Legends take a deep dive into the race to the NRL Finals: Freddy & The Eighth – Ep17 | NRL on Nine

Footy Legends Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns dissect and analyse the race to the Top 8, Mat Thompson and Brad Fittler blow up about the state of park footy, and Joey calls for Queensland to axe one of their great Maroons if they want to win the Origin series. Take a behind the scenes look at what goes on in the commentary box. Get ready to laugh as we take a look at the funniest stretcher fails and Joey’s hilarious Fyshwick moment. Plus, a preview of the NRL Round 18 games on Nine and 9Now. Subscribe 👉 https://bit.ly/2lvAJT2 NRL News👉 https://bit.ly/2mPWIV9

0:00 Hilarious edition of F8
2:49 Freddy plays touch footy with politicians
4:35 Matt Burton vs Brad Fittler – Field Goal
7:29 Biggest HIT in Rugby League history!!
8:02 Stretcher fails
9:50 Comm Box Behind the Scenes
12:07 Top 8 crystal ball predictions
21:27 Flashback – 1994 & 2005 State of Origin
23:46 Freddy’s Caxton Street memories
26:26 Game 3 predictions
27:01 Joey calls for Val Holmes to be dropped
30:01 Ponga the saviour for QLD?
31:49 Mat & Freddy FIRE UP over junior footy
34:26 NRL to buy the Super League
39:57 Freddy & the Eighth Medal RD17
43:10 Thursday Night Footy Preview
45:53 Friday Night Footy Preview
47:13 Sunday Arvo Footy Preview
47:51 Joey absolutely loses it!!!

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I cannot have Valentine Homes at right center and I know they’re gonna blow up and say we’re not listening to new sou VES zavier coats out they have to put have to put Valentine holes on the wing and put Cobo in without a doubt so councils stop the ground is there you can fix the turf the kids should be allowed to play their sport stop being so bloody pedantic every sport is missing it look at these toys at this one just you seen that clip on online where the this is the maddest place on the planet dancing the only show where you’re allowed to do it without shoes on Andrew J’s one of the greatest players of all time cuddles and kisses go a long way especially when you’re in trouble oh the hores bed look at the big fellow going imine be one to fire they’re very horny and very aggressive to put that to work Sydney stay I love everyone for making me feel this good welcome to Freddy in the eth great to be back after a week off last week because of origin and great to be brought to you by our friends at Ram trucks Australia’s biggest and best range of fulls siiz pickup trucks Andrew johnes Brad fitler back on the couch after a trip to Melbourne I had a successful one for New South Wales last week I’ve had a couple of messages for four workers from Walkers and Suns Ross mhm Shane Sam and Paul they’re good Aussie names they love the show good on your boys all four are challenged in some way their level of intelligence yeah we got well that rubs off from their boss big Tom yeah good so boys thanks for your support well done keep listening to the show and watching it as well coming up today the decider we got the decider everyone wants the decider doesn’t get any bigger coming up in a couple of weeks time at sunor the boys will have a look at that Freddy played in the first New South Wales team to win one at sunor and Andrew in 2005’s team was the last one there’s only been two yeah to Wi to deci at Sun l park as it was yeah the ladder rarely have we seen an nrow ladder this congested so the top teams little buffer and Melbourne a couple of wins clear but you look from position four through about 12 or 13 couple of wins Anything could happen we’ll get the boys thoughts on that we had a say you’ve never seen the lattice uh I thought you said constipated for a second right sort of the same same word same different congestion it is actually isn’t it yeah means you’re busy well not as busy as you want to be and uh and we got the Freddy and the eth medal coming up now our dear friend Freddy loves traveling to spread the word about Rob leue that’s right were you or were you not playing touch football with Federal politicians yesterday 6:30 in the morning oh I was in camra playing touch footy just what you want to be doing y who was a stand out who got so in the other team they had uh David poock was playing he’s j a strong strong looking lad still who was on your team no well he’s from Cambra he was on their team Matt Gillette was on their team and Sam thoray oh jez he still moves well for big but who was on your team I had Pat Conroy he was very energetic love it he’s the uh the minister of the Pacific or something that’s right him yep who else Barnaby bar Barnaby’s from Tamworth andel’s on the queensl oh please Barnaby Barnaby mate Barnaby is related to Kate’s mom’s friends where is he from batt I he’s from down that way originally or the family or something really fre barnab had come on our show yeah for sure barnab on fire at the moment she mean Freddy and Barnaby got something in common falling asleep Police Station Airport on the Main Street of camera now he’s off it he was talking to his phone except he had it up the wrong way around barab you are rugby league all what about that Pauline hen was she playing Pauline no she wasn’t there who won we did i’ done a hamstring scoring a try did you yeah I tried that hard you L scoring try the BL was Chas me and I had to lean to put the ball down and I felt it Go alow was in there wasn’t there he was in sou hat he was in some meetings very good it was good good fun so you know Matt Burton’s a super boot like he’s he I I don’t know people saying could he go to the NFL as a punter like I’m I’m not sure whether is he on that level a few the NL BLS have done it over the years I couldn’t imagine why it’s not I watched the the NFL in the games I’ve watched