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The Couch Commentator

Greg Giess & Jake Thomas

A Rugby League podcast with a twist. Have a laugh with two mates as they catch up on all things sport, current events and life. Basically everything you talk about sitting on your living room couch. A must listen for Brisbane Broncos fans.

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01:35:41

Episode 56: A work in progress

The Couch Commentator ·

2023/01/25

Welcome back for another super duper year of sport, Couchies. We are back for 2023 and excited for the season just around the corner. We catch you up on everything Broncos. We take a look at all the teams that we think are a work in progress and who's good to go this year. There was a big Summer of sport, so we delve into that. We had many, many distractions over the holidays, so you'll hear about those, and of course, Jake has some reccos. Thanks for coming back for our first episode of 2023,

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01:15:35

Episode 55: The Mighty Green and Gold

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/11/24

Well couchies another World Cup is in the history books and the 'Mighty Green and Gold' dominated. We chat about both the Womens and Mens World Cup Finals. There's a stack of other sports, including a World Cup in soccer, so we give you a massive Other Sports chat. We pay homage to the late great Green Power Ranger, Jason David Frank. As usual we'll give you our distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:00:02

Episode 54: Sensational Semi Finals

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/11/16

Off the back of some quality quarter finals couchies, we have Episode 54: Sensational Semi Finals! We chat about the superb semis that have produced some absolute classic moments for this Rugby League world cup. We take a look at the tantalising upcoming final, Australia vs Samoa. There's some player trade talk we get into, plenty of Other Sports and our usual distractions. Join us on the couch.

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00:58:45

Episode 53: Quality Quarter Finals

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/11/09

Finally couchies! Some absolute quality quarter finals to chat about. We take a look at the highlights of the world cup so far. We chat all things Broncos and how the signing of Jock Madden might shape the side. There's plenty of Other Sports to chat about with another world cup happening on our doorstep. The our usual distractions.

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01:01:06

Episode 52: The cream rises to the top

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/11/03

Welcome couchies to Episode 52: The cream rises to the top. It's a cup bonanza and we are starting to see the cream rise to the top, as it always does. We take a look a the Rugby League World Cup and dissect some of these pool matches. There's the cricket world cup that gets a good run in other sports, also NFL, NBA and even some EPL. There's the usual Broncos Chat and our distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:14:29

Episode 51: World Cup catch up

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/10/27

We are back couchies, the World Cup is in full swing and we're excited to get into it. We wrap the rounds so far. We chat about the coaching circus that has already taken another victim. There's a super chunky Others Sports because it's the season that other sports take over my life. There's an even chunkier Distractions as we fall into the Survivor hole Jake has been in after re watching all the Australian Survivor series. Join us on the couch.

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01:04:51

Episode 50: We saw this coming

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/10/06

Well couchies one thing is for sure and certain, I know you'll enjoy this episode more than you enjoyed that Grand Final. As an impartial it was a hard watch, but we break it down anyway and give those arrogant little flogs their credit. We talk about the other Grand Final game in NRLW chat, and the State Champs game gets a mention. There's always Broncos Chat, we're never letting that go, ever. There's our usual Other Sports and Distractions. Join us on the couch for a very special Episode 50: We

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00:58:43

Episode 49: Unstoppable

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/09/28

Not that we enjoy saying it couchies but it certainly seems like this unstoppable force called the Penrith Panthers are on their way to another title. We take a look at the games from the weekend and tell you who we think will win the GF. Just because Broncos are done for the season doesn't mean we've cut out Broncos Chat. There's always Broncos stuff to talk about. There's the usual NRLW chat, Other Sports, and our Distractions. Join us on the couch.

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00:14:53

The Couch Commentator - Best Bits

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/09/25

Well Couch Commentators it's time for the Australian podcast awards and we decided to throw our hat in the ring. You miss 100% of shots you don't take so we're shooting the lights out. Have a listen and there's bound to be a way to vote for us in People's choice, when I know that, you'll hear about it. This is a mixture of some of our favourite bits, minus an 8 min long Survivor chat that would have made the cut if it wasn't half the length of the entry. Join us on the couch for a very special entry

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01:10:19

Episode 47: Swift Exits

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/09/21

We've seen some swift exits from teams this week and we take a look at where it all went wrong. We saw swift exits from some of the Broncos assistant coaches, which leads to a big Broncos chat. There's more NRLW, although we'd only seen one game by the time we recorded, and it was flattening as a Broncos fan. We tell you why we think the Broncos are swiftly out of the running for the NRLW premiership. There's some Other Sports, the final Supercoach that we promised last week, and our Distractions

