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Tiger Drama Still Not Settled, Super League Fallout & Tszyu's Future | Ask Kenty
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Kenty answers the questions fans are actually asking.
Kenty dives into whether the Benji Marshall and Adam Doueihi drama is really over, why the Super League war still cuts deep for some people, and where Tim Tszyu goes after his performance against Errol Spence Jr.
He also gives his view on stopping players from breaking contracts for bigger money, Michael Chammas' PNG role, Laurie Daley ruling himself out of NSW, grand finalists missing the eight, Brad Fittler and Owen Craigie as junior talents, media narrative control, the Commonwealth Games, violent old-school teams, NRLW coaches, why the bunker was introduced, Michael McGuire's Broncos, November 1 talks and the PNG Chiefs player compound. #AskKenty
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0:00 - Start
0:51 - Q1: Contract Breakers
4:05 - Q2: Michael Chammas' PNG Role
6:47 - Q3: Laurie Out, Matty Johns In?
8:07 - Q4: Grand Finalists Missing The Eight
9:28 - Q5: Tim Tszyu's Future
12:06 - Q6: Best Junior & Biggest What If
14:18 - Q7: Media Narrative Control
14:55 - Q8: Kenty's Same Outfit
16:11 - Q9: Favourite Tree Species
17:06 - Q10: Super League Fallout
21:43 - Q11: Commonwealth Games
23:11 - Q12: Arnott's Biscuits
23:35 - Q13: Most Violent Teams
25:34 - Q14: NRLW Coaches In The NRL
26:58 - Q15: Why The Bunker Was Introduced
28:56 - Q16: Madge's Broncos
29:48 - Q17: November 1 Talks
31:14 - Q18: PNG Player Quota
31:23 - Q19: PNG Player Compound
32:26 - Q20: Ryan Papenhuyzen
33:05 - Q21: Benji & Doueihi Drama
34:47 - Outro
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