they don’t kick it but the balls more than 60 M did they do torps or they just do end over end torps they torp it yeah do they so I found another Super boot going back into the archives from 995 who’s that Elman out on the right hand Wing here fitler from 43 M out boom wow what a kick I remember that boom it that must have felt good off the boot felt awesome you remember that one yep yes Freddy easy easy very good I love numbers six just love the number you wore it very well how many field goals did you kick in your career 13 how many did you kick what did M say 2 27 he’s 28 wasn’t it 28 F go 28 very good so I don’t think I’ve seen anyone kick as far as Matt buron though that one he kicked the other day that he missed that was outside 40 and went 10 M over the dead ball line so why does he hit the ball so sweetly like it can’t be that he’s stronger than he’s got long long legs that helps just timing I don’t know what is about lefties not politicians lefties but even in golf yeah or even Cricket kicking the ball left foot kickers left foot kickers yeah they just have a touch okay I’m going I’m going to remember the Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos I remember the name yeah he used to do these um say left e oh she’s right right foot no but a lefty Roberto he used to hit these penalties from like 40 out over the wall and they just wobble they were like Thunderbolts same thing Lefty if you look at Adam gilchris batting right yeah the leverage he used to get like you can’t replicate that as a right-hander like admittedly being a left of used to ball the ball across him he he used to smack it with so much leverage there’s a golfer with like an American golfer with a like a silly name he’s a left-handed fuzzy or Buzzy or something Bubba Watson Bubba Watson he’s hit smashes him he’s a left-hander is he oh he’s one yeah yeah what’s his Bubba Watson he’s not a big blow gu his nickname Bubba no it’s his real name no he him down in the he hickville in in in the United States J know buba Watson he’s he’s like a duv Christian he he doesn’t like it when people swear around him on the golf course he takes objection to it so he wouldn’t be show he wouldn’t like this either Bubba I think think we found the biggest hit in rugby league history it’s been viral this week in history oh we need to go back a bit we need to get the we need to get the lead up this is a park game the bugs got up oh that’s a local footy game who do we know who played no I don’t blonde mullet size of those he got up got up however he did need to be rescued with a stretcher later in the game oh don’t you love Bush footy he’s loving it this play oh that’s not Roberto Carlos’s team is it there’s a there’s a a stretch of look at that [Laughter] he’s was that Barnaby on that play him again play again it’s too F you reckon that BL is on the I re this bl’s had 15 scooters before he’s driven out in the wheelbarrow 15 15 points how does how does the helicopter rescue get so out of control here I got a story about something that is so see this last one remember Co will So Co Lov the photographer yeah so Cole loved to ride motorbikes all right so what he did he was up in the middle of nowhere and he broke his leg come off his bike and broke his leg but he had to get up and get himself to the hospital so what he did he got on and taped his leg to the bike right true story so he’s gone into town and he’s pulled up at the lights and forgot and he’s fallen on his broken leg oh no and like think just naturally Instinct thought his leg it kick out I was like that block on that w a stretcher oh diing he s in the ambulance offic on his face his melon we had a couple little GoPros in the commentary box for origin 2 to get the reaction of Andrew and cam while we were calling the game some of it was quite funny Joy gets very emotional as you may have picked up when he’s watching New South Wales and Newcastle he started pretty chilled Little Cuddle there was nice yeah you doing anything we probably need audio and Mitchell’s succulent pass found the mark for Brian tot I actually said that that cuz I need react succulent is that your tongue that was my tongue with an extraordinary interon bing up the fieldon to the 20 que jump is chasing everywhere but if the blues get it left again just kick it there’s barely anyone pass the MC land Dylan Edwards Jer L he’s come back the wrong way here he goes crter gets down the sine gets tackled on like the their 20 and they’re all from the other side of the field they’ve all rushed back they didn’t have a Defender past the black dot what drone to step back in sight well the whoever a first receiver just if they kicked it was all and then it went two passes Jerome and Jerome started dancing back Hey where’s Zack LX amongst the best attacking leapers in the game you oh he’s number one at the moment whatever Israel isra Israel’s number one coat is pretty good Daniel tupo yeah LX seems to time his jump though some big he gets up there and hangs up there doesn’t he that that one even down there he was up before Murray to L but his Ro you can’t beat his role Zach’s stronger like Zach’s Zach’s ripped look he looks stronger like a lot of them are tall like Daniel tubo is tall so you know his he gets his Z in power wbck does it a bit wri’s a big strong BL he played over in New Zealand AFL yeah it was a rugby player when he s he played AFL too in New Zealand there you were do your homework let’s have look at the ladder occasionally be correct Conant so this is where we’re at about the Bulldogs the ladder at the moment so as we were saying yeah 24 points penth you look at the B two wins between second and eight and then if we flip over Bulldogs Dolphins Cowboys dragons have a look at them four and then look at