NRLW Kicks Off! Welcome Back Warriors, Hello Dogs!
A new chapter for the NRLW begins this week! Marlee Silva and Ruan Sims preview the historic 2025 season with 12 teams, including the returning Warriors and debutant Bulldogs. Marlee & Ru dissect the biggest player movements, from Tamika Upton's headline-making switch to hidden gems. They tackle listener questions on expansion's impact, plus reveal their fearless predictions for who will lift the trophy, claim the Dally M, and shine as the next generation of stars. It’s all thanks to Harvey Norman. 00:00 - Welcome 03:00 - The Bulldogs and Warriors join the comp Signings Fan base Potential rugby players 13:00 - Off season signings and transfers Tamika Upton headlines biggest moves 19:00 - Listener questions Does expansion dilute or make standards higher? Does the new finals format add excitement or fatigue? 27:00 - 2025 Predictions Premiers: Roosters Smokey: Warriors Dally M: Olivia Kernick Rookie of the year: Tess McWilliams, Georgia Thomas, Martha Mataele Captain of the year: Api Nichols, Yasmine Clysdale 33:30 - Round 1 tipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gus jabs returning QLD veteran Josh Papali'i before praising him as an inspired selection by Billy Slater.
A new look 100% Footy gang tackle all the bombshell Origin selections made by Billy Slater ahead of the Decider... With Gal out prepping for his big SBW fight & Cameron Smith stuck in Bundaberg, Maroons selector Darren Lockyer joins the panel as Gus, Danny & Brace grill the QLD legend over the shock inclusions of Josh Papali'i, Gerhamat Shibasaki & Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow at Fullback. We hear from NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley as he claims he's not worried about Billy's bold selections. And what a weekend of footy it's been as we deep dive into the premiership race where some familiar faces announce themselves as competition favourites. All that & plenty more on a stacked edition of 100% Footy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gus backs the Broncos captain as NSW Blues halfback if Nathan Cleary is unfit for the Origin decider.
The gang are back from Perth after a blockbuster Origin II & they give their bold predictions for the Decider in Sydney. Tommy Turbo joins the panel live in studio as Manly makes the huge call to move him into the centres. We hear everything on his future at the club, how much pressure Anthony Seibold is under & how much time he thinks he has left playing footy. Michael Chammas goes 1-on-1 with Ricky Stuart as Raiders coach talks on his evolution as coach & having to scale back those emotional blow-ups after losses. Chammy also has the latest scuttlebutt on Selwyn Cobbo as he gets set to depart Brisbane Broncos! We've got all that & plenty more on a stacked edition of 100% Footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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"Bill, you wouldn't have won with Johnathan Thurston!" Gus grills coach Slater on his decision to drop QLD Captain Daly Cherry-Evans
BILL ON THE GRILL! The 100% Footy gang pick apart Billy's decision to drop QLD captain Daly Cherry-Evans. Stefano Utoikamanu becomes Laurie Daley's only change to the Blues 1-17. Gus believes NSW will win handsomely but has great respect for the enormity of QLD dropping their Captain in order to square up the series... "They best be up for a fight!" Lachy Galvin makes his long awaited debut for the Doggies & scores a try! Will he be a starter for Cameron Ciraldo moving forward? Gus reveals all! And another epic weekend of footy gives us a new competition leader & a new found love for the Raiders' most capped player Josh Papalii as the rugby league gods shine down on his milestone match. There's all that & plenty more on another epic edition of 100% FootySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LACHY GALVIN EXCLUSIVE
The fireworks of a State of Origin opener & Gus Gould v Michael Chammas has fuelled a massive week of headlines as the 100% gang return from Brisbane! Blues enforcer Angus Crichton joins the panel as NSW prepare for Game II in Perth & a shot at sealing a series win over the battered Maroons. The most talked about man in rugby league Lachlan Galvin sits down with Danny Weidler in an exclusive tell all interview. Broncos captain Adam Reynolds drops by to face the music as Brisbane's season under Madge Maguire falls off a cliff. There's all that and plenty more on another stacked edition of 100%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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