The Fend
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Rugby league legend Garry Jack teams up with journalist Adam Hawse to tackle all the big issues in the NRL. It's fun. It's feisty. It's factual. It's all about the footy!
The Fend
6M ago
We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership race
Resting players before the finals - do you love it or hate it?
Should Ricky be sanctioned for swearing at a cameraman?
Did the Dogs sign the wrong Panthers assistant?
Great win by Parra - where was this form when it mattered?
Reece Walsh - what a star!
South Sydney - what a mess!
JWH - is he out of control?
All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby ..read more
The Fend
6M ago
Tigers, Blues and Kangaroos legend Garry 'Jimmy' Jack presides over rugby league's most prestigious annual awards ceremony.
From best player, to flop of the year, to most bizarre gift for a departing player ... these awards are steeped in four years of tradition
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The Fend
6M ago
Where does this GF rate in terms of best ever? Better than 89? 97? 2015?
Nathan Cleary's 20 minutes of mayhem - is he now among the great number 7s of all time?
How did the Broncos slip from dominance to devastation? Garry Jack tells of his own experience in having a premiership snatched from your grasp
Can Penrith make it a 4-peat in 2024?
Should Reece Walsh have been selected for the Kangaroos?
Plus plenty more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
7M ago
Where does this GF rate in terms of best ever? Better than 89? 97? 2015?
Nathan Cleary's 20 minutes of mayhem - is he now among the great number 7s of all time?
How did the Broncos slip from dominance to devastation? Garry Jack tells of his own experience in having a premiership snatched from your grasp
Can Penrith make it a 4-peat in 2024?
Should Reece Walsh have been selected for the Kangaroos?
Plus plenty more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
7M ago
Uncle Josh (his nephew is Nathan Cleary) takes us back to some dramatic times in the 1990s:
* His Finals heart-break with the North Sydney Bears between 1994-98
* How he coped with a 12-match suspension - one of the longest in rugby league
* The Norths-Manly rivalry and failed Northern Eagles joint venture
* How the Bears would still be thriving if they went to Super League
* The selection snub that still burns three decades later
* and his fascinating footballing family
Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
7M ago
Will Reece Walsh's brilliance bring it home for the Broncos?
Or will Nathan Cleary's class make it a Panther Three-Peat?
2023's two standout teams come together at full strength for what promises to be one of the great Grand Finals
Buckle up - its going to be a beauty!
We analyse the strengths and weaknesses and Jimmy Jack tells us how nerves - and a hot weather forecast - CAN make a big difference
Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
7M ago
Uncle Josh (his nephew is Nathan Cleary) takes us back to some dramatic times in the 1990s:
* His Finals heart-break with the North Sydney Bears between 1994-98
* How he coped with a 12-match suspension - one of the longest in rugby league
* The Norths-Manly rivalry and failed Northern Eagles joint venture
* How the Bears would still be thriving if they went to Super League
* The selection snub that still burns three decades later
* and his fascinating footballing family
Brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
8M ago
Freddy Fittler rolls the dice to save the Blues from a cleansweep - and keep his job.
Jimmy gives his verdict on the changes - and reckons Gutho shouldn't be there.
Keep Blake Lawrie as skipper - why the Dragons need to make a tough call on Ben Hunt.
Who can stop the Panthers three-peat?
The bumbling Bulldogs and atrocious Tigers - who was worse??
Plus plenty more - brought you to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
8M ago
So which team has flopped hardest this NRL season?
We pick our finals winners - who's giving the Raiders a chance against the Knights?
Playing a final at a 13,000-capacity stadium - why the NRL's got this one wrong
Is Benji about to burn his coaching career at the Tigers?
How did Jimmy Jack get punished for being late back in the '80s?
What's the most annoying sporting cliche?
All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate ..read more
The Fend
8M ago
We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership race
Resting players before the finals - do you love it or hate it?
Should Ricky be sanctioned for swearing at a cameraman?
Did the Dogs sign the wrong Panthers assistant?
Great win by Parra - where was this form when it mattered?
Reece Walsh - what a star!
South Sydney - what a mess!
JWH - is he out of control?
All that and more - brought to you by Georges Fine Meats Cherrybrook and Five Star Real Estate Hornsby ..read more