the four following Broncos night Raiders Warriors it’s going to be a great end of year y let’s have a look at where the boys think the top eight is going to are coming e last I can’t believe that so I hav’t I haven’t put the Cowboys or the Warriors in both those teams have been um Warriors are gone too consistent yeah my bigger Ms a Cowboys so we’re both thinking s Broncos will push up and you’ll say Knights well kin’s back this was the round last year where they went on the run will they pick him in origin hope not um depends I’m hearing Gus told me apparently Harry Grant’s got a sternum injury gez he’ be big out so that might open the door for pong um all right so you’re relying on you’re relying on Newcastle to get on a little bit of a charge there the Broncos probably can’t make the four although they have they have a relatively after this week they have a wouldn’t say an easy draw but but they’re going to have to so the roosters are up there they got two boys to go the roosters the Cowboys have got two boys go so Ling on canalo maybe not I had look Canal’s run in it’s it’s fairly pretty good pretty good I think they might play four four or five of the top eight four maybe right that’s what we got 10 games this week including this week 10 Rounds so the cows have got six of their last eight at home and two buys to come ask why is there so many rounds 27 rounds TV seven eight teams at three ball I think Al so because the origins Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday so what what what are some of the possible permutations Brisbane might not make the four is this bris might make the eight well they may not they may not but let’s just say they get everyone fit and you know that’s clearly what they’re banking on by resting all the origin players if if they come in the bottom half of the eight is this the year where we might get a winner outside the four no it’s too hard too hard it’s going to happen at some stage and there’s not that much between the teams now I don’t think so no I remember talking to Mitchell Moses when they went on the run and they got there 21 and got beat by pen 22 whenever it was said you go lead in the game he goes I can’t describe how flat I was even though it was Grand Final week he said we were shot they come from they came from they played four big games in a row to get there they beat the knights I remember they beat the knights I’m pretty sure they went up the Cowboys beat the Cowboys up there to get the Cowboys yep there was another game then beat the Sharks didn’t they right okay outside too too big too big ask Bulldogs haven’t made the final since 2016 oops are they there the finals are they going to make it yeah yeah I I think they will can’t say why not they’re not buring themselves they’re fairly healthy too I think uh Cher Preston he’s out but he’s back in a couple of weeks they got a buy next week haven’t they or couple of weeks I the hul is important red money’s important he was important a par he’s been playing such a crucial role he plays Big minut R like yeah so they got the Warriors this week and then they got the buy geez this week’s a big game for them if they can win this week yeah huge do you know they’re the only team in the comp that hasn’t lost at home all year is that right mm so this weekend they play The Warriors at a core 3:00 3:00 they might get 30,000 more maybe they’re pumping jesz it’ be good to be a dogs fan of the they said the atmosphere at crala last week was great like it was and the one with that Conor Tracy he’s back Cameron terala done a great job Steven Kon what a byy just goes to show you get that one player who just is so infectious on the group think back when Sunny bill went back to the roosters his influence on the team Steven kon’s the same was that 13 Sunny uh 13 y now the Cowboys have won their last two games without their origin plays isn’t that amazing and roosters at alians penth at penth on Sunday all their origin players are back given their draw given they’ve got the two buys and I know everyone gets the buy but it’s a bit misleading on the ladder when you don’t have the points in they could if they keep winning finishing the four they’re under the radar I love that they won five their last six you know I just find him too inconsistent I can’t get a read on um how many times have you written the Cowboys off this year thinking they they no hope yeah two what they’ve got he got this young boik he’s a good player he’s a really good player playing out of position he’s played well Jake Clifford he has hasn’t he two games he’s played they’ve done really well he played The Roosters game and this game he’s done well penth in the wet how come they can’t win in the W well it did not P off their side struggle didn’t they well you just watch them move the ball they the Cowboys move the ball a lot quicker than them especially with that Nathan Jer and obviously Jerome and turbo back this week for Manley but at Center Coler at fullback and the Coler the fullback thing has been not really talked about because of Turbo’s return he’s he’s a weapon himself Cola with all of his Pace I’ve never seen him play fullback he’s played he played this year I’d play I’d play tur fullback well they’re obviously you know this is a a long-term plan I think he’ll obviously have different instructions I think to other centers cuz no other centers get the ball so can konola game but you used him at Center in origin and he he didn’t play like a traditional Center he was highly influential but the thing with turbo he’s very he’s an intelligent footballer so he’ll know when to go and Chase it he reads that number thing very well and how he can add value supporting other players I still think Manley if they hit form could be a real