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The Grapple

Welcome to The Grapple! Broadcasters, thespians and shameless sports geeks Joel Spreadborough and Johnny Manning take a deep, irreverent tumble into the world of Rugby League, sport, life in general..and god knows what else.

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01:20:33

Episode VIVIXA - The Hero's Journey

The Grapple ·

2025/05/22

As one of our heroes takes a sabbatical his seat is filled by a special Guest Host.Regaling tales of Paris, Osaka, Suncorp Stadium and nights on the jars with Alf, Luttsy places his feet in the sizable shoes left by Joely.The Origin teams have the rule run over them and surprisingly the consensus of all in the room is QLD victory.Media training for the wayward Broncos shapes as a secondary source of income for our Grapplers with advice on life flowing freely.The PNG experiment is Grappled with and

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01:00:52

Horses

The Grapple ·

2025/05/15

An overcast Queensland Autumn Tuesday evening , on the roof of a Leagues on Fulcher Road Red Hill, a solitary man cuts a forlorn figure as pulls the cover off a large spot light pointed into the Brisbane sky and grits his teeth as he flips the switch….. he sighs as sparks shoot from the steampunk switch….. a moment of silence and anticipation…almost gives way to concern that the spot light has failed…… after all its been nine months… then with a wurr and a shudder the brilliant beam sets the South

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01:06:43

EPISODE XIXIXXXIIXXX: The UMPIRE STRIKES BACK

The Grapple ·

2025/05/07

It is a time of great upheaval. The NRL.. obsessed with its quest to flood players' veins with hyperdrive fuel and create the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, have created a paradox of umbilical proportions. Referees are afraid not to blow the whistle, while also being terrified of its piercing shrill. The Get Square narrative around football means penalties not blown in one game are now blown in another. One might describe the approach as utterly Sith-house. Meantime.. rumours abound

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01:12:19

Uncompromisingly Safe

The Grapple ·

2025/05/01

As player safety continues to be the number one issue in Rugby League today our heroes are buoyed with confidence knowing the NRL will not.... ever.... compromise...... if there's a fire.Our heroes provide the CSA that there has been no crackdown, none...Crackdown here, no... The 18 sin bins last week was the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite our sincerest efforts we have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. Matrix Revolutions quotes aside,

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00:51:30

BLOW THE WHISTLE & PUT IT IN THE BIN

The Grapple ·

2025/04/26

As any Statistician on a juicy consulting wage from the NRL will tell you, records are made to be invented, and it's with this gusto that our heroes grapple with yet another glorious 'crowd record' declaration issued from Pyongyang. That, alongside the scheduling of a double header to take on the British and Irish Lions tour opener, assures us all the leadership coming from HQ remains- as ever- supreme.The game is feeling a bit 1998 at the moment, with unlimited tackles AND the

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00:45:50

Tigers Time to...GALVINISE

The Grapple ·

2025/04/16

The only thing Grappling harder than our heroes this week isLachie Galvins Instagram algorithm. Withthe young man being essentially boned this week by Benji our heroes doingsomething no other media outlet is doing...provide an opinion on the Tigers/Galvin saga..... but wait there's more. Despite the East Coast of Australia thinking that's the onlystory worth our intrepid raconteurs will regale with astute insights into domestic and world rugby, how the hell anyone can say The Joker shouldn't be

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01:04:19

Grap around the 8th: SMEARING THE SMEARERS

The Grapple ·

2025/04/03

Join our heroes for a crucial investigation, as they try and work out exactly WHO started the ugly, damaging smear campaign against outgoing Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans. A long list of suspects and a longer list of clickbaity dickheadery; let’s just say it’s an investigation breaching deep inside the walls of the NRL ‘moidea.’ Even more intriguing is a preview of the nuclear fallout on its way when one or both of the Turbo brothers are told they are surplus to operational requirements.Payne Haas

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01:11:30

Season 2025 Episode 8- Where the hell is Graham?

The Grapple ·

2025/03/21

This week a dagger has thrust into the heart of our heroes. Not only do they have to deal with continuous, rubbish “6 again” calls and dubious at best “on reports… now the news arrives that the weekly briefings from the great and powerful, the Hard Running Graham Annersley have been discontinued. Zero foresight for the upcoming broadcast rights deal, this weekly segment had the potential for Gold, Silver and People’s Choice Logie written all over it.Alas they allay their sorrow with tales of who

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01:11:19

Episode 2025-7. Beware the Ides of March.

The Grapple ·

2025/03/14

Never before has Bills 16 Century ominous foreshadowing of Caesar’s been more pertinent than right here, right now… after one round of the NRL season.This week our Grapplers go ahead and Over- React-lle in a way only the true Ruggest of Rugba Loigers know how. The NRL Media.Who can and can’t win the comp after a full 80 minutes of the season. Who’s happy as Larry and who wants to get the hell out of Dodge asap.Our heroes Grapple with the richest deal in Rugby League history and wonder what the

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00:26:45

Episode Alfred: The cyclonic ramblings

The Grapple ·

2025/03/07

Yes, your heroes are idiots. Big enough idiots to record an episode on the cusp of a cyclone? You better believe it. Because dont we all need something other than Alfred to discuss?

