This week Darcie McDonald is joined by a couple of fellow Fox Sports journalists to unpack the year that was for the bottom nine teams. What went wrong? Is there silver lining? And what will 2025 look like? We answer all the big questions.

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One of the Bulldogs' unsung heroes unpacks the "wild" trajectory the club is on, why Cameron Ciraldo will be "one of the club's biggest signings ever" and of course, gives insight in the famous defensive system that's transformed the team into a premiership threat.

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Warriors utility Chanel Harris-Tavita to chat about his decision to take a year off the game and the lessons he learned while travelling the world. He also revealed what convinced him to come back to the NRL – and how his Warriors deal came about.

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Josh Reynolds opens up on what life now looks like for him eight months after retiring from the NRL. He also dissects the Bulldogs’ start to the season and relives the controversial 2015 Good Friday clash with the Rabbitohs ahead of this weekend’s game. 

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Fox League analyst Greg Alexander dissects the opening round of 2024 and reveals his thoughts on one of the big talking points to come out of Round 1 - is Matt Burton a five-eighth or a centre?

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Expert analyst Michael Ennis sits down with the Fox League Podcast in Las Vegas to preview the double-header at Allegiant Stadium and reveals the player he is expecting to steal the show. 

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Broncos star Pat Carrigan sits down with the Fox League Podcast just an hour after landing in Las Vegas ahead of this weekend's historic double-deader at Allegiant Stadium. He reveals some special moments from the team's time training at the LA Rams facilities and reveals what he's most excited for.

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Eels star Mitchell Moses reflects on his stellar individual 2023 season but admits he'd throw it all away for one thing. He also analyses the Eels' last 12 months and opens up on his biggest dream.

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Ryan Papenhuyzen is coming off a horror injury run but he has never been clearer or more settled in his life. The Storm superstar opens up on his recovery from a broken ankle, his trip to the US to work with Bill Knowles and reveals why he's the happiest he's ever been.

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Warriors superstar Shaun Johnson opens up on the ‘lonely place’ he found himself in and how he got back to his best form. The veteran half also reveals plans for his future on and off the field.

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Star halfback Adam Reynolds opens up on the aftermath of the Broncos’ grand final loss, gives an update on his contract negotiations and pinpoints the ‘scary’ thing about his likely successor.

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Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake opens up on his bombshell release request and speaks for the first on his decision to sign a four-year deal with the Sharks.

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From almost getting punted from the Raiders prior to the 1989 & 1990 premierships to meeting with Bob Fulton and James Packer at an airport during the Super League war and being given free bricks to build his house. Rugby league legend Glenn ‘the brick with eyes’ Lazarus joins the podcast to shares all of the best stories from his decorated career. 

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Brent Tate was not only a part of the Broncos' last premiership-winning side, but he also scored what essentially was the match-winning try. The Queensland and Australia representative takes the Fox League Podcast inside the wild celebrations following the Broncos' 2006 Grand Final win.

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Rugby league legend Steve Renouf joins the podcast to dissect the Broncos’ stunning 2023. He re-visits the pain of the previous three seasons, revealing the club’s pride 'was shattered' and credits coach Kevin Walters for turning it around. Renouf also marvel’s at Reece Walsh’s form – and issues an ominous warning.

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Manly superstar Tom Trbojevic joins the podcast to take a look back over his decorated journey in rugby league. He opens up on the most challenging point of his career and reveals the person that’s had the most impact on his footy. Turbo also gives insight into the Trbojevic family dynamic and reveals ‘the real’ Jake Trbojevic.

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Roosters, NSW and Australian captain James Tedesco joins the podcast ahead of one of the biggest games of the season. He takes us inside the side’s preparation ahead of their must-win clash with the Rabbitohs and also opens up on what he admits has been a ‘tough’ year, the changes he’s made and the lessons he’s learnt as a leader.

