🏉 Kenty Blitz: Ask Kenty — Walker’s Future, NRL’s Best Players & PNG Concerns
Welcome to the final Ask Kenty of the season, as Paul Kent tackles your questions on the biggest talking points in rugby league.
Kenty unpacks the Sam Walker contract saga, media influence on player movements, and how the Super League war changed rugby league reporting forever.
Plus, he picks the game’s best players by position, weighs up Tedesco, Walsh and Ponga, and explains why instinctive halves are making a comeback.
He also discusses PNG’s recruitment challenges, the state of English rugby league, taking Tonga versus Samoa to America, and the debate around an Indigenous World Cup team.
And if the Bears land Matt Burton, how would their best side stack up against the Tigers?
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — The Final Ask Kenty of the Season
01:23 — Why Tonga v Samoa Was Played at CommBank
02:52 — Media Bias, Munster & Walker’s Contract Coverage
05:18 — Did the Roosters Call Sam Walker’s Bluff?
06:58 — How Super League Changed Rugby League Journalism
10:39 — Kenty Picks the Game’s Best Players
11:33 — Tedesco, Walsh or Ponga? Best Players by Position
16:42 — Criticising Mates & Handling Relationships in the Game
19:49 — Where Kenty Stands with Ivan Cleary
20:34 — Rugby League’s Funniest Nicknames
21:50 — The Next Generation of Halves & Instinctive Footy
23:25 — PNG’s Tax-Free Incentives & Player Retention
25:46 — Taking the NRL Global & Super League’s Struggles
28:03 — Should England Pick Australian-Born Players?
29:28 — Gould, Bennett & Stuart: Who Gets the First Call?
30:23 — Bringing Back Midseason Tonga v Samoa Tests
31:02 — Could Tonga v Samoa Sell Out in America?
31:46 — Matt King’s Start as NSW Origin Coach
32:41 — Should an Indigenous Team Play at the World Cup?
35:31 — Tigers v Bears: Who Has the Better Team?
36:54 — Season Sign-Off