Mark Nawaqanitawase joins me in the studio to talk about his career change from Union to League and his story so far.

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0:00 Moving to Rugby League 

9:57 Olympics 2024 

18:42 Joining the Roosters 

27:14 Growing up

29:21 Grumpy coffee segment 

30:28 Switching from league to union as a kid 

34:11 Joining the Waratahs and Junior Wallabies 

45:19 Wallabies career  

51:37 Final questions 

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0:00 Joining the Tigers 

4:54 Born in Western Australia 

5:45 World Cup with Samoa

18:22 Growing up and moving to Sydney

26:18 From Bulldogs 20s to nearly quitting footy

33:10 NRL debut for Raiders 

38:20 Menulog segment - road to Cronulla

46:36 Snapped patella 

50:53 Crazy birth story 

1:02:45 Relationship with Craig Fitzgibbon 

1:01:11 Finals 2024 

1:12:54 Grumpy coffee segment 

1:15:10 Final questions 

The boys are in the studio for the final time in 2024.

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0:00 Last show of 2024

5:17 Face the Music

8:39 Steve Smith Hungriest Player 

16:49 Wests Tigers dramas 

29:05 Rabbitohs interested in Jayden Sullivan

36:00 DCE + Turbo rumours 

48:47 PNG to join NRL

1:08:46 Win a Grand Final vs bring a frontman 

1:13:31 Bateman to join the Cowboys?

1:19:41 Reece Robson Raiders rumour 

1:26:57 Beak’s Bag - interchange 

1:30:52 Isaah Yeo wins Golden Boot

1:36:55 Are the Sharks premiership threats in 2025?

1:45:04 Tom Opacic at the Dolphins

1:48:10 Tips  

Matty joins me in the studio for the final Pack Her Up Boys of the year.

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0:00 TV shows 

6:20 Cricket

9:10 Algorithm check 

13:22 PNG to join NRL in 2028

24:47 Bateman withdraws from Rabbitohs

28:00 Isaah Yeo wins Golden Boot 

36:24 Storm re-sign Papenhuyzen 

I sit down with two-time Premiership-winning forward Lindsay Smith off the back of Kangaroos camp.

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0:00 Australian camp 

17:40 2024 Grand Final

35:51 Grumpy Coffee segment

38:04 Growing up

45:22 Signing with Panthers

51:33 NSW junior rep teams

52:33 Training with NRL

55:06 Debut and lessons learned

1:05:58 2023 Grand Final year 

1:16:24 Panthers’ forward pack

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0:00 2024 season

7:06 Pre-season at the Rabbitohs

8:55 Growing up 

19:04 Dragons 

21:28 NRL debut and time at the Dragons

31:11 Relationship with Wayne Bennett

36:17 Menulog - leaving the Dragons

43:41 Player of the year at the Warriors 

49:46 Dolphins 

58:08 Grumpy coffee segment 

58:49 Rabbitohs 2025 and beyond 

1:00:34 Injuries 

1:01:55 Scotland 

1:03:04 Final questions 

The boys are in the studio to talk all things rugby league and more.

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0:00 Our weekends

7:37 Face the Music

12:33 Aussie cricket win

27:28 Terrell May comments 

39:52 It’s all happening at the Roosters

1:02:24 Luai options in contract 

1:09:20 What is next for Brandon Smith?

1:27:53 John Bateman to Souths?

1:34:49 Bula contract 

1:39:01 Beak’s bag 

1:43:26 Flegler update 

1:45:48 Savage to re-sign with Raiders 

1:50:13 Favourite try of all time? 

2:01:04 Sharks recruitment 

2:13:59 Josiah Pahulu situation

2:21:37 Third test v India 

2:26:12 Gout Gout 

2:31:47 UFC and Boxing

2:36:10 Tips 

Recorded before Reece Robson news.

Sandor Earl and Matty join me for Pack Her Up Boys.

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0:00 Hobart Hurricanes jersey 

7:23 Sandor watched Gladiator 2 

10:16 Comments on the internet 

19:41 Jarome Luai player options 

26:44 Daniel Atkinson signs with the Dragons 

33:39 Michael Maguire shirtless ban

41:29 Recruitment vs. junior base 

42:12 Roosters speculation (before Robson news)

I sit down with Shaun Lane to talk about his life and career.

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0:00 Our last podcast was in 2019

3:19 2024

6:25 Psychology degree 

18:37 Back to 2024 chat 

26:00 Growing up 

37:51 Joining the Bulldogs  

45:34 NRL debut

49:24 Moving to the Warriors  

58:55 Time at Manly 

1:02:05 Signing with the Eels 

1:11:22 2019 incident 

1:12:37 2022 Grand Final season 

1:17:41 Fractured jaw 

1:19:45 Best position

1:20:37 Final questions

Tom Starling joins me to chat about his life and career.

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0:00 Mexico holiday

1:43 2024 season

13:29 Grumpy coffee segment

14:16 Growing up

16:58 Playing footy as a smaller kid 

28:14 Signing with Knights NRL 

36:19 Debut from Knights but moving to Raiders 

47:39 Debuting for Raiders 

51:43 Part of the 2019 Grand Final squad 

53:27 First full year of NRL  

58:08 Broken jaw 

1:02:02 2020 incident

1:11:48 Finals in 2023

1:13:25 Final questions 

Huge news as Laurie Daley has been appointed as the coach of the NSW Blues. 

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0:00 Face the Music

6:50 Fatty Vautin retires 

19:32 NSW Blues appoint Laurie Daley as head coach

31:00 Tigers spine

43:04 Jonah Pezet contract 

56:35 Blake Mozer future 

1:05:50 Broncos backline 

1:10:33 Beak’s Bag - underappreciated players

1:15:32 Dragons 2025 

1:23:02 Panthers 4peat vs QLD 8 in a row 

1:28:51 Taane Milne to leave Souths 

1:31:11 Jack Bird position 

1:36:59 Point scoring change

1:41:02 Tips 

1:42:31 Ben Hunt rep footy