Sunday, 19 March 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 284: NRL Round 3 Review Podcast

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 284 
  
Published March 19, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 284 of NOT The Footy Show as we review Round 3 of the 2023 NRL Season with Canberra beating Cronulla for the 9th straight time to get on the board. 

Brisbane and Redcliffe have stayed undefeated to set up what is definitely not the 'first' Battle of Brisbane, Easts made a statement beating Souths, the Gold Coast and Warriors gave Melbourne and North Qld footballing lessons and both the Tigers and Eels remain winless after Canterbury and Manly beat them. 

Plenty of topics out of Round 3 so join us for a solid half hour of footy chat. 

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Thanks for listening everyone. We will be back after Thursday Night Football for another show. 

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Monday, 13 March 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 283: NRL Round 2 Review Podcast

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 283 
  
Published March 13, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 283 of NOT The Footy Show as we review Round 2 of the 2023 NRL Season with the Wests Tigers falling apart, Canterbury shining in Melbourne and the Broncos and Dolphins starting 2-0. 

We covered off Penrith-Souths on Episode 282 on Thursday night, so this Episode will recap the rest of the round including the news that James Tedesco looks set to stay a Rooster though 2025 - meaning who will pay Joseph Suaalii the big coin he wants next? 

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Thanks for listening everyone. We will be back after Thursday Night Football. 

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Thursday, 9 March 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 282: Panthers 16 Souths 10 Recap

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 282 
  
Published March 9, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 282 of NOT The Footy Show as we recap Penrith 16-10 win over South Sydney to open Round 2 of the 2023 NRL Season. 

The NRL Bunker continues to baffle us, but there was a lot to like about both the Panthers and Rabbitohs in a good early season big game. 

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We then spend 10 minutes reviewing what happened in the opening round and ask why did the NRL wait til after the weekend to announce a new Dally M system? 

We'll be back early next week with Episode 283 - thanks for listening everyone. 

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Friday, 24 February 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 281: 2023 NRL Season Predictions

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 281 
  
Published February 24, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 281 of NOT The Footy Show as we preview the 2023 NRL Season giving our Top 8, Grand Finalists, Premiers and Award predictions for the coming year. 

Who are the real contenders for the title? Who will be running around with a wooden spoon at the end of the season? Which two teams reach the Grand Final and can anyone stop Penrith making it a three-peat? 

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Plus we give our Dally M, Top Tryscorer and Pointscorer tips plus a sneaky State of Origin pick for 2023. 

2023 NRL Season Predictions: 

Robb Cox - co-host
  1. Penrith Panthers - Minor Premiers
  2. Sydney Roosters
  3. Melbourne Storm
  4. South Sydney Rabbitohs
  5. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  6. North Queensland Cowboys
  7. Canberra Raiders
  8. Parramatta Eels
  9. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
  10. Brisbane Broncos
  11. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
  12. Wests Tigers
  13. St George-Illawarra Dragons
  14. Newcastle Knights
  15. New Zealand Warriors
  16. Redcliffe Dolphins
  17. Gold Coast Titans
Grand Final: Penrith v South Sydney
PREMIERS: Penrith

Dally M: Nathan Cleary
Tryscorer: Alex Johnston

State of Origin: NSW 3-0

Warrick Nicolson - co-host.
  1. Penrith Panthers - Minor Premiers
  2. Sydney Roosters
  3. South Sydney Rabbitohs
  4. Melbourne Storm
  5. North Queensland Cowboys
  6. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  7. Parramatta Eels
  8. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
  9. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
  10. Canberra Raiders
  11. Brisbane Broncos
  12. Wests Tigers
  13. Gold Coast Titans
  14. St George-Illawarra Dragons
  15. Newcastle Knights
  16. New Zealand Warriors
  17. Redcliffe Dolphins
Grand Final: Penrith v Melbourne
PREMIERS: Penrith

Dally M: Nathan Cleary
Tryscorer: Brian To'o & Alex Johnston (tie)

State of Origin: NSW 2-1

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We also talk about the World Club Challenge win by St Helens, Manly's pre-season dominance and we've gone international for recording with Coxsmith joining Waz from Nashville, Tennessee. 