nuisance yep they got to be fully fit everything’s got to go their way but yeah they’re a smokey so the answer to all that is a pineapple but it’s an entertaining Premiership and who knows who’s going to win it on the other side we’ll talk some origin and some breaking news as we go to the break the Blue’s halfbacks gone they’ve called another one in came like a drought breaking thunderstorm Barett has been ruled out on Wednesday night’s game the replacement is Andrew Johns and the man at the heart of the drama Trent Barrett just couldn’t believe his bad luck if I didn’t have to run until Wednesday morning I probably would be a chance but obviously you can’t do that in in these teams and um and that’s just disappointing the decision was made after a Rowdy jam-packed training session in dubo neither Barrett or he coach willing to risk taking an injured player into origin 2 our medical staff have actually given us the opinion that they wouldn’t think he’s right for the game so we had to make a decision in and which is why we’re bringing in Joey to the squad but while the news has devastated Trent Barrett he has no doubt Andrew Jon’s just one game back from injury is now ready for state of origin J’s L’s first game back last weekend against the Broncos after suffering a broken jaw seven weeks earlier done it before great player and um it’s all the scene set for him now to come and save us and that he did 20 years ago hey I was a young Jer at that out there in Duo working for radio when that all happened brings back memories that Brisbane game just flogged him didn’t it no no that was um so that was 2005 that was the opening of 203 2003 when they opened sunor so we played Broncos on a Sunday the opening and smoked them put 40 on them and then we went back and played origin two weeks later there was a game where came back from injury oh that was um 04 no 01 01 yeah that’s right off the cuz you missed origin you could have what 10 weeks so that so that that 051 you come back from the knee hadn’t you and then Sunny Bill didn’t Sunny Bill break no no no so I did my knee the year before so I missed all that 04 then I came back and played two games and then broke Mel was that Sunny bills no no wasn’t sunny no it was Jerome rapti man oh we collided heads if you want to collide heads with someone don’t Collide heads with one of the warriors with the greatest of or or Petro yeah so uh yeah so 94 the first time New South Wales did that was actually Ming’s last origin game do you remember much about that 30 only 30 years ago oh hang on oh hang on he’s his old mate with his manaro look see nice and healthy they kept me out of the bonding knots love the surfy hair back then and the and the the chops fantastic man of the match e and then minello carved up in in game three but do you remember much about 94 no really I can remember I can remember cuz they had those yellow balls the Summits yeah that’s right maybe he kick them a mile I remember yeah Lori carve didn’t he they different shape why on Earth did they use different ball in Queens land well look at this this is Roby L’s best Lo Legend what a game before he had all those KN injuries this is a great South Side yeah one of been two field goals it’s one of the great eras for New South Wales 92 93 94 oh I reckon that ER that that’s they’re the best that’s the best blues team around that 92 93 94 without doubt yep good Sid I got to say you know what for the team Queensland they did awesome through that era considering like our forward pack we had lzo chief chief Z Cy um oops Ian Roberts Dean P Benny never one for the attention Benny oh oh look at Bradley cud what a he doesn’t get the accolades he deserves are you sure oh no no most people think he’s the best for whatever he took a straw pole those camber BLS are that era they H good were they yeah Lazarus Clyde ferer LX p no no I’m talking for New South oh yeah Stewart Dy yeah Mullins I asked Gus about um whether he went down kton street in 94 he reckons they might have stopped it the year before that my last memory you turned left and everyone sort of fought to get to that side of the bus and they just Pegg their beers the whole and I’m in a sea of beers all you see is just all these beers and then course the bus stop they’d all just start pushing the bus it’s been in a third world country they turn to animals some say they want to go back down there is if he go back down there m they should organize it so he can take the bus back down there they should barricade kton Street have a few police and take the bus down there right we’re living in a world but but you can’t throw anything anymore there all plastic cups anyway what’s it going to do you can’t why because someone might get hurt so what so what do you remember about the 95 decide I mean you had such momentum from winning that 2005 yeah um not too much leading in uh and they attacked our line for about 10 minutes and follow that had a heap and then Minnie gets the ball and goes 100 my first 10 minutes you defended your line def the whole time yeah you never had the ball for 10es picked up a kick or a Dro ball and went 60 70 or 80 yeah right then we went bang bang bang scored three tries like that the game was over that was a great team so what’s the key and bearing in mind you only a couple years ago New South Wales won game two and one of the greatest Origin Games ever Queensland won the deider up there but the there’s so much peripheral noise for a New South Wales team at sop isn’t there like you have to embrace it you got to know how but how do you do that well you enjoy it it’s a challenge this is the biggest challenge you get in rugby league winning Grand finals is is amazing with your teammates and your club and for your town but I got to say winning