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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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01:12:56

Episode 153: Almost Origin

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/05/25

The NRL is about to hit top gear with Origin 1 just around the corner. We take a look at Round 12 of the NRL, and all the Origin impacts. There's massive trade news with Lachlan Galvin on the move immediately. We talk some Supercoach and take a look at next week. We'll finish off with our distractions for this week and what kept us away from football. Join us on the couch.

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01:09:27

Episode 152: A hard watch

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/05/18

Rugby league is a beautiful game and we saw some incredible moments that were a great reminder of that, in Round 11 of the NRL. We take you through all the big plays. Then we have Broncos chat, where we chat about the hard watch. We'll have a look at next week and add a little Origin chat. There's Supercoach and distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:03:05

Episode 151: Game of two halves

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/05/11

So many reasons to bring out the cliches this week. We chat through all the comebacks and some that fell short in Round 10 of the NRL. There's another sad Broncos chat where Latrell Mitchell stole the show. We'll have a look at next week as we try and turns things around. There's some Supercoach, and we'll finish off with what's distracted us from footy this week. Join us on the couch.

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01:15:03

Episode 150: Magicians or Clowns

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/05/05

It was another classic Magic round with some stand out performers. We run you through all the games from Round 9, as well as the first State of Origin in the NRLW. There's another sad Broncos chat as we were taken down by the bottom of the ladder Panthers. We take a look at next week and hopefully sunnier skies. We talk Supercoach and then we round it all off with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch

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00:01:17

Couch commentator part 12 - Broncos

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/30

Broncos

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00:01:22

Couch commentator Part 11 - Roosters

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/30

Teddy

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01:01:14

Episode 149: How the mighty have fallen

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/27

Huge news this week with the Bears coming back to the NRL, but in arguably bigger news, Panthers are now last after 8 rounds. We chat about Round 8 of the NRL, that starts with a very happy Broncos Chat after we took down the ladder leading Bulldogs. There's a look ahead to Magic Round next week. We talk Supercoach, and we'll finish off with what's distracted us this week. Join us on the couch.

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01:18:14

Episode 148: Cracking a few eggs

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/21

It's a great time of year to crack a few eggs. We chat about a few teams that are sunny side up, and few on the scrambled side, as we run through Round 7 of the NRL. We'll give you another sad Broncos Chat, as the Broncos go down in another heart breaker. We talk Supercoach, take a look ahead to next week, and we finish off with some holiday distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:07:22

Episode 147: Changing of the guard

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/13

We may finally be seeing the changing of the guard in the NRL for the first time in 5 years. We run through what was a huge win for the Dolphins over the 4 time premiers. We have a look at the rest of the round which includes a sad Broncos Chat. There's Supercoach and a look ahead at Round 7 in the NRL. We finish off with a comedy loaded distractions, where you find out what we did for the week that didn't involve footy. Join us on the couch

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01:15:06

Episode 146: Grit over great

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/04/06

Sometimes you don't need to be great to get the win but determination can get you everywhere. This week there was a stack of gritty performances and we give you our thoughts on all the games. Another Broncos win and we dish out another Broncos Chat. There's a bit of Supercoach and a look ahead to next week. We round it out with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:13:01

Episode 145 Cherry Bomb

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/03/30

Undoubtedly the biggest story in the NRL this week is Daly Cherry Evans, we chat about that at the top of the episode. Then we'll take a good look at the Battle of Brisbane, with an amazing kicking performance from our captain, Adam Reynolds. We'll wrap up the rest of the round so far, and take a look at next week in the NRL. There's Supercoach to chat about, and we finish off as always with what has distracted us for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:13:18

Episode 144: Ugly Wins

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/03/23

It's important to get the ugly wins this time of year and there will be a few teams happy to sneak through Round 3. We have a chat about all the wins, ugly or not. There's obviously Broncos chat. We'll have a look to next week and lament some pretty unattractive Supercoach scores. We finish with our distractions and what kept us away from footy. Join us on the couch.

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01:22:25

Episode 143: A week is a long time in Rugby League

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/03/16

It's a saying that gets used a lot, but a week sure is a long time in Rugby League. So many notable upsets over the weekend, and we'll dissect them all. Saturday's nights result made for a pretty sombre Broncos chat. There was some interesting Supercoach results that we get into, and we'll take a look at the next round as we try and move on from the craziness that this one provided. As always, round it out with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:23:23

Episode 142: The entertainers return

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/03/09

There was some incredibly entertaining moments when the NRL returned to BrisVegas, as the Broncos demolished the Roosters. We give you our thoughts in a very excited Broncos chat. Footy is back in a big way, and the rest of the round didn't disappoint either, we take a look at the rest of the games. There's some Supercoach to get through and a look ahead to next week. As always we finish off with our distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:09:03

Episode 141: Vegas Magic Show

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/03/02

What a spectacle was put on at the NRL's Vegas Show 2.0. The players turned on some magical moments and everyone contributed to what was an amazing moment in rugby league history. We take a look at all things Vegas. We'll chat about the rest of the upcoming Round 1 fixtures, and take a look at Supercoach results so far. We finish off as always with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:06:46

Episode 140: Did we win?

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/02/23

With the preseason challenge all done and dusted, we look forward to Vegas again. There's a big Broncos chat where we try and work out who's who in the Zoo, with many line up decisions still to be made. We take a look at all the other games as well, with plenty of line up questions across the NRL landscape. We take a little look at Supercoach as everyone eagerly awaits the first Team List Tuesday of the year. We'll finish off with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:04:23

Episode 139: A smattering of stars

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/02/16

This week's preseason matches had a great smattering of stars throughout. We got to have a look at some combinations and some really high quality preseason footy. We chat about all the games including a couple of intense All star clashes. We'll talk a little Supercoach, and finish off with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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01:00:00

Episode 138: Blowing out the cobwebs

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/02/09

This week saw a few teams blow out the cobwebs in the first preseason hitouts of the year. We'll have a look at the Broncos match up with Burleigh Bears and chat about the other two matches as well. There's some Supercoach to talk about and we finish off with our distractions for the week. Join us on the couch.

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00:52:01

Episode 137: Pre Season Payne

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/02/02

Every team is going through their own pre season pain to get in the best shape possible for a run at the title. We have a look at what's going on around the NRL with pre season matches coming up next week. There's a Broncos chat with our own pre season Payne. We have a look at Supercoach and with a raft of others sport on offer, let you know what's going on around the world. We round it out with our distractions. Join us on the couch.

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01:21:25

Episode 136: Time to thrive in 25'

The Couch Commentator ·

2025/01/26

Welcome back to another year of couch commentating. This rugby league podcast is ready to thrive again in 2025, and it starts here. We take a look at the great expectations that all clubs have this time of year and who is being realistic. We chat about the new PNG side and all of the big offseason stories. There were plenty of other sports this summer to scratch the itch and we discuss our highlights. We round it out with our distractions and let you know what we got up to over the break. Join us on

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