The Bye Round With James Graham

In this special episode of The Bye Round, James Graham sits down with Phil 'Gus' Gould for an unfiltered deep dive into the current state of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. From the pressure surrounding the club, to recruitment, culture, coaching and the expectations that come with wearing the Bulldogs jersey .... nothing is off limits!
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0:00 Welcome Gus!
1:30 Did Gus See The Bulldogs Struggles Coming?
8:07 Cam Ciraldo Relationship
13:42 Does Gus Influence The Starting 13?
16:13 Nord VPN
17:44 The Lachlan Galvin Drama
23:12 Reed Mahoney’s Exit
31:42 Are The Bulldogs In The Market For Spine Players?
40:00 Matt Burton’s Future
46:04 Mitchell Woods’ Future
49:34 Could The Bulldogs Sign Nathan Cleary?
50:24 Can the Bulldogs Salvage This Season?
53:14 Adam O’Brien
1:01:48 Impact of Rule Changes
1:07:11 Do We Overcomplicate Coaching?
1:11:41 Gus’ Thoughts On The Current Product
1:17:35 Gus’ Future At The Bulldogs
1:23:17 Would Gus Give Up Media For Bulldogs?
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Jimmy Graham, Luke Keary and Charlie White are back in-studio for a bumper edition of the show as the boys discuss all the on-field and off-field antics at Magic Round plus all the reaction as both Origin teams were selected for Game 1!
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0:00 Magic Round Shenanigans
8:53 Are We Happy With The Quality Of Footy?
24:44 NSW Blues Team Reaction
47:26 QLD Maroons Team Reaction
1:03:37 Nord VPN
1:05:07 Hyundai Hybrid Hero
1:05:40 Magic Round Review
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This was recorded before Ivan Cleary made his decision to step away from the Panthers & before Luke Metcalf's decision to join the Dragons
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In this special episode of The Bye Round, James Graham is joined by Code Sports' Michael Carayannis and Charlie White to tackle rugby league’s biggest expansion challenge yet, building a realistic roster for the NRL’s newest franchise the PNG Chiefs.
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0:00 Welcome MC + Breaking The Payne Haas Story
4:24 Building The Chiefs Concept
11:58 Nord VPN
13:28 Nathan Cleary Status
23:30 The Hammer
25:25 Locking In Our Halfback
28:07 Fonua Pole
30:07 2nd Row/Lock
35:41 Cooper Bai/Jacob Saifiti
42:03 Hull KR Players
47:41 We Need A Centre!
50:02 The Coates Brothers
57:34 The Roster So Far
1:00:26 Back Up Halfback
1:05:33 Do We Need $2 Million For Cleary?
1:08:58 Strike Prop & 2nd Rower
1:15:33 Filling The Rest Of The Squad
1:24:45 Our PNG Chiefs
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James Graham is joined by Charlie White to dissect a monumental day in rugby league following the annoucnement Ivan Cleary will depart the Panthers at the end of 2027. Jimmy and Charlie breakdown what it means for Ivan, Nathan, the Panthers and everything else in-between! Plus, the boys chat Luke Metcalf's future, Origin selections and preview Magic Round!
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0:00 Ivan Cleary Departs The Panthers
19:16 Nord VPN
20:46 Luke Metcalf's NRL Future
30:12 Could Nathan Cleary Join The Roosters?
37:25 Origin Selections For Game 1
47:06 Magic Round Preview
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James Graham is joined by Luke Keary & Charlie White after a big weekend of footy. The boys discuss all the big issues from round 10, Kez throws up a few left-field suggestions for Origin selection, we breakdown the Bulldogs crisis, the Dragons big coaching conundrum & is Jimmy finally onboard for Fozball?????
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0:00 Perth Bears Salary Cap Update
4:16 Jimmy’s Brain, Body & Mind Initiative
8:08 Who Replaces Tom Dearden As QLD Halfback?
20:50 NSW Blues Selection Dilemmas
26:34 Bulldogs Crisis Breakdown
49:37 Storm Snap Losing Streak
51:41 Fozball Is ALMOST Official
1:02:07 Dragons Coaching Conundrum
1:10:03 Robot Referees Coming Sooner Than We Think
1:18:58 Parra’s 3-Point Play
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