Episode 25 - You Beauty and the Beast

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This week, listeners are treated to a guest co-host: THE BEAST! Supplemented with Pre-records, we discuss:

• Introducing The Beast - We have a chat to Beast & talk about his fat necked Souths supporting Dad, how he got on the Souths Bandwagon & his like of the Biff at suburban grounds.
• Lobbys Telegram - Lobby sent us some correspondence from abroad. It was all in Italian, so lucky Beast was here, as he is fluent 67 Languages.
• Player Resumes - Or Curriculum Vitae's to pomp deush-bags. We talk about one sentence cover letters, Ben Barba's video resume & Freelance players. This segment sponsored by the Broncos Retired Football Players Association.
• Will It Ever Happen - We take the Delorian so far into the future the Flux Capacitor nearly carks it. Cyborg Sonny-Bill Williams will save us all!

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Episode 24 - A Lonely ol' Log Cabin

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While Lobbys away, Pedro continues to play. Pre-records a-plenty!:

• Dally M - We were foresightful in our discussions of the Dally M. We state who we think should win the current categories. We also suggest some additional categories & state why playing in certain positions will never reap you Dally M love.
• Concussion - Its a big problem in todays game now that we've seen the effects it has had on Geoff  Toovey. But this is the modern game, so we need to update our cognitive testing - League By The Fireplace style!
• Mongrels - Every Team needs one to protect their Non-Mongrels. We also point out the difference between a Mongrel & a Grub. We then point out the difference between a Grub & the creature at the bottom of tequila bottles.
• NRL TV Content - Under the new TV deal, Channel 9 has to come up with 10 more hours of content. We suggest extrapolating current shows to fill the content & some new ideas that could work (or fail... this is Channel Nine after all). "Thats the Gyngell waaaaaaay".

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Episode 23 - NRL Podcast Air Jordan

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This Weeeeeeeek:

• Getting on the Bandwagon/Spoonwagon - The Eels are now confirmed for the spoon, so they decide the are in need of a venue upgrade and fake arse cheeks. We also apologise for cursing the Sharkies.
• Coaches; Fwds vs Bks - Who makes the better coach the brain or the braun. We extrapolate statistics to prove a point and recommend Petero Civoneciva move to the wing.
• Conspiracy Theories - Mini got off to play his 250; Gyngell made sure of it and the Raiders were complicit. Blood bonds were made.
• Raiders vs the Storm - Both in the finals (probably), Dan Brown is in the wings taking notes on numerical sequences and Lobby is conflicted on cheering the Storm.
• Semi-Final Alternatives - No finals system is perfect, just ask Mr McIntyre. we want a finals system named after us and we don’t care if it’s not fair.
• FANMAIL - Our egos are stroked an some shirts are in the mail. (feat. some “dickhead” from Tuggers and a Katy Perry karaoke session)

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Episode 22 - Don’t Call it a Callback

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After a longer than normal intro:

• TV Rights - So it looks like Ray Warren will continue into senility, we won’t get any expansion and David Gyngell is a massive Karmichael Hunt.

• Millionaires - Rich owners can only take losing so much money (especially when they miss a shipment of horse 'roids). We suggest some ways that they can recoup their losses by making their clubs work for them.

• Prime Ministers VIII - The PM doesn’t pick the team, but maybe they should...to score political points or score a trip to PNG

• UNIMMORTAL - Alan Tongue. Former tackling machine, PM VIII and Country Origin Rep and struggling US property investor. LEGEND.

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Episode 21 - NRL Podcastus Interruptus

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This week:

• Raiders vs the Storm - Pedro thinks the top 8 is set. Lobby thinks this is a contradiction, because the Storm would have to lose to hinder the Raiders chances. Confusing? Refer to Pedro’s futuristic banner.

• “The Bible” aka NRL Operations Manual - Some have sinned and must be condemned to hell. If you are suspended you cannot make media appearances. Who has broken this cardinal sin?

• Getting on the Bandwagon aka now Spoonwagon - Woodenware unwanted. Pedro says Eels, Lobby Roosters. Wrong structure for Haiku?

• Salary Cap Cops - At first we told Ian Schubert how to “catch em all” but now we wanna create more work for him by telling teams how to flaunt the cap. This segment brought to you by Quibids.

• Themed Rounds - We think there’s too many. Not wanting to downplay the better themes, we suggest our own bullshit including; man vs beast, diseases round, white doodz and shit jerseys.

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Episode 20 - Like A Fine NRL Wine

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With a new found maturity we discuss:

• NSW Coaching Options - No one is putting their hand up for the vacant Blues coaching role so we put forward some options: one passive, one aggressive, one gladiatorial.

• Conspiracy Theories - Do the men in pink have preconceived notions, and is it them and not the salary cap keeping the comp so close?

• Alternate Punishments for Coaches - Who pays the coaches fines? We suggest they not be fiscally punished but made to do other tasks; being the refs slave for a day and coaching from the car park are just some.

• Getting on the Bandwagon - It’s a three-way (no pun intended) race for the spoon. With the battle of the spoon coming up who will win this glorious piece of wooden ware?

• Hotel Canberra-fornia - The Raiders stayed at a hotel in their hometown..and it worked! But why? Was it lack of jism and video games or in future do they have to make their homes more hotel like?

• Shout Out to Kingy - Our formerly hariy friend is too busy “playing football” so we might not be able to get him on the show until post season. Unless you guys have any ideas...

So if you have any Kingy bait ideas, songs you want us to butcher in the countdown or obscure NRL ramblings you don’t feel are getting enough big-ups, shoot us an email at leaguebythefireplace@gmail.com, hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or iTunes. We’re off to have some cognac and cheesymite singles..

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Episode 19 - Rugby League Olympics

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This week:

• Getting on the bandwagon - The Eels are playing better without a coach, perhaps ruining our spoon prediction. Stay tuned in 2 weeks for the "battle of the spoon”.

• NRL and the Olympics - Channel 9 are feeding Rabs amnesia pills for the swimming coverage, and we’ve found out he’s better at calling Slavic names than Polynesian league players. Also, which NRL players should be competing in the games?

• “The Bible” aka NRL Operations Manual - The NRL are often cheap bastards, providing limited equipment and prize money.

• “No Comment” - The annual Rugby League week players poll is out and we think if players can cop out by answering no comment, they may as well ask some more revealing questions.

• Where are they now? - Matt Seers, great 1990’s fullback for the North Sydney Bears. With limited info on wikipedia, we are left with no option but to Facebook stalk him a little.

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