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Lachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!Use code 12GX-RINGTOSS at planetfinska.com.au for 20% off Hookey, Quoits, Ringlopp and Hoopla (ends November 3).INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

Lachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!In this episode, Ant Robinson (Football 360) calls in to tell us about the complexity of Australia’s football structure and why we can’t just “scrap the A League”.INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

Lachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!00:00 GAME - Good Sport Name Bad Sport Name11:08 FOOTBALL - South Melbourne's historic Australia Cup win23:40 RUGBY LEAGUE - The World Cup is upon us, Perth Bears drama, Tyson Smoothy's historic feat32:50 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS - Result of game #4 Hookey, and game 5 is revealed35:37 RUGBY UNION - New Zealand Bledisloe dominance, a chance for the Wallabies to snatch back the Raeburn Shield41:14 CRICKET - The amazing return of Matthew Renshaw, Cricket Victoria's 'Work From Cricket' campaign51:17 ALL SPORTS - Should Basketball be first to 100? Should Football be first to 3? Should Rugby League be first to 50?58:23 GAZELLE GAZETTE - Fannos recap, weekly triviaINSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

It's finally here! The Rugby League awards BY the fans, FOR the fans, FEATURING the fans.Your hosts Lachie and Harvey welcome Rugby League royalty into the Playing & Simple function room as we count down to the BIG ones: The Silver Fanno for Player of the Year and The Golden Fanno for Fan of the Year.On the way, we'll hand out awards for Best Hair, Story of the Year, Fan Fave Coach, Best Combo and Most Valuable Ex-Player.INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletterLachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!Use the code 12GX-BOCCE for 20% off Bocce at planetfinska.com.au (ends 14 October)

Lachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!Use the code 12GX-BOCCE for 20% off Bocce at planetfinska.com.au (ends 14 October)00:00 GAME - NRL Grand Final tackles Sparts12:19 RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL & NRLW Grand Final reviews39:38 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS - Harvey wins Bocce and goes 3-0. Can Lachie claw it back with Hookey?41:47 FOOTBALL - Brazil in Australia, Australia Cup Final, What's going on with Man City?56:00 ALL SPORTS - Many exciting things happening this weekend in Rugby, Football, Cricket etc.57:53 FANNOS - The Fanno Awards are coming this Monday October 12!59:20 GAZELLE GAZETTE - Ando won his work tipping comp!INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

Lachie & Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!Use the code 12GX-CROQUET for 20% off Croquet at planetfinska.com.au00:00 GAME - Greatest NRL Players to never have played in a Grand Final08:21 RUGBY LEAGUE - The incredible Knights, NRL & NRLW GF Previews32:07 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS - Harvey takes a 2-0 after Finska & Croquet, next game is... Bocce!34:24 AFL - Amazing prelim finals and one of the greatest GFs of all time, importance of Grand Final entertainment46:07 RUGBY UNION - Wallabies take the Raeburn Shield!52:52 FANNOS - Official nominees for the 2026 Fanno Awards are revealed01:06:39 GAZELLE GAZETTE - Weekly triviaINSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

Our 12 Games of Christmas thanks to Planet Finska are underway!Head to @playingandsimple or @planetfinska to follow along.00:00 GAME - NRL Club Connections07:48 RUGBY LEAGUE - Millie Elliott retirement, Wahs heartbreak, Prelim finals31:55 RUGBY LEAGUE - Trbojevic brothers wedding shocker35:04 12 GAMES OF CHRISTAMS - Harvey takes the lead, Game #2 revealed37:49 AFL - Epic prelim finals, North Melbourne AFLW lose the Broadmeadows shield50:21 FANNOS - We give our nominees for the 2026 Fanno Awards01:08:54 GAZELLE GAZETTE - Weekly triviaINSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter

Use the code LH12FINSKA for 40% off Finska sets at planetfinska.com.au for a limited time only!00:00 GAME - Can we climb the NRL ladder?11:18 RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL & NRLW Finals, Poor crowds, Still no GF entertainment36:01 FINSKA - Announcing Lachie and Harvey's 12 Games of Christmas. Up first - Finska!39:33 TENNIS - Zverev wins the US Open for all 90s born men, too locked in, Solheim Cup Golf similarity43:14 AMERICAN FOOTBALL - NFL in Melbourne, what's the best front row seat in sport?50:16 GAZELLE GAZETTE - Fanno Awards 2026, Shield updates, weekly triviaINSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@playingandsimpleWEBSITE: https://playingandsimple.com.au/NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/playingandsimple/playing-and-simple-weekly-newsletter