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01:15:53

Episode 2020- Six - Sheer Vegas Gold

The Grapple ·

2025/02/28

On this 1st Birthday Graptacular, our heroes bemoan and empathise with the victim of one of sports biggest scandals of the last decade. When this kind of thing happens to a person the road back to some assemblance of a normal life is hard, laden with trauma and hardship. However, the commitment to self improvement and to be a role model n to future generation"S" can only serve to allay fears of any permanent castigation. You've dealt with so much and even reached out a couple of

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00:56:51

Episode 2025:5 - THE SNIFF TEST

The Grapple ·

2025/02/19

There's a whiff in the air, a sniff perhaps.. and the tennis world is reeling. Our heroes main concern around Jannik Sinner's 3 month doping suspension- aside from the cries of foul play and uneven playing fields- are its potentially tarnishing impact on our beloved Aussie Open.Staying positive. Kyrie Irving is welcomed back to the Grapple fold, after his decision to become a Boomer. We'll forgive him for calling him 'Team Australia,' for now, so long as he brings home a medal

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01:29:20

Volume XXV: IV - Always wait for the ref to say go.

The Grapple ·

2025/02/13

It's mid February, and Aussies are dominating sporting headlines across the cosmos. We now officially have our very own Australian owned superbowl ring, thanks to Jordan Mailata and the Philadelphia Eagles. We have a world where Sam Kerr is once again an extremely gifted footballer and not a walking, talking late night legal drama/ taxi cab confesser on the juice. And we have Aussies doing great things in the NBA, one of them under a doping cloud.And so, we grapple, and our heroes tred a bold

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01:08:45

Season 2 Ep 3 - Return of The Jedi

The Grapple ·

2025/02/04

Left in two parts last week, as if hewn down the middle by a lightsaber, the Grapple limped to the close of January.Now, as February's moon enters Jupiter's orbit the Jedi Returns to make whole what was broken. Cricket remains front and centre in our heroes' cross hairs. Michael Bevan gets his due credit after being every 90's cricket kids hero, Pup's rein at the top is discussed, Smudger's 10K, and they talk about a fella called Don. (Heard of him?) Mentioning Don's,

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00:27:17

Season 2 Episode Deux - A Solo Man

The Grapple ·

2025/01/30

This week our heroes have been cleft in two, hewn asunder and separated by the stars.But Fear not, whilst their stocks are down and their manpower low you will still get your regular does of Grappling with the sports issues of today From Smudgers record breaking one run to Pat Mahomes cloak of invisibility to Mitch Moses parting the Blue and Gold sea and leading his chosen people to the promised land. Frank Molo says YOLO and ditches training in hold out of sorts, Ezra Mam breaks his silence on

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00:49:23

The "F" Word.

The Grapple ·

2025/01/22

As we usher in the new year our heroes make a Grapp-Tacular splash back into the world of sport, issues surrounding sport, pop culture references and vicious self deprecation.This we discuss failures, the failures of government, governance and The Broncos Guvna. The Failures of mainstream media to appropriately prosecute the aforementioned failure ..... and the failure of one of our guys to finish the push up challenge last year. Yes, no sacred cows in 2025... nothing is off limits and everything

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01:15:26

YuleTide

The Grapple ·

2024/12/11

The Christmas Extrava- Grappler As the festive season falls into full swing, and on Break-Up Day of all days our hero’s tackle the touchie subject of Reese Robinson breaking up with the Cowboys. No band aid pull there, more so a long slow good night.And with Roosters bedding their new flame in 2026, does this mean a splitting of the sheets with Brandon Smith? Like eating too many left overs on Boxing Day, will the Roosters cut the Cheese? The Broncos, on the other hand, have been drinking from

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01:12:26

EPISODE YULETIDE: A FESTIVUS FOR THE RESTOFUS

The Grapple ·

2024/12/04

Christmas is calling and our heroes have failed to decorate Grapple HQ. That doesn't stop them from loading up on the jolly joy of the yuletide season with a tinsel laden extravaganza of sporting analysis and insight, as this Graptacular podcast edges toward the conclusion of its exceptionally merry first season.Santa's workshop is abuzz with speculation about the contract of Ben Hunt and the Broncos, and these two little Elves just can't help but remind one and all that THEY TOLD YOU SO. How does

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01:00:38

Summer Series Episode something something The Return...

The Grapple ·

2024/11/28

Just like when Skywalker returned to Tatooine, The Broncos' very own chosen one has returned to Red Hill in a bid to bring balance to the force.The Disturbance felt when Kevvie was exiled was sharp but mercily short. Their failed attempt to destroy Penrith built DeathStar two years ago now a distant memory as the Rebel Alliance led by Patty, Payne, Reese, Adam and now Dozer steal themselves for a full frontal assault on the Empire. In other news how will Flanno and Ilio fare as halves partners,

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00:54:28

Summer Series - The Code Wars

The Grapple ·

2024/11/20

After a period of inactivity (a week off) our heroes feel a disturbance in the force…. An awakening….a ripple in the fabric of reality…. Back to back Wallabies wins. This so called anomaly has ignited a battle many a League journo thought to be dormant if not extinct- The Code War.In a time of year when only the darkest off-season scandal gets the cockroaches scurrying to the typewriters, it’s the performance of the so called lesser code that has our best bards penning immaculate tributes to the

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