a decider in Brisbane at Sun Corp is right up there I don’t know if it tops a grand I don’t think it tops of the Grand Final but it is right up there you can’t what did you infuse in your team a couple of years ago about going up there at the uh well both times we came off big game two wins yeah and you’re aware of it and you’re talking about it but in both games I remember they’re just tough games you know like they’re just they don’t give them away that’s why they don’t happen that often well 10 years between both of them and it’s now another 10 years so maybe that’s the omen they don’t give them away up there you don’t get much go your way well so and you guys talk about other origin Stars talk about it’s a different style of game like there’s not going to be the free flowing style of football we saw at the MCG what why is it different I I think I don’t think it’d be as many points as scored in the first two games but why why why is that why does that tend to be the case in Queensland deciders oh no not necessarily deciders I’m just think this year right I I just think because there’s so much at stake I think early team the teams will be nervous and play quite conservative but it’s just going to be it’ll be just so physical and just I I’m interested with their team Queensland side yeah well they have to they have to make a change on the right Edge they they cannot have Valentine Homes at right center and I know they’re going to blow up and say we’re not listening to new VES zavier coats out they have to put have to put Valentine Holmes on the wing and put Cobo without a doubt or they go for experience someone who’s been there before in Dane gagar but look but he he hasn’t struggled before defensively he hasn’t had Latrell and also Angus kryon punching those gaps between him and Cherry em they just couldn’t handle it yeah and Cherry couldn’t handle the um Angus kryon so if you got eyes for for Latrell as a center then you’re going to isolate dily ter Evans with Angus Angus at the moment no one can tackle him he’s in that good of form look at this crack and you know leading into game to the narrative and the talk from New South WS was Latrell is in their heads no like no no no well if he’s not wasn’t in their heads he’s in their heads now they just have to make a change on their right Edge without a doubt okay do you agree well they’re going to have to now cuz they got lost their Winger yeah same would you put Val the wing yeah I’d do that in Cobo in the centers I I’d give Latrell and Cobo the heck would that be oh they’re at the same mold the size and the athleticism and the freakish ability and David feda comes in on the bench without Shadow of Doubt okay New South Wales control was outstanding um they had an error like just on their side of the halfway one stage and then Cen threw an optimistic pass out but outside that that was it the nearly the rest of the game that perfect look at this freak he’s so good hey without trying to be too provocative does the ref get affected by Sun get an origin honestly considering what happened in game two and origin’s always been like that the team that needs to win game two generally does and then yes the whole lot the whole lot so so what are you saying they had all the energy you so far had all the energy in in Melbourne everything went their way but that doesn’t question about the ref referees decisions go their way a lot of them the 50-50s generally go the way of home team yeah yeah for sure and we saw in game two what possession but also penalties and six to go what it does New South Wales got the first two penalties and two six to go four penalties four penalties two six to go went in 34 N up the next seven penalties went to Queensland won the penalty count in the the Queensland got the next seven I know and scored 18 unanswered points yeah it goes to show how much it swings momentum how much of Advantage is the six to go have you ever seen them so battered Queensland well did you say Harry Grant so yeah there’s there’s there’s suggestions that maybe Harry Grant’s carrying a sternum problem he’s no well he’s not playing this week yeah I saw that um and as you guys know sternums aren’t easily masked with playing in the middle you can’t mask them with painkillers what would that do then like all hypotheticals but that would hunt plays 80 but who’s on the bench does K and ponga coming into the equation I have to hope kin in his first years played coming through the middle nearly won the game from him remember that remember that performance that was in 2018 you could even you could even play Deon at nine for a bit in the half or something for anyhow um GE it’s exciting but the big one is that haven’t known the teams yet we’re already salivating who are who’s going to play rodon for me that’s that’s the big one Billy’s and the selectors they got to mate well the blockers got the unrivaled origin record is Dane gagar Dan gagar yeah i’ say the him or Cobo if you make a change because Val go to the wing yeah and Well’s gag used to play good on the wings he comes in he’s such a great dummy half runner yeah well they’re still around a foot to go anything might happen still two weeks away from origin 3 it should be an absolute Ripper regardless of the outcome [Applause] [Music] yes it certainly dominates the r lead schedule at this time of year 100% footy Monday night some interesting points were raised gust has been talking for quite some time about the nrl’s thought bubble plan to look at acquiring the English Super League uh he and gal had a little debate if you will on 100% 40 on Monday night the best players from the UK sort to make their way to Australia anyway I I think we should be showing up our our own Shores here putting some money back in