Thanks for listening. 
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Thursday, 23 February 2023

Rugby League History: Tim Horan was almost a North Sydney Bear in 1995

WHEN A WALLABY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BEAR...
Published February 23, 2023 
🐻 This was apparently a done deal in '94 for the '95 Winfield Cup...
23 year old Australian Wallabies sensation Tim Horan would become a North Sydney Bear.
The Bears had already tasted success in the player market by luring Jason Taylor to the club from Wests for the '94 season and had plans to surround the talented playmaker with high quality outside backs to complement their powerful forward pack.
And for a little while in '94, those plans had seemingly come to fruition with Horan verbally agreeing to a deal to switch codes and join the Bears for '95.
Then disaster struck.
In May '94 just days before his 24th birthday, Horan blew out his knee in the Super 10 Final playing for the Queensland Reds and the injury was so bad his career seemed in serious doubt. 
The story goes that he approached North Sydney boss Bob Saunders with the news about his injury and Norths agreed to release him - perhaps at Horan's request or perhaps to avoid paying Horan to not play a whole season - from his verbal deal with the Bears before a contract was actually signed.
“I virtually agreed to join North Sydney, but I injured my knee and said I probably wouldn’t play rugby league again, so I let that one go," Horan told SEN Radio in 2022. 
Now Norths did go on to recruit two promising outside backs to replace him, in Illawarra pair Nigel Roy and Jody Rudd for the '95 season, but obviously neither were of the class of Horan.
Roy enjoyed a good career with the Bears playing regular first grade from '95-99 scoring 35 tries in 117 games, however Rudd only played 5 games for the Bears in '95 before joining Balmain in '97.
Another thing to consider is prior to the Horan agreement/nullification, the Bears had lucked into picking up Canberra winger Sean Hoppe for the '94 season due to the Kiwi being released by the Raiders at the end of '93 for choosing to sign with the new Auckland Warriors side for '95. So the Bears probably figured if they signed Horan they could more than cover for the loss of an impact player like Hoppe (who would help the team reach a Preliminary Final in '94).
So in effect, the Bears would end up exchanging Hoppe and Horan for Roy and Rudd.
Yowser.
By '96 however, Taylor had his outside backs (thanks to the Super League/ARL signing war of '95) but that's a story for another time.
Speaking of Horan - he would end up securing legend status as a Wallaby in the years that followed his 'return' to Rugby.
Although a slow recovery process, he did make it back from his badly damaged knee to play in the '95 Rugby World Cup for Australia and he would also win a second World Cup in '99 (to go with his victory in '91) - and in all, he played 80 Tests for Australia during a golden age for the Wallabies.
But Horan never set foot on North Sydney Oval for the Bears... so one wonders what might have been if Norths had chosen not to release him from his lucrative Rugby League deal in '94?
The Bears had lured Jason Taylor to the club in '94 but Horan slipped away.

Post-script:
In the chat with SEN Radio in 2022 - Horan also explained that he had meetings with Balmain in '91 (then coached by former Wallabies coach Alan Jones) and also had an offer from Wigan to head to England.
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Friday, 27 January 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 280: 2023 Brisbane Broncos Roster Deep Dive

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 280 
  
Published January 27, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 280 of NOT The Footy Show as we go on a deep dive into the Brisbane Broncos' roster and recruitment for the 2023 NRL Season.

What has happened to the glamour club of Rugby League since Uncle Benny departed and just how long does Kevin Walters have left in the coaching hot-seat? 

Reece Walsh is a heck of a big name signing - just remember he's still only a kid - but the Broncos want to be an NRL powerhouse again sooner rather than later so how good do they have to be to keep Kevvy employed? 

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Key talking points about the Broncos in 2023 are:  
  • If Kevin Walters is not long for the coaching world - who is the coach (or player?) that Ben Ikin and Dave Donaghy have lined up to replace him? 
  • Can ARey's hamstrings hold up to the rigours of a full season - and if so is he enough to get back into the Top 8? 
  • Is Martin Taupau a good fit amongst the young Brisbane forwards? 
  • The backline is packed with tryscoring weapons so how big a year is 2023 for Ezra Mam sitting between Adam Reynolds and Reece Walsh? 
  • The Brisbane pack has a few boom youngsters in it and ready to join it - how long til we see the best of Brendan Piakura - but is he even Brisbane's best prospect? 
  • And speaking of one who might be - is Blake Mozer the saviour at hooker that Billy Walters and Cory Paix don't appear to be? 
And we give our prediction for the finishing tier Brisbane will reach in 2023. 

