League By The Fireplace - An NRL Podcast

Right here, right now. Highlights/Lowlights. – Cheap Petrol, tartan shorts, fight auras, Versace jackets, creative tee kicking, short in goals, sponsor initiated injuries, Cook Island blooper reels, Fatboy Slim getting too many kickbacks; this World Cup has had everything. Average Backrower – Our continuing segment of not the best 2nd rowers and locks  extends to the […]

The Chimera is born! Sonny Bill: If you don’t know who he is, seriously, read a newspaper or something. We talk the real reasons why he is staying on at the Roosters: for love or for money? Lobby in the USA: Lobby is visiting the Tomahawks training camp in America and shot us an email […]

Recorded live on Grand Final Day 2013 from the Green Lake Log Cabin. NSW Cup – We talk up League by the Fireplace favorites Cameron Ciraldo and Eto Nabuli (even though they lost). Also, we demand the NSW Cup end the confusion caused by the Windsor Pumas, Cronulla Joker-Sharks and the Newtown Flying Cocks. Retirees […]

The podcast that is cheaper than free Gatorade. Grand Final Teams – We’re down to two teams with their idiosyncrasies, smokescreens and viruses. Tooveys Sea Eagles versus Robinson’s Roosters; Que les matchs commencent! Logos – Gus Gould’s most important job as head of Penrith was to create a new logo (with the help of a CGI […]

Even we don’t follow Joel Reddy on Twitter.  Bandwagon – As the teams dwindle, we have to chose between teams from minor comps. We also discuss our preferred grand final combatants and combinations. David Smith Joins Twitter – The  NRL/ ARLC head honcho has decided to make his presence known in social media. We dissect his […]

There’s got to be an investigation into this. Conspiracy Theory -Our longstanding segment has entered the NRL lexicon. Henry and Thurston have got mixed messages from us, but it seems they go the gist. Although it may not have come to fruition yet, our Sharks theory will still come to pass. Salary Cap Cops – […]

“I made Ennis’s face into a hat for myself” Conspiracy Theory – Finals edition! The NRL may take some prophylactic action by penalising the Sharks out of the finals. The Cowboys management may also be super smart by faux axing Neil Henry to make the players step up only to re-hire him. Bandwagon – Against […]

If you search “NRL” + “dong” we probably come up #1.  Smokescreens – Team announcement Tuesday is a total farce. Coaches can use it to name players in positions they are never intended to play or bring players back from injury. Some clubs are even smart enough to name a ghost player in QLD cup […]

If we run straight and break our podcast necks, our dad’s will love us. Shout out to Kingy  – The shaggy one has called last drinks…but we’re still thirsty for a big ol’ cup of Matt King. He will obviously have more time on his hands now, so the excuses for not appearing on our […]

The podcast with less accuracy than a Nathan Fien fifth tackle option.  Canberra Woes – Furner is gone and the player exodus  makes us think that the ACT should be made more attractive to players. Why is Logan better than Quenbeyan? Luke Keary – has opened  a can of worms in terms of eligibility rules. If he […]

An episode as gripping as a squirrel. Pommys in the NRL – Most people think it is beneficial to get players from the UK into our domestic comp. But after vampire bites and wheel grabs, do we have to re-assess our love of the dentally impaired ones? Bandwagon – From time to time you experience […]

Pedro never got a butt burner. Raiders vs the Storm – After a crushing defeat to the Raiders, Lobby has to live up to his side of the bet and read out a Pedro authored post-it note. In related news, Lobby enjoys butt foreplay from old, grey men. Conspiracy Theory – We are not suggesting […]

Find your way through a complicated maze of tunnels and onto the field that is our podcast. Darcy Byrne interview – the Mayor of Leichhardt loves League by the Fireplace apparently. Raiders vs the Storm – Our teams clash again and there’s more than two competition points at stake, there’s also our personal bet of […]

Vote League By The Fireplace. This ad was paid for by Log Cabin Enterprises, a Log Cabin Free State. Rookie Coach Review – we discuss the performances of the newbie coaches Robinson and Potter taking into account attack, defence, player management and media persona. Politics and the NRL – Labor or Liberal, they all want […]

Audio Ciriculum Vitae take 4# Eels CEO Resume – Listen in Parramatta board to our plan for your future including co-coaches, change of mascot, über recruitment and bullet trains. Go West; Reasons for Perth Expansion – We back the West Coast Pirates to be the new team in the NRL. They’d be good for TV, […]