The Grapple
Welcome to The Grapple!
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
EPISODE X: HOPPERS, SWAPPERS, DITCH-JUMPERS
It is a time of transition right across the Rugby League Galaxy.Our heroes are thrust once again into the bitter conflict around rules, the interpretation of them, and the need for weekly apologies f…
Volume IX- Data crunchers
Our heroes are doing their best impressions of Ancient Greek mathematicians this week, as they crunch the numbers on some leaked NRL claims of on field prosperity and superior product, amid a crippli…
‘Walker’s On’
This week our heroes are joined by the guy legendary commentator Ray ‘Rabbits’ Warren dubbed “faster than a gazelle”. NRL superstar, origin hero, and all round good guy Chris Walker has some incredib…
Volume VII- The Casualty Ward
Luck is the operative word this week, as our heroes are joined by NRL legend and current Cowboys GM Michael Luck. The 226 gamer helps navigate the literal minefield that is the NRL casualty ward, an…
The Swear jar
It is a time of confusion in the rugby league world, and our heroes boldly go forth to decipher meaning in the meaningless.Expletive laden on field interviews and unapologetic hypocrisy from our host…
RECALCITRANT RECONCILIATION
This week, our heroes do their best to understand why a simple conversation between coach and player must be media-mutated into an ‘internal blow up/ club in peril’ narrative.They assess the care fac…
What Happened in Vegas....
As the NRL continues to challenge the Klingons for interstellar domination, our heroes conduct a stringent post mortem on the happenings of the "Vegas Experiment.” It’s a tumble down the rabbit hole …
The Dawn Of A New Era
'Las Vegas' is the location on everyone's lips this week, and the Grappler's debut sees our heroes connect with one of the beating hearts of Rugby League in the USA - PCRl El Presidente and Coach of …
The Pilot
From the bowels of a mysterious high performance bunker in Brisbane, comes the first preseason trial run of the Grapple Podcast.
It's all about the money as our heroes recap 2023, speculate wildly ab…