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Raiders second-rower Hudson Young opens up on his relationship with coach Ricky Stuart and why ‘Sticky’ was “really hard” on him after a couple of silly moments earlier in his career. Young also reveals his aspirations to captain the club and teased that some re-signing news is on its way.

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Three-time premiership-winner Luke Keary joins the Fox League Podcast ahead of his 200th NRL game to reflect on his career. He reveals his ‘sliding doors’ moment, opens up on the time he thought he was done with the game - and nearly made the switch to rugby union. He also takes us inside that 2018 Grand Final win and speaks on his future.

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Fox League presenter Yvonne Sampson joins the podcast this week to celebrate Women in League Round. 'Vonny' looks back over her journey in media - from covering pigeon races in rural Queensland to hosting the coverage of some of the biggest events in Australian sport. She reveals her 'pinch-me' moment and best advice for an aspiring journalist. 

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NRLW Dragons coach Jamie Soward opens up on how much he has learnt and changed ahead of his third season at the helm. He also lifts the lid on how the club pulled off two major signings and why they have the potential to be the "best ever" halves pairing in the women's game.

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NSW legend Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach wants Blues fans to ease up on skipper James Tedesco because he’s up there as one of the greatest fullbacks to play for the state. Blocker also reveals why he’s pumped to see Corey Horsburgh make his Origin debut and he reacts to Josh Reynolds’ retirement bombshell. 

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Darcie McDonald is joined by foxsports.com.au's NRL editor Eamonn Tiernan to dissect all of the big Origin news after NSW and Queensland dropped their new-look teams for game three. They also dive deeper into the Tigers' and Bulldogs horror losses — where to from here?

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Women’s rugby league icon Steph Hancock reveals she will retire at the end of the NRLW season. At 42-years old, Hancock has done it all in the game – including back flipping on a couple of previous retirement decisions - but has opened up on why this time it’s definitely the right call. 

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Cowboys legend Michael Morgan opens up on the injury that forced him into early retirement and the moments of doubt he had over the big decision. He also re-lives his iconic flick pass in the 2015 NRL Grand Final that has become a part of rugby league folklore, filling Johnathan Thurston's shoes in 2017 and touches on life working in finance. 

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In the lead up to Origin II at Suncorp Stadium, the man that came up with the iconic 'Queenslander' chant, Billy Moore, takes the Fox League Podcast inside his first Origin camp back in 1992. Moore dissects the Maroons side and explains why two NRL clubs will be the beneficiaries of a particularly player battle brewing. 

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It’s been nearly 19 years since the Bulldogs won the 2004 Grand Final. It was the first game Andrew Ryan ever captained. He produced a premiership-saving tackle that’s gone down in history as one of the great rugby league moments. But Ryan made a shock admission to the Fox League podcast – he still hasn’t watched the game back. The rugby league legend takes us inside the lead-up and aftermath of that game, while also re-visiting the biggest moments of his 291-game career.

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In one of his rawest interviews, Kieran Foran opens up to Darcie McDonald about the toughest period in his career - when he was suffering depression, lost a sense of who he was and truly thought rugby league had no place in his life. He reveals how injuries almost ruined his career and relfects on his spectacular journey to where he is today.

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Sharks superstar Nicho Hynes joins Darcie McDonald to chat Indigenous Round, his rapid rise from working as a teacher's aide in Mackay to the being the Dally M medallist. He also reveals the sliding doors moment in his career.

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South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell sits down with Darcie McDonald to talk about the importance of Indigenous Round. He also reflects on his career from when he slept on the floor as a teenager to winning premierships and opens up for the first time on his Roosters exit. Mitchell also admits he's the happiest he's ever been and declares he's at home with the Rabbitohs.

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This week Darcie McDonald is joined by fellow Fox Sports journo to talk Magic Round. How do the media cover the big weekend of footy? What's it like in both the winning and losing sheds? Darcie and Eamonn cover it all plus lift the lid on some of the biggest storylines of the round.

