We are Boom Rookies, ESPN's rugby league podcast hosted by ABC sports writer Nick Campton and ESPN columnist Matt Bungard. If you're look for something beyond the regular take cycle of the sport, Boom Rookies provides game-by-game analysis and previews, delves into the bigger issues of the sport, and still leaves plenty of time to indulge in some good old-fashioned footy buffoonery. From Monday's weekly recap to Friday's preview show, there's plenty of the kind of footy chat that Dave 'Coal ...
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2025 Season Previews - Brisbane Broncos
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47:12The editor-at-large returns for the final preview show of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - North Queensland Cowboys
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46:42Mark Jessup from NRL Fantasy Amateurs joins Matt as we head north to chat about the Cowboys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Canterbury Bulldogs
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58:05Channel Nine's Neil Dessmann joins Matt to preview the Bulldogs' hopes in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - St George Illawarra Dragons
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52:45Matt is joined by Nathan Brookes from SEN Radio and Dean Messiter aka NRL Roast to chat all things Dragons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Sydney Roosters
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44:36A trio of Roosters fans - Dean Rob, Josh Brandon, and Grayson Waller - join Matt to discuss the red, white, and bluesters. Note: A cable came loose in my microphone without anyone realising so I don't sound my best - but thankfully our three guests do! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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2025 Season Previews - South Sydney Rabbitohs
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55:22Matt is joined by Phil Lutton and Matt Coleman to discuss the grand old club, and OF COURSE this was recorded the night before the devastating news regarding both Cam Murray and Latrell Mitchell - so there's an extra editor's note at the start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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2025 Season Previews - New Zealand Warriors
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48:53CODE sports reporter Brendan Bradford joins the boys to talk all things Warriors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Penrith Panthers
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42:18Whatever the opposite of long-suffering is (long-enjoying?) Penrith fan Ben Quagliata joins us to discuss the fourpeat, and the potential fivepeat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Gold Coast Titans
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43:28The boys are joined by Chris Chard from Sportsbet to discuss the reigning XXXX Derby champions, the Gold Coast Titans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - The Dolphins
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49:14Brien Seeney, AKA NRL Physio (I can't imagine a single person here isn't aware of his socials) joins to talk about his beloved The, and how they'll go in the post-Bennett era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Cronulla Sharks
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34:07Sarah Keoghan from News Corp joins the show to talk about the brave boys from the Shire - can they go all the way this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Wests Tigers
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50:26Josh Barnett from Wests Tigers Life (@weststigerslife on Instagram) joins us to talk all things Tigers, and why this year will be different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Canberra Raiders
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52:06It's a pod debut for Jack Cronin (@sezerspalace on Instagram) to join Campo for a massive Canberra love-in while Bungard tries to maintain some law and order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Manly Sea Eagles
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37:16News Corp's Joe Barton joins the fellas to discuss the 2024 Team of the Pod's chances in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Melbourne Storm
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43:13Day three of our team previews sess us head south of the border to talk all things Storm with Em Sprouster, who lives north of the other border. It's all very confusing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Newcastle Knights
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47:07The podcast's favourite son Harry Ramage joins us for our second team preview, to discuss all things Newcastle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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2025 Season Previews - Parramatta Eels
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49:54We're back with team-by-team previews for 2025! First up is our social media advisor and head of the Social Sandwich Edwin Smith, talking about his beloved Parramatta Eels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Hot Take Hotline - 2025 NRL Season Predictions
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1:23:48In our last episode before we get into team-by-team previews, we threw the doors open for some of our most loyal of listeners to get their own hot takes in for the season ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Film Review - Chasing Glory (and Dylan Brown news)
