NOT The Footy Show - NRL Podcast

It took 6 NRL Rounds and 48 games to be played but NOT The Footy Show has indeed come back for 2022. Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for a comprehensive State of the NRL podcast through the opening rounds covering all 16 Teams. Stick around for bonus NRL Jokediciary thoughts and NRL Commentator analysis to close out our first show of the year. Apologies for Waz's audio - will fix

Penrith have defeated Souths 14-12 in the 2021 NRL Grand Final to claim the club's 3rd NRL Premiership, so join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 249 as they review the decider shortly after the game finished. Nathan Cleary is awarded the Clive Churchill Medal and his father Ivan wins his first premiership on the third attempt, as the Penrith coach goes one better

It's Grand Final time! Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 248 and our 2021 NRL Grand Final Preview as the Penrith Panthers take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Is it time for the Ivan Cleary's Panthers to deliver on two superb seasons with a Premiership or will Uncle Benny steer South Sydney to his 8th win in 10

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 247 as we recap both 2021 NRL Preliminary Finals - Souths 36 def. Manly 16 and Penrith 10 def. Melbourne 6. That leaves us with a Rabbitohs v Panthers Grand Final next Sunday October 3 at Suncorp Stadium and we review how the Penrith and Souths did the business in the Prelims... and some things the NRL simply can't keep

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 246 as we preview the 2021 NRL Preliminary Finals - Souths v Manly and Melbourne v Penrith. Apart from our picks of who makes the Grand Final, we touch on Michael Maguire surviving at the Tigers (for another 12 months of speculation) and wonder what Tim Sheens will be able to accomplish once he arrives. We also quickly discuss

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 245 as we review the Semi Final victories by Penrith and Manly in the second weekend of the 2021 NRL Finals. The apparent legal storing of free interchanges is the first topic we dive into, as is the failure of Parramatta to get past the Semi Final stage under Brad Arthur. And of course we break

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 244 and their preview of the Semi Finals stage of the 2021 NRL Finals Series - with Manly facing Easts and Penrith taking on Parramatta. We discuss Ivan Cleary getting schooled by Wayne Bennett as Souths upset Penrith, and review Melbourne handing Manly a reality check. We also talk about how the Roosters and Eels did enough

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 243 as we dig into the coaching Merry-Go-Round that is the Wests Tigers... and whether or not Michael Maguire will be at the club in 2022? We also look at how all the new coaches who took over bad teams in 2021 went compared to their predecessors in 2020 and this comes with a lesson. Plus Paul Green gets

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 242 for our 2021 NRL Finals Week 1 Preview chat. We go in depth on all four Week 1 Finals and lament the crazy 'playoff wildcard' chat that re-emerged on the weekend, despite there not even being eight good teams in the NRL in 2021. So join Coxsmith and Waz for the first NRL Finals Podcast this week as

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for a quick 26 minute NOT The Footy Show Episode 241 as we dive into the aftermath from the Latrell Mitchell, Trent Robinson and NRL Bunker mix-tape that was NRL Round 24. We ask what's next for Latrell Mitchell given his last two season's have come crashing to a halt before the Finals, what is going on at the NRL Bunker for Mitchell to somehow not be sent

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for a well overdue NOT The Footy Show Episode 240 as we take a deep breath and dive into the state of the NRL entering Round 24 of the 2021 Season.  All 16 Teams will get a temperature check for their 2021 campaign with just two weeks to go until the NRL Finals and we are not kind for the most part.  Is it down to

Join Robb Cox, Matthew Duncan and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 239 as we preview the pivotal second match of the 2021 State of Origin Series. Queensland are at home once again - mmmmmmm - but NSW can wrap up the 2021 series with a win at Suncorp Stadium in Game 2. We discuss all things Reece Walsh and his Origin debut, explore Gerard 'Suncorp' Sutton's record in

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 238 as we enjoy New South Wales 50 defeating Queensland 6 in the opening game of the 2021 State of Origin Series. Turns out the QLD government paid $8m bucks to have their team embarrassed in Townsville as the Blues obliterated the Maroons last night. Plenty to discuss if you are a NSW fan, maybe less

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 237 as we dissect the team NSW coach Brad Fittler picked for State of Origin Game 1. In short - us NSW boys are happy! We talk Townsville v Newcastle getting Origin 1 instead of Melbourne, and we also have to address the NRL's new wheel of justice when it comes to their 'high shot crackdown' as things

Join Robb Cox and Warrick Nicolson for NOT The Footy Show Episode 236 as we predict the Queensland Maroons side for State of Origin 1, unload plenty more NSW Blues Team Talk on your poor ears and reflect on our memories of the late Bob Fulton. We also open the show with about 10-15 minutes on why the NRL's high shots crackdown is becoming increasingly bewildering as the game clearly isn't