Join Robb CoxandWarrick NicolsonforEpisode 273 of NOT The Footy Showas we recap the Semi Final Wins by Australia and Samoa at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in the UK on the weekend.
Australia defeated New Zealand 16-14 and Samoa edged out England 27-26 in Golden Point - with both the Kiwis and English left ruing their missed opportunity.
Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 272 of NOT The Footy Show as we preview the Quarter Finals at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with all the favoured teams through to the knock-out stages of the tournament.
Australia hadn't made the call on who was playing halfback prior to recording (Mal Meninga did so during our recording so keep in mind we didn't know yet) but they should walk through Lebanon in their Quarter Final, as should New Zealand over Fiji and England over PNG (maybe). But the Tonga v Samoa clash is going to be epic - will the lads change their pick from pre-tournament and declare Tonga Semi Final bound?
Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for Episode 271 of NOT The Footy Show for the 5th edition of The Recruitment Whisperers during the NRL Off-Season.
Dylan Brown's manager declaring he's available to the very highest bidder should be setting off alarm bells at Parramatta with not only the new kids on the block the Redcliffe Dolphins keen as mustard but so will be a certain team from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney... Luke Keary is off-contract at the end of 2024 kids. Mark the Chooks down as a very interested party.
We also discuss John Bateman's Booster status for Wigan as it appears the Wests Tigers will be the second club to pony up a big transfer fee for the Englishman, and ask if Nathan Brown and David Klemmer might be a better use of funds for Tim Sheens in his short term gig as the head coach at Concord.
Also how did Reuben Garrick convince Manly to give him huge money to be a backup fullback to the guy they are paying over one million dollars to in Tommy Trbojevic? Manly are already putting the Des Hasler cap management era behind them... but is it actually good business?
We finish the show with the rumblings that a bunch of NRL Club CEOs and Chairmen are less than enthused with NRL CEO Andrew Abdo's lack of doability... something his boss PVL has plenty of.