Jimmy is joined by Brandon Smith to take a look back at the game that never sleeps, rugby league! The boys discuss the the Dragons incredible decision to terminate Ben Hunt's contract and what it means for both player and club. Plus, we take a look at Ryan Papenhuyzen's contract situation, review the International footy over the weekend plus address the controversy around England's win over Samoa.

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0:00 Cheese Back In Training & Jimmy’s Wellness Day

03:00 Ben Hunt Released From Contract - Dragons Implications

10:45 Which NRL Club Will Sign Ben Hunt?

25:50 Ryan Papenhuyzen To Hit The Open Market

35:30 Kangaroos v Kiwis Review + Tonga v Kiwis Preview

41:00 Siva Tua Controversy - England v Samoa

44:32 Kangaroos Tour Of England In 2025

48:15 Instagram QnA

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We are back with the Rugby League Roundtable for 2024! A brand new cast with a current head coach, player, executive & journalist sitting down with James Graham to debate the biggest issues in the game. The crew this year is Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan, former Kangaroos & NSW star Aaron Woods, Manly Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov & the Daily Telegraphs Brent Read.

This week we discuss the state of representative football. The panel discuss the scheduling issues that surround both Origin & International fixtures and what they best believe is the correct solution.

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This week James is joined by his great mate & former English teammate Elliot Whitehead. Elliot takes us inside his incredible career as one of the best English exports the NRL has ever seen! We talk his recent beef with Trent Robinson, his love for Canberra, the 2019 grand final & why he is heading back to Catalans!

00:00 Beef With Trent Robinson

07:30 Why Is Elliot Heading To Catalans

10:00 Love For Canberra

14:00 Canberra’s Love For The English

19:00 Coming Through At Bradford

28:00 2019 Grand Final

33:30 The Viking Clap

34:20 The Johnny Bairtsow Piers Morgan Incident

35:00 England International Career

40:15 4 Questions

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