the Grassroots footy I know we had two years of Co let me tell you this year I know for a fact Junior League this year in my year anyway played about four or five games the the grounds are terrible you know put put put some money back in the Grassroots foot he build some grounds that have drainage so kids can play week in week out put your money back in the country rby League like where where’s country R League at the moment how’s that going from all reports not going too well i’ be putting money back in the country we’ve seen so many good players come from the country let’s give some money back to them before we go any further G about Junior footy and Sport being washed out is a billion percent right it is a fast a fast that’s Council so councils stop the ground is there you can fix the turf the kids should be allowed to to play their sport stop being so bloody pedantic every sport is missing out every sport not rby League that’s councils but I’m this is exactly I agree with you let them play on the bloody field and fix it totally agree the one thing where gal is wrong is we’re about to hit the number that’s never been hit before there’s more Junior players through Club rugby league than ever before that’s great you know we like to send this sort of message up that foot is just falling over and Country foot he’s been neglected incredibly at the moment we are about to announce that the game has more participants than it’s ever had so you know what I mean we need to grow on that we need to work out ways to grow on that we need our systems better uh we’ve got touch and tag which is so strong for our game not just for girls coming through but uh young young fellas coming through Joey talks about you know wait for age you know we’re getting that right so you know we’re not far from getting it we need people to get together we need the clubs and the NRL to work together in new southwes rugby league and Queensland rugby league but all in all we’re in a pretty good space and it’s councils that need to oh man it is a disgrace it is an absolute disgrace regardless of how many numbers you can develop or encourage to play in a particular sport if you can’t get on the field because a council’s closing the ground then what is the point what about this whole English Super League idea to unify the game and then that would have flowing effects to the international game England played France in a test match last week and I’m not exaggerating it looked like there was 500 people there maybe not that’s so sad and it wasn’t shown anywhere you had to stream it on the computer somewhere or something you didn’t have a computer so you wouldn’t be able no I haven’t got a computer and don’t want one um Super League yeah they need all the help they can get over there because rubby Union is so strong in the northern hemisphere especially in England and and France and Ireland and Wales and these places I’ve spoke to the knights a few times s about having some sort of relationship with Warrington okay where for instance at the moment Fletcher sharp shot the lights out should be playing NRL should be playing that standard kin comes back we say right Warrington have you got an injury J have fullback Fletcher sharp goes and F goes to England now God forbid if there’s an injury to KP for Kalin then he comes back but I think it should be open where we can trade players between clubs and if they did own that also more exposure MH but um yeah something needs to be done look at the athletes that have come over it’s producing some athletes at Dominic young you look at world price like um Elliot Whitehead smiies like these are BL they’re footballers yeah they’re holding their own well and truly in the NRL so the footy over there is so good it is so good they just need some help promoting it and getting more eyes on it if the NRL was the you know overseeing body for instance that could go a long way towards trying to shore up the international schedule now I don’t even are we playing test 40 at the end of this year does anyone know yeah the Pacific cup the same last year okay so that only came that only came late in the season last year if they want to help the England game then do a kangaroo tour again you can mate it’s not a problem because they’re playing in different times we used to go and play over there at the end of the year because that’s when they’ll play in their season go over and you say to the clubs so the top four clubs St Helens wegan Warrington whoever whoever they get towards the end of the season the kangaroos go you could you could play with their scheduling where their grand final finishes a week after ours or two weeks after hours then the Aussies go over and they play test matches and then Club games on the Wednesday need to play through but when’s the last time in England team to Australia well correct if you had a formalized international schedule these things could start to happen again well same thing they come out here you tweak the the schedule they come out here and they play three tests but they play against three clubs so they play Newcastle they’d sell it out they play the Cowboys they’d sell it out where else New Zealand invol in the old days they used to play midweek so clubs would play England midweek like that’s just not happening that’s just not happening well it just the clubs wouldn’t allow there’s no benefit to the club like you imagine M O’Brien if they said R this week you need to play you need to play England on Wednesday what about this instead of taking an emu team away you take an under 23 Australian team where you got the best young players experience and what it’s like to be around the best players in Camp you’re away they they playing Topline fo at what time of year it’s all about