🏉 Welcome to The Rugby League Insider Podcast
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James Hooper is joined by Anthony Watmough and Darcie McDonald to unpack the biggest NRL talking points.
The team discuss Manly’s off-season coaching shake-up, Luke Brooks’ future at the Sea Eagles, and the Newcastle Knights’ remarkable rebuild.
Plus, Warriors v Knights and Roosters v Sharks finals previews, the preliminary-final schedule, Jerome Luai’s West Tigers awards-night absence, contract news and the stories shaping the week in rugby league.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Welcome to Rugby League Insider
2:39 — Preliminary-finals schedule locked in
4:30 — Peter V’landys and the NRL landscape
6:00 — West Tigers advertise for a defensive coach
6:59 — Manly’s coaching shake-up
8:49 — Luke Brooks set to leave Manly?
12:25 — Tom Starling linked to the Sea Eagles
15:00 — Manly’s junior pathways problem
19:18 — Newcastle’s rebuild and the Dylan Brown deal
22:40 — Warriors v Knights finals preview and predictions
38:31 — Roosters v Sharks: Trindall’s shoulder and key match-ups
44:39 — Jerome Luai snubs the West Tigers awards night
59:35 — Final wrap-up
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