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Fox League commentators and characters Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt assemble on a Monday morning to tackle to biggest talking points from each NRL round, as only they know how - with passion and precision.
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NEW SHOW | The Professor and Barney Podcast | Episode 1: Debuts | Available Now from 2020-01-14T04:50
Fox Sports Australia presents a brand new show: The Professor and Barney PodcastIn the first episode, they run t...
ListenOff season? What off season? | The Tests and the Nines from 2019-10-24T04:33
Matt Russell and Warren Smith pop in to chat the upcoming Tests, the Nines and much more.
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ListenThe GF: the trainer, the sin bin, 'six again' | The Jets, the NRLW decider | Next: WC 9s from 2019-10-08T00:36
The biggest match had some enormous moments. Matt Russell and Warren Smith have been closely assessing decisions and interpretation all year, and are well qualified to talk their way through t...
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How it came to be Raiders-Roosters | 'Surging' NRLW talent | GF tips from 2019-09-30T02:54
It's Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt once again!
And it's Grand Final week, no less, after two exciting Prelims.
Here's some of what was discussed:
-Jes...
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You Cam not slap | Forget it, Bennett | Future-proofing footy from 2019-09-23T01:53
Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt are back to react to an action-filled Week 2 of the finals, where Melbourne and Souths progressed to the Prelims.
Here's some of what was cov...
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Finals fireworks | Broncos' woes | The Eels remember R9 from 2019-09-16T02:28
Matt Russell, Warren Smith and Lara Pitt have plenty of good stories and thoughts out of the opening week of the NRL Finals.
Here's some of it:
-Broncos' woes and what's go...
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CRON-tenders? | JWH's case | You can't Maika up Sivo's story | Young error from 2019-09-09T02:33
Matt Russell and Lara Pitt keep the pod ticking over, as Warren Smith continues to recover from his bout of the flu.
But this show is no compromise - there are plenty of great things...
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Battle for 8th&Robbie's 'Farah-well' | Lottoland drama | Waz's chunk of turf from 2019-09-02T05:48
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Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt are still riding a high from an action-packed Round 24 and can't wait for what's to come in the final round of the reg...
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Angry fans | AFB's gesture | BJ's error | Freakish try-savers from 2019-08-26T03:01
Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith are overwhelmed with talking points out of Round 23.
Here are just a few of them:
-Fonua-Blake's 'disrespectful' crowd gesture (2")...
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Latrell's history | 'Tired' players | Top 8 race | Spectator fun | Legit contenders from 2019-08-19T04:00
Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith check in after Round 22, a weekend filled with wild and wonderful action.
Here's just some of what was looked into:
-Latrell chasin...
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Feisty debates on stripping and 'late' hits on playmakers | What to do with Josh McGuire from 2019-08-12T03:42
Feel the passion and frustration as Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith dig into some of the issues that have gripped the NRL community after Round 21.
Here are some of the high...
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The Dez difference | Despicable Qld | Can't-miss games to come | Coach of the Year contenders from 2019-08-05T03:28
Fox League commentators Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt cover some of the major talking points from Round 20 and offer their own spin on the movings and shakings in the NRL right now....
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The honeymoon period is over for Annesley | Most likely 2019 bolter from 2019-07-29T03:08
Warren Smith and Matt Russell dive into a series of big and controversial talking points out of Round 19, before nominating which of the teams outside the top 4 could be this season's 'bolter'...
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How not to rest players | Origin fix | Sub-par performers | Ken Irvine Medal race from 2019-07-22T01:47
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt assemble for this week's issues in the NRL.
Under-performing teams and players have been under the microscope and un...
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Howlers, ties, milestones, send offs, sackings. Just another round in the NRL. from 2019-07-15T03:30
Warren Smith and Matt Russell have their second term report card to run through.
But that's after ticking off a long list of remarkable talking points that Round 17 offered up.
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A great officiating debate | Matty 'Mr. Brightside' Russell | Broncos' heroic win from 2019-07-08T03:19
The Origin period of the NRL season is almost over, but for those that have stopped to smell the roses, yet again, it's created some fantastic rugby league stories.
Fox League broadc...
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Klem overlooked | Tariq&George charged | Bunker blunders | Ladder watch | Bad Broncos from 2019-07-01T03:17
Fox League broadcasting trio Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith return to wrap up Round 15 of the NRL, involving hugely consequential charges, consequential results and monumental stuff ...