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Cowboys hooker Reece Robson joins Darcie McDonald to dissects his side's "frustrating" start to the season and opens up on when the team realised something wasn't quite right. Robson also looks back at his rugby league journey to become one of the top No.9s in the game.

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Melbourne Storm captain Christian joins the show to discuss the ‘journey’ the club is going on after losing several star players and why he’s ‘so happy’ after overcoming his own ‘demons’. Welch also reacts to the shock news that an Origin star has quit representative footy.

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Knights fullback Lachie Miller reveals big risk he took when he rejected a Rugby 7s contract extension to chase his NRL dream. The livewire fullback also opens up on his journey to Newcastle and why he'll always be grateful for his former coach.

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300-gamer Scott Prince reflects on his decorated career – including winning the Tigers’ maiden premiership – and reveals his one regret. Prince also relives his State of Origin memories at Suncorp Stadium and opens up on preparations as the Broncos’ NRLW coach. 

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This week Bulldogs icon Josh Reynolds takes Darcie McDonald inside his return to the NRL after 925 days. He also opens up on his homecoming to Belmore, what he wants to get out of his second stint at the club and recalls some of the memorable Good Friday clashes.

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Vetern NRL forward Jarrod Wallace opens up on how just a three-minute phone call with Wayne Bennett convinced him to sign with the Dolphins. Wallace also reveals what the mastercoach really gets up to in the sheds before a game and why he was the only man for the Dolphins job.

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Superstar hooker Damien Cook opens up on his relationship with Wayne Bennett - and why the mastercoach couldn't lure him away from the Rabbitohs. Cook also sets the record straight on the alleged racism incident directed at teammate Latrell Mitchell.

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This week Dragons young gun Tyrell Sloan opens up to Darcie McDonald about why he requested a release last season, the hard truth he got from his Nan and how he mended his relationship with coach Anthony Griffin. 

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19-time Kangaroo David Klemmer joins Darcie McDonald on the Fox League Podcast to open up about his Knights exit, why he joined the Tigers and the toughest forward he's ever faced.

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Yvonne Sampson is joined by two of the best in the business Michael Ennis and Cooper Cronk to take a deep dive into EVERY team ahead of the 2023 NRL season in an exclusive Fox League special.

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Join Yvonne Sampson, Greg Alexander and Braith Anasta as they look into the World Cup Final between Australia and Samoa.

Tune in to the Fox League Podcast throughout the Rugby League World Cup for all the analysis from some of the best minds in the business.

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Tune in to the Fox League Podcast throughout the Rugby League World Cup for all the analysis from some of the best minds in the business.

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Tune in to the Fox League Podcast throughout the Rugby League World Cup for all the analysis from some of the best minds in the business.

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Tune in to the Fox League Podcast throughout the Rugby League World Cup for all the analysis from some of the best minds in the business.

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Former NRL and NSW halfback Trent Hodkinson reminisces about his iconic State of Origin try and conversion, which won the 2014 series and ended Queensland’s eight-year reign. The 174-gamer also dives into the Bulldogs’ special run to the grand final that year and opens up on his early retirement.

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Tune in to the Fox League Podcast throughout the Rugby League World Cup for all the analysis from some of the best minds in the business.

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This week James Hooper and Eamonn Tiernan are joined by Eels great Nathan Hindmarsh and Panthers icon Scott Sattler to preview the 2022 grand final between the rival clubs. 

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This week James Hooper and Eamonn Tiernan are joined by Raiders star Hudson Young who has just been selected in the Kangaroos train-on squad ahead of the World Cup. Hudson reveals the challenging road he travelled to realise his NRL dream and what has him in career-best form.

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This week James Hooper, Eamonn Tiernan and Darcie McDonald are joined by  Dragons veteran - and former Kangaroos and Blues star - Aaron Woods. The panel dissect an epic first week of finals and all the pressing issues in the game. 

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