The Bye Round With James Graham

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James Graham & Luke Keary are in, as Round 1 of the NRL is officially complete. The boys dissect all the important talking points including; Souths statement win, the Broncos humiliated at home, Raiders golden point win and the Roosters halves combination comes under scrutiny! Plus, Jimmy reacts to Zac Lomax's official move to Rugby Union.
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0:00 Zac Lomax Saga Officially Over
17:04 Never Watching A Trial Game Again
18:02 Kez’s New TV Show: Agenda Setter On Channel 7
23:37 Sunday Sin-Bin
25:36 Souths Statement Win
32:27 Dolphins Defensive Issues
36:47 The DCE Criticism
52:28 Tannah Boyd Steps Up For The Wahs
54:22 DCE v Fifita/Latrell
56:05 AJ’s Record Breaking Try
1:00:42 Manly Lose Golden Point Thriller
1:08:53 Raiders Building Star Players
1:14:37 Broncos Humiliated By Penrith
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This week on The Bye Round, James Graham is on location in Las Vegas with two of the key architects behind rugby league’s newest and most fascinating project, the PNG Chiefs. Joining Jimmy are the brains behind the Chiefs: General Manager of Football Michael Chammas and CEO Lorna McPherson.They dive deep into how the team will change rugby league forever, not just for Papua New Guinea, but for the entire NRL.
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0:00 Impact Of PNG NRL Team
6:04 Why Chammas Switched From Journo To GM
10:38 Who Will Be The Coach?
15:48 The PNG Village For The Players
22:27 Tax Free Salary Incentive
29:04 Which Players Are On The Hitlist?
23:37 Gameday Experience PNG Style
40:04 The Government Funding
44:00 PNG Premiership In 3 Years?
45:54 Does Chammas Miss Journalism?
50:40 Leveraging The Media
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Welcome to another edition of Mid-Week-Matters with James Graham & Charlie White. In this episode the boys discuss the latest on Zac Lomax, Mitch Barnett's future, the shock non-selection for the Raiders in round one which leads to a debate around introducing a loan system and Jimmy is asked if the NRL should start their own competition in England featuring the biggest clubs in the country? Plus, we preview every game of Round 1!
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0:00 Glad To Be Home From Vegas!
8:00 Patreon Is LIVE!
12:00 Lomax Spotted At Rugby Australia HQ
18:00 Bad Blood Between Parra & Storm
21:49 Lomax’s Next Move?
28:03 Clubs In Mix For Mitch Barnett
31:00 Raiders Shock Non-Selections
42:30 Storm v Eels Preview
47:28 Wahs v Roosters Preview
49:05 Broncos v Panthers Preview
56:02 Sharks v Titans Preview
58:43 Jamal Fogarty Cup Preview
1:01:47 Wayne Bennett Cup Preview
1:09:26 Listener Questions
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James Graham and Luke Keary dissect all the action from the opening weekend of the NRL in Las Vegas! The Bulldogs thrilling yet controversial win, the heat now turned up to maximum on Todd Payten folloiwing the Cowboys first-up loss, NRL Europe talks ramp up plus Kez shares never before told insight into the infamous Broncos & Roosters hotel scuffle
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0:00 Lil Jon NRL After Party
4:32 NRL Europe Back On?
17:27 Bulldogs Controversial Win
26:47 Captain’s Challenge For Golden Point?
29:15 Knights Upset The Cowboys
41:03 2024 Roosters & Broncos Vegas Scuffle
42:56 JImmy’s Thoughts On Lomax Saga
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Ahead of the 2026 NRL season kickoff in Las Vegas, James Graham sticks his neck out predicts the Top 10 Signings of the year. From 10-1 these are the players Jimmy predicts we’ll all be raving about when the dust settles come October once the season is over!
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0:00 Comedy Of Errors
7:46 Number 10
10:26 Number 9
16:01 Number 8
21:07 Number 7
23:32 Number 6
29:02 Number 5
35:58 Number 4
39:32 Number 3
46:52 Number 2
52:45 Honourable Mentions
57:50 Number 1
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