NRL Round 23 Review - Pretenders or Contenders

AJ and Rhys are back as usual to recap a highly controversial and impactful week of the NRL season. There were highs for some and catastrophic lows for others.

On the show

- How do Brisbane survive without their halves + Cobbo and can Melbourne still have that killer instinct to lead into the finals

- Penrith flex their premiership muscle against a Knights side that just struggled to compete against the four time premiers

- Canberra show their class as Ethan Strange shows he has it over Lachie Galvin while Manly give us more questions than answers

- Dragons deliver the big upset over the Sharks as we put the blowtorch over the black, white and blue as they look to make the finals

- We analyse the 10 minute hell period and then how the Roosters completely massacred the Dolphins as the Phins finals chances hang by a thread

- Bulldogs prove they can win in the rain as we question the Warriors credentials

- SPOON BOWL ELECTRIC BOOGALOO - Souths move away from the chaos as the Titans let golden opportunities slip as they prepare to welcome back a rugby international

- After jokes that nearly get Rhys cancelled - the Cowboys ride in and fail to execute the heist against the Eels as Liam Kennedy's performance gets examined.

- LOLCOW of the Week