time and year we only do it once every four years unless you can move even i w you know you adjust the England season to finish in November this this this is the this is the point start a bit later but if if we if there was one overseeing body all of this all these ideas could be worked upon and you’re talking about moving SE well one body looked after it you could move whatever you needed to move well during the Olympics we started early didn’t we in 2000 any the argument is should the NRL take over the English super league and therefore have a unifying voice on the way things run that was that was the the whole discuss Super League doesn’t mean taking over international Foot also other what we should do next week There’s a board that that’s already established on I think Lori Daly um which I’m not sure which I’m not sure does all that much really you know what next week we should get Simon Moran who owns the Warrington wolves who is a music promoter and entrepreneur and ask him about it because he’s you know he thinks outside the box he’s the one who would know about promotion puts on all the big con can we talk about his favorite concert to us as well yeah for sure what was his fellow that looked after him Randy oh good Randy hey Randy do tell no ry’s this big dude that just stands around and just shuffles people to where oh he’s a fixer oh okay Matt would you like a drink Brad would you like a drink I’ll go get a bottle of vodka for you yeah we’ll get that boost there all right and everything just happens it just happens coming to aming coming to the Freddy in the E lunch at the end of the year yeah we get Randy over Randy come over Freddy will put you up on the love it hey hey there cameras there would that Big’s Randy 6 fo he’s a monster does he have a slightly feminine voice yeah he talks big guy for a northern for a northerner hi mate hi Andrew oh Freddy e medal who do the boys award the votes to this week you only give two to Tamar Martin so you get some eye candy that’s it I would drink water three in the wet they wouldn’t have won without him the Cowboys Bradman obviously Bradman best with two and Teddy Teddy had a massive game Sunday night scored a couple of tries was Unstoppable Bradman man Bradman without the tries was good yeah it’s the first time I’ve seen him have so much early ball so Zack LX is was he on the top oh we had a week off H okay Zack LX best is rocking it up I reckon he’s old man he’d like NE a few ski old man wouldn’t he yeah I played with Roger did you New South Wales under n yeah right he was a big big tear away he was he was brilliant for Newcastle bradman’s younger brothers got some Talent too she proed to longy he’s he’s had a great start to his career but hit a bit of a pole the weekend is for such a you know I love how he brings the ball around I love watching look this he just knows they need to be kicking goals I watch BLS all the time in that situation how important it is to them to get under the post lactate isn’t that like a fundamental when you’re coming through when you’re a kid so when when were kids that was things that you were taught that was one of the best pass off soon this year guys’s a good player drink water what about that kick was Sly was yeah he’s got serious X Factor the only knock on on Scott is his defense he’s got to start stopp and tries attack wise he’s one of the best attackers in the game and I think big games too he needs to he needs to earn a couple of big games tamari considering he was finished was it gone three or four years ago to blew in the brain didn’t he yep hey Johnson’s out is out is he another month Johnson Johnson might be done well pretty much Johnson they’ve won every game that he didn’t play I know they just they don’t combine with each other that well tomor and Shan Johnson and we’ve talked about combinations I got down to the roots this game I got the second half they’re very good and you know what the Tigers scored in the last 10 seconds they were filthy I bet would have been filthy they were filthy Teddy was everywhere in this game pass Teddy pass Teddy someone else think dragons are a chance this week yeah this PL here yeah they lame up can’t tackle him he’s a really good boy I reckon that’s why they’ve allowed Sai to move because he’s come through see and they got Egan butcher yeah he’s hardly got a game this year is he oh KN he did his KN oh did he I was with Billy too do you know when Billy’s Back Billy Smith I don’t think he might played this year oh really oh really see much of his brother lately yeah still Charlie stalking hey Charlie Avenue Fitness every time I drive past I get hot flushes why to wind that down you got to he waved back he waved back The Mortals going through menopause Thursday night footy eels rabbits probably out of the running for the finals but you’ll see it live and free here on Nine’s Wide World of Sports parata versus Newcastle highly entertaining game and the rabbits have found a bit of form this is going to be good so LR is listed to play fullback and Jo gry in 18 do you think there’s any chance we might see gray come in and Mitchell to the centers no no no no cluband the TRS the fullback wouldn’t they be a bit more dangerous team with both of them in the side I just think cluband is a fullback what Ben Hornby said too is you know you got to look at his numbers I know like you know sometimes you start comparing him to Dylan Edwards and Teddy who are totally different players but his numbers are still good he’s running big motors he’s getting involved I’m not being critical I’m just saying I’m wondering well I think you are why well I well I don’t know like she keeps saying should be fullback no what I said was do you think they’ll bring gray in to full Mitchell to Center and