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1:48:42Pre-season is almost upon us but before that, the boys run the rule over the eight-part documentary released on YouTube by Souths about the 2014 premiership, as well as some discussion about Dylan Brown's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Greatest Games - 2016 Broncos v Cowboys (Leo Thompson, Russell Crowe news)
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1:40:34Happy new year! We're back for 2025 to discuss the big signing of Leo Thompson (06:47), Russell Crowe rubbishing rumours suggesting he wants out of the Grand Old Club (16:25) before taking a trip down memory lane to the night Anthony Milford became a legend (23:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Greatest Games - 2006 Prelim Final, Bulldogs vs Broncos (And Laurie Daley news)
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1:38:07Our first greatest games of the summer! Joe from The Blocked Content joins us to dissect one of his favourite games, the 2006 Prelim between the Broncos and Bulldogs. As an added bonus he's also here as a Queenslander to chuckle at the Laurie Daley appointment. Follow Joe on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theblockedcontent and Instagram: https://w…
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Boom Rewind - 2005 Newcastle Knights (And Ben Hunt news)
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1:36:30The boys react to the Ben Hunt and Lachlan Ilias signing news before the first Boom Rewind of the summer, taking a trip back to 2005 to look at the Knights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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The boys react to the 2025 NRL draw as well as some signing news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Finals Wrap
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55:38The boys recap all of Sunday's action from Parramatta Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Finals Preview
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1:04:20The boys look ahead to all four games on Sunday before some news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Week Three Recap
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55:31The boys look back on an incredible weekend of international footy before three big news stories about NRL players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Week Two Recap
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1:01:30The boys recap all of the international action from the weekend, and look ahead to the final round of the Pacific Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Week One Recap
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1:03:27The boys recap all of last weekend's international action and look ahead to this weekend, before finishing with some news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Pacific Championships - Week One Preview
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1:10:59The boys start the show with the state of play around international footy before previewing all the men's and women's games for the weekend, and then some other news to finish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Review - Fourpeat Panthers
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53:47The boys recap a fourpeat for the Panthers, as well as the rest of the grand final action as the Roosters (29:49) and Devils (36:08) both won, before a rundown of the Australian squads (41:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Slow Your Brain GF
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35:35In a special standalone grand final day edition, Martin Gabor of the NCA Newswire faces off against Declan Campton of House Campton in the grand final of our trivia contest, 'Slow Your Brain'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Match Preview
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57:14The boys are LIVE in the Temple of Boom for the big preview show - running through the NRL, NRLW and State Championship deciders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Dally M Recap & Our Own Awards
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51:29The boys recap last night's Dally M awards before a few extra gongs of their own, and then an important announcement to finish the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Panthers Preview
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28:44Ben Quagliata joins the show to preview all things Panthers for what I think is the 17th year in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Storm Preview
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32:51Storm tragic Em Sprouster joins the show to discuss all things Melbourne ahead of the big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Grand Final Week - Prelim Recap
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1:42:17the boys recap Melbourne's win over the Roosters and then Penrith's fifth consecutive prelim triumph (28:11), before the second semi-final of 'Slow Your Brain' (47:10), and NRLW wrap (01:03:10), the NSW Cup grand final (01:11:55) and a new Broncos coach/NSW Origin vacancy (01:16:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…
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Finals Week Three Preview - The Final Four
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1:26:06The boys look ahead to a massive weekend, previewing both Friday's prelim in Melbourne, and Saturday's in Sydney (15:28) before the first semi-final of 'Slow Your Brain' (32:02), an NRLW finals preview (56:45) and some discussion about the Ponga/Kangaroos situation (01:04:22). (please note we recorded BEFORE Kevvy was sacked) Learn more about your …