Watch the YouTube version of Episode 280 below.

Thanks for listening everyone. 

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Friday, 20 January 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 279: 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Roster Deep Dive

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 279 
  
Published January 20, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 279 of NOT The Footy Show as we go on a deep dive into the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' roster and recruitment for 2023. 

The squad that is quickly becoming 'The Team that Gus Built' is shaping up nicely entering 2023 with a bunch of key additions headlined by Reed Mahoney, Viliame Kikau and a new coach in Cameron Ciraldo - so we cover off Canterbury's Best 17 and overall strength of the squad and off-season recruitment by Phil Gould

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    Key talking points about the Bulldogs in 2023 are:  
  • It's only taken Gus 18 months to put his stamp on the club - and with Stephen Crichton on board for 2024 - the transformation is stunning. 
  • Cameron Ciraldo's approach to shaping the Dogs like Penrith - how long will it take? 
  • Rookie watch for 2023 - Paul Alamoti and Jeral Skelton are the exciting ones but is that it? 
  • Kyle Flanagan's audition to be the long term halfback lasts how long? 
  • Will Josh Reynolds play NRL in 2023? 
  • How do you use Tevita Pangai Junior if you are Ciraldo? 
And we give our prediction for the finishing tier Canterbury will reach in 2023. 

We also spend 15 minutes at the end discussing the possibility of a player strike in regards to the CBA stalemate with the NRL.  

Watch the YouTube version of Episode 279 below.


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Monday, 16 January 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 278: 2023 Wests Tigers Roster Deep Dive

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 278 
  
Published January 16, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 278 of NOT The Footy Show as we go on a deep dive into the Wests Tigers roster and recruitment for 2023. 

We cover off their Best 17 and overall strength of the squad and off-season recruitment by coach Tim Sheens - who has pulled off 5 genuinely great signings for 2023. 

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Key talking points are:  
  • The fantastic recruitment drive by Sheens for 2023. 
  • The direction of the Tigers under Sheens and Benji Marshall? 
  • Daine Laurie or Charlie Staines at fullback? 
  • What's the next generation of Tigers look like? 
  • Do the Tigers keep Luke Brooks or Adam Doueihi after 2023? 
And we give our prediction for the finishing tier the Wests Tigers will achieve in 2023.  

Watch the YouTube version of Episode 278 below.


Thanks for listening everyone. 

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Saturday, 14 January 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 277: 2023 St George Illawarra Dragons Deep Dive

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 277 
  
Published January 13, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 277 of NOT The Footy Show as we go on a deep dive into the St George Illawarra Dragons roster and recruitment for 2023. 

We cover off their Best 17 and overall strength of the squad and off-season recruitment by coach Anthony Griffin. 
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Key talking points are:  
  • What do they do with Jayden Sullivan? 
  • Where have all the gun junior forwards gone? 
  • Cody Ramsay or Tyrell Sloan at fullback? 
  • What happens if something happens to Ben Hunt? 
And we give our prediction for the finishing tier the Dragons will achieve in 2023.  

Who should we do next? 


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Friday, 13 January 2023

NOT The Footy Show Episode 276: The Recruitment Whisperers #7 - NRL Off-Season Talk

NOT The Footy Show - Episode 276 
  
Published January 13, 2023  

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 276 of NOT The Footy Show as we kick off NRL Season 2023 with the 7th instalment of The Recruitment Whisperers - recapping all the player singings since November. 

Dylan Brown gets the best short term long term contract ever from Parramatta, John Bateman finally signs a deal with the Wests Tigers, the Dolphins finally land (another) fullback, Sam Walker re-ups with the Roosters and South Sydney decide Latrell Mitchell needs two old blokes alongside him for a bit longer in Cody Walker and Damien Cook - as they re-sign all three of them. 

Plus a host of other moves that trickled in over Christmas. 

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Thanks for listening everyone. 

We will start our NRL Team Deep Dives in Episode 277 looking at the roster for the St George Illawarra Dragons. 
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