then you can have both of them in the same team no I don’t think I don’t think Gray’s in a position to be moving Latrell out of fullback at the moment okay I’m with the coach cing cranky Dragon Way’s getting much sa there I’ll tell you what’s happened since why the Dolphins are going like that a bit the rabit are going like that can I ask you this if Isaiah cow would sign with Newcastle the yeah and it was well known that he was calling Adam O’Brien about game plans do you Reon there’d be a blow up there’d be a blow up I don’t think Wayne’s on the phone do you you’re supposed to be catching the Dolphins what you reckon he’s oh he’d be talking about you know it’s all up to the Dolphins they got a buy this week yes yeah it’s interesting how they go like how they’re perceiving it’s it’s you know I know the Energy’s gone like the plays of Jeremy changed Jeremy Marshall Kings there for eight weeks I know he’s done an ankle or foot eight weeks leag yeah eight to 10 weeks oh Cy that’s a massive out huge out they got a couple bikes here that are fielded in there but Marshall King he is the most improved player in the last couple of years jesz a good player but it’ be interesting the Dolphins are the ones how they’ perceived all this and how the players are now going to react to the coach that’s a gray area that isn’t it when a coach signs and we don’t often see a coach signed to go to another club mid year but that’s a real gray area on how how that operates we going to find out about matter uh Friday Friday really who do you think down to your last $5 who do you put it on but do it responsibly Brian Smith I Rousey will get it John Mooney no I heard did I hear Rousey pulled out told me that Michael mcgu pulled out Michael mcgu pulled out who’s it down to Josh Han Rousey and Dean Young and Dean young P out Ron hild um Broncos penth Friday night footy Sun bit of a mini origin well the origin plays back it’s going to be awesome can’t believe no I’m flying up can’t wa have $5 where do you reckon I’ll be watching it Chloe hashtag if you’d like some selfies and autographs with the no no everyone get down there such a people person yeah um he loves it he’ll sit on make sure you’re really rude to him and while he’s in the middle of middle of dinner make sure you go up and ask him then or if I’m cheering something home in last at shepher and dogs um this will be a great game fast surface dry track up there yeah I can’t believe the Broncos are Outsiders in this one they’ve sh poor form they’ve been poor I just think they there’s a bit of a must-win feel about it they they’re on their last legs I and they need to turn well they’re on what they’re two points out of the eight yeah they’ve had two boys M Reynolds they got another origin to go so they’re going to miss all their players next week is Reynolds playing cuz I thought I M that he could I believe he’s like a week or two before the finals okay y that’s that’s what my understanding is I think they need to start winning Sunday afternoon now this is a big game Cambra Newcastle with KP back oh this is the game up up in Nei oh they pumped them that was early in the year one it was round one oh that was round one where camra won yeah who jumped to the lead was this the big lead or was that the semifinal that was semi that was the Epic semi one of the great games CRA Sunday 0 degrees but then getting to 13° which isn’t too bad and what I need to tell you is that there’s actually been a change we’re not we’re not here in the studio we’re actually having to go to camra yeah good so we better we better pack our Willies well let’s go down together and have a designated driver yeah I know that’ll be we going to do the Footy Show Fishwick queenan race club where’s Joey where’s Joey walking out of a store look at these toys look at these toys rub at this one just you seen that clip on online where the mot you seen the clip online where the motorcyclist is riding he turns his head in the blank and the C puts one SP on his visor have you seen it oh you got off I’ll show after fish week oh speaking of sex toys Paul Bon’s on the show next week the fat now I don’t know how we’ve afforded this cuz he do anything for free but the fat will be on fredd in the eth next week and we’re happy to put your questions to him in person yeah I ring the F he’s actually down here no no he will be on not not no he won’t be here but he’ll be virtually I rang the fat on the way here today did you I was I was behind a car and it said had a number fat ft so rang him CU he was crook last week so he was I hope you’re feeling better fat um Paul and Hansen when he dressed up as Paul and Hansen you just can’t tell him apart did he dress up with Paul oh on the foot on the Footy Show can you imagine if he did that now no who would Freddy dress up as Barnaby can we get Barnaby on the show why don’t we he’s up at armadon or torth torth yeah he’s in Cambell a lot too he’d love he made his roomm up Northern New southw you’d be one of his Heroes you ring him mate he played for Queensland Barnaby I can’t get over it all right well I don’t know we can fit Paul vorton and Barnaby Joyce in one show but so you fair and we’re going to camera yeah he’s lying I’m lying um that’s FR in the a for this week thanks for joining us that’s say you’re scared the fish fish week’s economy was going to stimulated stimulated hash stimulation this year NRL on9 is your One-Stop shop for all foot that’s right Freddy not about the highlights Action 7 days a week billan G podcast get that on your drive on the way home Immortal Behavior grab a sit on the couch for that and of course my favorite Fred in the a the best footy brains the biggest games don’t trust the algorithm subscribe to NRL on9 and get all your entertainment thing