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01:05:11

Episode 46: It's a Knock Out

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/09/14

There were a lot of knockouts this week couchies, teams, players and us! We go through all things finals football. There were some enthralling story lines and some great games so we take a look at them in depth. There's the increasingly popular NRLW wrap. We go through some Broncos Chat anyway cause that's what we do. Our usual Other Sports segment and our distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:10:27

Episode 45: It is what it is

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/09/07

Well couchies the season may be over for our beloved Broncos but that doesn't mean we stop. In Episode 45: It is what it is, we dissect the loss and our season in a very sad Broncos Chat. We look at the rest of the round, have a look ahead at what's to come for the Top 8 and discuss where it went wrong for the rest of us. The NRLW is in full swing and we give you a wrap up of that. Supercoach is done for another year and we review Jake's success. There's some Other Sports and our usual Distractions

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01:04:04

Episode 44: It's not over yet

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/08/31

Well couchies we're staying as hopeful as we can. Episode 44: It's not over yet, it's pretty self explanatory, we're not looking great but it's not over. There's a very sad and emotion filled Broncos chat. We were super busy this week so we rip through the rest of the round with a lighting round wrap. As promised there's a great wrap of the hugely successful NRLW. We've got Supercoach, which is also not over... yet. Plus our usual distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:22:01

Episode 43: Happy First Birthday

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/08/23

Happy first birthday to the Couch Commentator! We have been doing this for an entire year and to celebrate this momentous occasion we give you a taste of every segment we have ever done. No, this isn't your classic flashback episode, this is all new content. There's the round wrap, a very sad Broncos Chat, some NRLW, Other Sport news, Supercoach, Dolphin Watch, and thanks to the Newcastle Knights, there's even a reboot of Off Season indiscretions during the season. It's a jam packed show and we're

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01:08:28

Episode 42: Where do we start?

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/08/16

Where do we start couchies? On the back of Paul Green's passing, one of the greats in the rugby league community, it has left a lot of people with so many questions. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends and chat about how important it is to talk to a mate. Seems trivial do so this week, but we will talk about the round as we usually do. There's some Broncos chat on the back of a win. There's some Supercoach, Other Sports, and our usual distractions, or are they..... Join us on

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01:26:10

Episode 41: Couch Surfing

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/08/03

Come join us for something different this week as we have a chat to multiple Couch Commentators. Jake's away so I'm surfing our friends couches as we bring you our same old segments with some different opinions. We've got cows supporters in Bryce and Drew, a fellow Broncos tragic in Nicholas, a storm supporter in Lattysha, and a even neutral supporter in Matthew. Some much to talk about and not enough time. Join us on the couches 🛋 🛋 🛋🛋 🛋

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01:26:39

Episode 40: The Real Deal

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/07/27

Well couchies to put it simply the Brisbane Broncos are the real deal. They continue to perform week in and week out and that is why this episode of the couch is called, Episode 40: The Real Deal. We give you our take in Broncos Chat. There's always the rest of the teams, so we'll chat about their games. There's some huge Supercoach news as Greg actually does something to be happy about in Supercoach Chat and Jake continues on his impressive way, near top 2,000 now! There's some big Dolphin watch

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01:30:14

Episode 39: No Guts, No Glory!

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/07/20

Well couchies, it's been a week of Glory for the Queenslanders! We have a deep dive into one of the greatest origin matches of all time. There's Cam Smith's major win, which makes for some excellent Other Sports news. We get to bask in more glory during Broncos chat thanks to a gutsy win over the Titans. There's some Supercoach developments as Jake climbs his way up the Supercoach ladder. We give you our usual distractions. Join us on the couch for Episode 39: No Guts, No Glory!

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01:13:18

Episode 38: Return of Reece Walsh

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/07/12

Return of Reece Walsh, sing it from the hills cause the boy is coming back home. We are stoked to welcome back Reece Walsh to the Brisbane Broncos next year so there is a heavy Reece Walsh focus in Broncos chat. We won on Sunday, so that adds to an overall buoyant mood. We discuss the last of the bye rounds and look ahead to Wednesday night's origin decider, Go Queensland! There's some supercoach chat and other sports again, there's plenty to discuss with Wimbledon and Tour De France dominating the

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01:28:28

Episode 37: Thank you Warriors

The Couch Commentator ·

2022/07/05

It is only fitting in the week that the first game is played at Mount Smart stadium in over 2 years, that we give thanks to the Warriors, so quite cleverly we went with, Episode 37: Thank you Warriors. We wrap round 16 that includes a sad Broncos Chat, as they struggled against the Cows juggernaut. There's some Supercoach chat and some more signing news in Dolphin Watch. There's plenty happening in the world of Other Sports, so we throw in a bit of that, and our usual distractions. Join us on the

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