The Bye Round With James Graham

James Graham is BACK after his birthday bash in Spain, which included watching the State of Origin at 11am with no sound! Jimmy is joined by Luke Keary & Charlie White to talk all the big topics from Round 13 of the NRL.
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0:00 Jimmy’s Back From Tenerife
5:30 Jimmy’s Thoughts On Origin 1
20:25 Dragons FINALLY Win
25:05 Broncos In All Sorts
31:06 Futures Of Todd Payten & Dean Young
37:40 Does The Modern Player Care About Who Their Coach Is?
49:24 Nord VPN
55:55 Panthers Wahs Grand Final Preview?
1:00:41 Dog Defeated Once Again
1:12:40 Perth Bears In More Trouble
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Welcome to another big edition of The Bye Round interview show! On today's episode James Graham is joined by the brand new England coach Brian McDermott to reveal his vision for the national team, reflects on the recent Ashes series defeat, discuss World Cup squad decisions and explains why English rugby league is entering a crucial new era!
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0:00 New Coach Of England
2:50 Ashes Series Reflection
10:40 English Imposter Syndrome?
12:57 How Will The World Cup Be Officiated?
19:19 England NEED To Do Something Different!
25:56 The England Squad
32:01 George William Injury Issues
33:57 “Non-English Born” Selections
39:37 Brian’s Royal Marine Story
50:37 Nord VPN
52:06 World Cup Expectations
59:17 Differences In Super League & NRL Coaching
1:03:46 NRL Buying Super League Debate
1:16:57 Toronto Wolfpack Experiment
1:28:30 Final Thoughts
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Gorden Tallis & Brandon Smith join Charlie White to recap an unbelievable and controversial opening game to the 2026 State of Origin series!
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0:00 Nord VPN
2:43 James Tedesco Brilliance
4:40 Kalyn Ponga Send-Off
8:45 Nathan Cleary's Final 15-minutes
10:56 Ethan Strange's Debut
13:59 Do NSW Make Any Changes For Game 2?
17:04 Are We Overhyping NSW?
19:35 Walker, Plath & Fifita's Debuts
23:45 Does Reece Walsh Play In Game 2?
24:51 Are QLD Still Favourites To Win The Series?
30:02 QLD Changes For Game 2
32:56 NSW Changes For Game 2
36:01 Cheese Reflects On Jai Arrow MND Diagnosis
39:50 Ashley Klein
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Luke Keary & Charlie White recorded the podcast before the Mitch Moses injury news dropped.
On this edition of the podcast the boys unpack the massive fallout surrounding Mitch Moses’ injury and what it means for the NSW Blues heading into Origin. Andrew Abdo steps away as NRL CEO, Luke Keary shares his Premiership Pyramid... And somehow… before any of that… we deliver what might genuinely be the worst podcast opener in the history of podcasting. Absolute chaos from the very first second.
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0:00 Mitch Moses In Doubt For Origin 1
9:07 Nord VPN
10:37 Worst Start To A Show In History
15:22 Luke Keary’s Premiership Pyramid
38:00 Andrew Abdo Quits As NRL CEO
44:56 Who Does Luke Keary Support During Origin
46:48 Origin 1 Rapid Fire Questions
58:02 Todd Payten Future At The Cowboys
1:01:50 24-Hour Live Stream For Jai Arrow
1:03:29 Manly’s Incredible Turn Of Form
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James Graham is joined by Queensland Maroons legend Kevin Walters & NSW Blues legend Wade Graham for our MASSIVE State of Origin Preview! The boys break down the biggest selection calls, the key match-ups that could decide the series and what both NSW and Queensland need to do to get the upper hand in Game I. Plus, the boys share their favorite camp stories and their all time favourite Origin memories!
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0:00 Welcome
3:49 Jai Arrow Tribute
8:24 Kevvie’s Favourite Origin Memory
16:57 Wade’s Favourite Origin Memory
22:59 Old School Origin Bonding Sessions
27:27 Reece Walsh Not Selected
35:41 NSW Blues Team Selections
40:43 Battle Of The Forwards
45:51 Sam Walker
49:21 The Emotion Of Origin Win or Lose
52:30 Eligibility Changes
57:48 Why Do NSW Win?
59:53 Why Do QLD Win?
1:02:15 Final Thoughts
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