2025
Episode VIVIXA - The Hero's Journey

Episode VIVIXA - The Hero's Journey

As one of our heroes takes a sabbatical his seat is filled by a special Guest Host.

Regaling tales of Paris, Osaka, Suncorp Stadium and nights on the jars with Alf, Luttsy places his feet in the sizab…

01:20:33  |   Thu 22 May 2025
Horses

Horses

An overcast Queensland Autumn Tuesday evening , on the roof of a Leagues on Fulcher Road Red Hill, a solitary man cuts a forlorn figure as pulls the cover off a large spot light pointed into the Bris…

01:00:52  |   Thu 15 May 2025
EPISODE XIXIXXXIIXXX: The UMPIRE STRIKES BACK

EPISODE XIXIXXXIIXXX: The UMPIRE STRIKES BACK

It is a time of great upheaval.

The NRL.. obsessed with its quest to flood players' veins with hyperdrive fuel and create the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, have created a paradox of umbilical p…

01:06:43  |   Wed 07 May 2025
Uncompromisingly Safe

Uncompromisingly Safe

As player safety continues to be the number one issue in Rugby League today our heroes are buoyed with confidence knowing the NRL will not.... ever.... compromise...... if there's a fire.

Our heroes p…

01:12:19  |   Thu 01 May 2025
BLOW THE WHISTLE & PUT IT IN THE BIN

BLOW THE WHISTLE & PUT IT IN THE BIN

As any Statistician on a juicy consulting wage from the NRL will tell you, records are made to be invented, and it's with this gusto that our heroes grapple with yet another glorious 'crowd record' d…

00:51:30  |   Sat 26 Apr 2025
Tigers Time to...GALVINISE

Tigers Time to...GALVINISE

The only thing Grappling harder than our heroes this week isLachie Galvins Instagram algorithm.  Withthe young man being essentially boned this week by Benji our heroes doingsomething no other media …

00:45:50  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Grap around the 8th: SMEARING THE SMEARERS

Grap around the 8th: SMEARING THE SMEARERS

Join our heroes for a crucial investigation, as they try and work out exactly WHO started the ugly, damaging smear campaign against outgoing Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans. A long list of suspects a…

01:04:19  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
Season 2025 Episode 8- Where the hell is Graham?

Season 2025 Episode 8- Where the hell is Graham?

This week a dagger has thrust into the heart of our heroes. Not only do they have to deal with continuous, rubbish “6 again” calls and dubious at best “on reports… now the news arrives that the weekl…

01:11:30  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
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