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Finals Week Two Review - Claytons Travels
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1:05:15The boys recap Cronulla's pressure-relieving win over the Cowboys and the Roosters strong showing against Manly (14:03) before another round of 'Slow Your Brain' (30:45) and an NRLW recap (53:13 ). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Finals Week Two Preview - Aquaphobia
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1:10:10The boys preview the first elimination final between the Sharks and Cowboys before a 2013 grand final rematch between Manly and the Roosters (22:37). Then, it's time for another round of 'Slow Your Brain' (36:01) before an NRLW preview (51:11) and some news (01:01:21). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Finals Week One Review - Then There Were Six
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1:45:17The boys recap all of the weekend's action, starting with Penrith's win over the Roosters before another tough finals outing for Cronulla (12:27), a gutsy effort by Newcastle (28:09) and an incredible knockout game on Sunday (37:30). Then, it's time for another round of 'Slow Your Brain' (57:20), an NRLW recap (01:21:37), and some news (01:31:03). …
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Finals Week One Preview - The Best Weekend of the Year
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1:28:52The boys preview all of the weekend's action with Penrith (04:21), Melbourne (15:17), North Queensland (29:59) and Canterbury (38:30) hosting finals games, before the return of 'Slow Your Brain' (52:10), an NRLW preview (01:10:20) and some news (01:20:07). To sign up for the Sandow Shield BEFORE SUNDAY please go to patreon.com/nrlboomrookies Learn …
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Round 27 Review - The Hero of Time
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1:29:14The boys recap the final round of the season, including a win in Coal Train Cup for listener Blake (12:52), a crazy win for Canberra (23:37), an awful afternoon for the Bulldogs (29:41), Cronulla steaming into September (43:38) and the Knights punching their ticket (52:55) before an NRLW wrap (01:04:44) and some news (01:18:05). Learn more about yo…
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Round 27 Preview - Spoons, Playins, and Plenty More
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1:19:34The boys preview all of the weekend's action, including the Spoon Bowl (05:11), the fight for a home final at Homebush (42:04), and the play-in game (49:13), before an NRLW preview (57:04), some news (01:05:14) and the final 'What About This Bloke?' of 2024 (01:06:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Round 26 Review - Silly Season
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1:38:43The boys recap a crazy round of footy, including almost the greatest prediction of all time (17:11), a perfect end for Shaun Johnson (42:14) and the Raiders shocking the world (57:06) before an NRLW recap (01:20:13). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Round 26 Preview - Stop Snitching
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1:41:19The boys are back together to recap Thursday night's game before another round of 'What About This Bloke?' (10:15) and then a full weekend preview (23:40), including a massive Wrestlewaynia 4 (48:38) and a big chance for Knights to storm into finals contention (01:08:25) before some news (1:21:14) and then an NRLW preview (01:27:41). Learn more abo…
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Round 25 Review - Storming to the Top
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2:03:01Em Sprouster joins the show to gloat about the Storm's minor premiership and recap all of the weekend's men's and women's actions, before another solo Campo news dump to finish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Round 25 Preview - The Final Push
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1:48:22Campo wraps up the Thursday night game before AAP’s Scott Bailey joins for another round of ‘What About This Bloke?’ (21:12), debating the concept of The Immortals (33:31) and then a preview of all of the weekend’s action (47:08) including a do-or-die for the Broncos (53:20), Dolphins (01:06:42) and Dragons respectively (01:23:04) and then some NRL…
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Round 24 Review - Witty Name Goes Here
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1:45:35Dan Walsh from the SMH joins Campo to recap all of the weekend's action in both the NRL and NRLW, before some news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon ESPN AU/NZ, Nick Campton, Matt Bungard
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Round 24 Preview - Twist in the Tale
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2:13:02The boys are back together (briefly) to recap Thursday’s possible grand final preview before Supercoach expert Tom Williams joins Campo for the rest of the show, starting with another round of ‘What About This Bloke?’ and then previews for the remainder of the round (41:27) including the Dogs and Dolphins in Bundaberg (58:22), Souths and Tigers pla…
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Round 23 Review - Louder and Dumber
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1:25:01The boys recap all of the weekend's action including Penrith's insane comeback (09:05), a very sombre GMTFB in Canberra (18:11), another great win for the Bulldogs (34:01) and some golden point madness (43:30) before an NRLW wrap (58:52). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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