The League Scene – Details, episodes & analysis

AJ and Rhys return to make their assessment on the recent round of international rugby league.

On the show today

- We assess all the chaos of the NRL off-season!

- We analyse how the Cook Islands and Fiji can improve their rosters ahead of the World Cup qualifiers and World Cup respectively.

- The boys analyse PNG's rise as they assess whether they are ready to be accepted into the NRL

- How can NZ rise to the challenge set by Tonga

- How can Tonga rise to get to the levels of Australia and England

- Has Mal Meninga's gamble of planning Australia's future paid off ahead of an Ashes series on foreign soil

- Could Herbie Farnworth be the Golden Boot pick!

AJ and Rhys cap off a successful but strangely predictable NRL season with a recap of a spectacular Grand Final Day. The boys celebrate the success of the Penrith Panthers as they celebrate four successive premierships, a feat that hasn’t been achieved since the greatest Dragons side that won 11 on the bounce. We look at the stars of the night including Clive Churchill Medallist Liam Martin. AJ again asks if Isaah Yeo is the greatest lock of the modern era after an under the radar grand final performance.

We also offer our condolences to Melbourne who gave Penrith one big fright and ask whether they showed too many attacking plays in their blowout of the Roosters. We also analyse how their attack just lacked that final umph to get them over the top. Also this Grand Final Day we saw wins for the Roosters and Devils in the NRLW and State Championship.

The boys conclude our regular season with a look at the Australian representative sides as well as the awarding of our LOLCOW of the Week.

AJ and Rhys recap one chaotic week of rugby league. We pay tribute to Shaun Johnson's retirement and his amazing contribution over the last decade as well as the news of Kasey Badger's "ban" on officiating Souths matches. The boys recap the week that was in rugby league, including some defence optional games as AJ has no cause for panic despite the Roosters defensive panic. We also put Rhys under the microscope for the Broncos recent woes, we also look at the other matches as the boys dissect the going on's for all 17 clubs including the finals charge.

We also look at Rd 2 of the NRLW and give you some other content creators to check out in updating you on all things NRLW. We also review Round 20 of the QLD Cup and Round 22 of the KOE NSW Cup. Before AJ awards our most CONTROVERSIAL LOLCOW of the Week as he takes on the biggest issue facing world sports in the Olympic movement and ONE prominent journalist in particular.