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How the Blues dominated Origin 2 | Womens' rise | Rep Round stories | A look at R15 from 2019-06-24T03:10
Warren Smith and Matty Russell don't just watch Origin like the rest of us.
They pulled out their comprehensive notes to break down the Blues' dominant performance in Perth. No Lara ...
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Round 14 wrap-up | Mass Origin changes | Big 3 are back from 2019-06-17T05:17
Fox Sports commentators Warren Smith, Lara Pitt, and Matt Russell run the rule over NRL's Round 14, and the State of Origin team changes for game two.
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Origin I review | NRL's hot topics | Hannah Hollis jumps in from 2019-06-11T05:38
Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Hannah Hollis dissect the State of Origin opener and the hottest topics in rugby league this week.
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ListenOrigin talk | Round 12 review from 2019-06-03T04:14
Join Warren Smith, Lara Pitt and Hannah Hollis on Take Me Now, I Have Seen It All.
The trio discuss Round 12 as well as all the happenings in the Blues and Maroons camps.
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ListenOrigin selection | Pearce's performance | Dragons disappointment from 2019-05-27T04:58
Warren Smith and Lara Pitt dissect the Round 11 action, State of Origin squads, praise Mitchell Pearce's fine performance and address Dragons' worrying form.
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Round 10 Review from 2019-05-20T03:43
Fox League experts Warren Smith, Lara Pitt, and Matt Russell run the rule over Round 10, and all the biggest talking points in the NRL.
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ListenInjury Carnage | Penrith&Parra matters | Luck of the Raiders | Magic Round Review from 2019-05-13T05:09
Fox League broadcasters Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith tell stories and break down all the fallout from the NRL's Magic Round.
-Magic Round thoughts (1:00)
-Round...
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End of term Report Card | Severe Red Hill turbulence | Parra fortress? from 2019-05-06T02:27
Ahead of Magic Round and after one third of the season DONE, Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith discuss the state of every NRL club. Same as last year, Warren has come up with a way of c...
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R7 injury blows | Coaches pulling 'late' changes | 2019's 'most impressive' wins from 2019-04-29T02:41
Matt Russell, Lara Pitt and Warren Smith are back, wrapping up the ANZAC round and paying tribute to the respect that all Rugby League fans showed across Round 7.
Waz reckons it coul...
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Parra&stadium superb | Million-dollar Mitchell | Brit-tastic Raiders from 2019-04-23T01:06
Fox League broadcasters Matt Russell and Warren Smith wrap up Round 6 and look ahead.
Here's much of what was brought up on this week's show:
-How much of a game-changer th...
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Farewell, G.I | The Cook&Cody story | 'Immature' reaction to Nene situation from 2019-04-15T03:03
Matt Russell and Lara Pitt return, joining fellow Fox League broadcaster Warren Smith to dissect Round 5 and react to the monumental news that Greg Inglis is hanging up the boots, effective im...
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Knights, Broncos&SCG concerns | Best 'closers'&drop-kickers from 2019-04-08T02:27
The Knights and Broncos are heavy on the agenda this week. They've started the season well beneath expectation.
But there are good news teams and talking points to balance out the ne...
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Rise and fall of FBs | Club's most valuables | The Ponga experiment from 2019-04-01T01:39
Warren Smith made it back in one piece after his road trip with Finchy over the weekend (Sydney -> Canberra -> Bathurst -> Sydney).
As usual, he joins fellow Fox League broa...
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Dragons under fire | HIA: Yeo or no? | Young Robbie | Manly's poor facilities | Relocation or expansion? from 2019-03-25T05:11
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith, Lara Pitt and Matt Russell are back to unpack Round 2.
They name some of the star performers of the round, some of the things that need fixing a...
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R1 rust | Demise of tries | Gus' Panthers 'feeling' | Disappointing injuries | NZ's Chch tribute from 2019-03-18T04:03
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt had plenty of thoughts after the opening round of 2019.
Waz looks into the drop off of tries we've witnessed over the...
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Smith vs. Gallen | Every clubs' chances | 2019 Season Preview from 2019-03-11T04:59
There was a war of words between club and state rivals Cameron Smith and Paul Gallen over the weekend, regarding the punishments handed down for salary cap breaches.
The podcast trio...
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The relentless summer of Rugby League | Trial footy from 2019-03-04T01:47
It's time for Fox League's commentators to have their say on the seemingly longest, but undoubtedly most controversial off season of all time.
Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pit...
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Grand Final Recap, with Waz, Matty&Lara from 2018-10-02T02:40
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt have capped off the 2018 season with one final edition, looking over the Roosters' GF triumph and beyond.
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Waz is back! | Prelim finals review | Cronk out, O'Sullivan in? | Should Slater be banned? | NRL GF predictions from 2018-09-24T05:36
Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt discuss the biggest storylines ahead of the 2018 NRL grand final.
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ListenNRL Finals Week 2 from 2018-09-17T07:15
Rabbitohs' telling huddle after emotional week; Cam McInnes penalty was wrong; Matt Moylan's brilliance; and why the Panthers' season was a failure.
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Dragons' amazing upset | Best of finals Week 1 | Semi-finals preview | Legends retire | NRLW starts from 2018-09-10T04:57
Fox Sports NRL experts Matt Russell and Lara Pitt recap an incredible opening to the 2018 NRL finals series and preview the upcoming semi-final blockbusters.
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Finals Fever | Who's leading the race? | Flag or bust for the Roosters | Redemption for Hunt? | I can see Cleary now from 2018-09-04T02:19
Warren Smith, Lara Pitt, and Matt Russell dissect all the mouth-watering finals match-ups this weekend in the NRL
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ListenNapa trouble | Dragons' strife | Manly's mess | Top 8 race from 2018-08-27T06:27
One round remaining, countless problems... from individual players to entire clubs. Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt unpack all the issues. Produced by Phil Pri...
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Manly coaching drama | Fifita's finger | Box office Bellamy | 'Unavailable 17' | Dragons back?? from 2018-08-20T05:20
Fox League's Warren Smith, Matt Russell and Lara Pitt are all on board this week, covering the Manly debacle, Andrew Fifita's on-field message, Waz's Bellamy insight, the unbelievable lineup L...
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Coach craziness | Cleary's week | 'New Billy' | Questionable Finals halves from 2018-08-13T04:56
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Lara Pitt analyse the circus unfolding in Penrith, ALL the clubs with coaching uncertainty and a number of the other hot talking points, following Roun...
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Waz's ref take | Dragons' slump | New comeback kings | Resting Maloney | Sin-bin idea from 2018-08-06T04:46
Broadcaster Warren Smith joins Fox League's Lara Pitt, who replaces Matt Russell. The pair discuss Waz's weekend Twitter rant, attacking fans' treatment of refs, the issues with forward pass l...
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Saint's malfunction | Roosters' octane | Storm's main threat | #ReasonsToBeCheerful from 2018-07-30T04:40
The weird reason a star Saint is struggling, emerging stars and superstars, the duo the Warriors need to lean on (hint: not SJ) and who's capable of beating Melbounre? Fox League broadcasters ...
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Ref blunder fallout | Matty's solution | Wests' chances | Minor Prem contenders from 2018-07-23T04:17
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell are SICK and TIRED of yet another round marred by ref controversy. So they offer up some solutions, before analysing which teams outside a...
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Farewelling JT | Wayne v media | Warriors, Tigers' hopes from 2018-07-16T03:53
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell discuss how JT should be farewelled, the latest edition of Wayne Bennett in the media, plus whether the Tigers can make the 8.
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ListenTap vs. 'Two' | Expansion talent | Brisbane's young bucks | Basket-brawl commentary from 2018-07-09T05:14:38
Fox League commentators Warren Smith and Matt Russell recap an intriguing shortened round, explore the talent depth for expansion, and preview Round 18.
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Maroon's the new Blue | Kevvie's Ponga reaction | 'Criminal' Dogs admin | Raiders' psychology from 2018-07-02T04:23:18
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell tuck into a plethora of talking points, following Origin Game 3 selection and Round 16 of the NRL season. The Dogs' front office is in the...
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Rep Round Review | Hunt questioned | Rigs out | A look to R16 from 2018-06-25T04:03:25
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell review the Blues' Series win and all the Rep Round action, including Ben Hunt's output when the whips were cracking, and why Ash Taylor is...
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Waz v Voss | Farah farce | Origin squads | Bellamy's decision | NZ's 'Warrying' month from 2018-06-18T04:12:12
For starters, Fox League commentator Warren Smith details his Twitter beef with colleague Andrew Voss. Then Waz explodes over the possibility of Robbie Farah returning to the Tigers. Matt Russ...
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Top sides' easy run | Mid-Year Review | From snapper to caller from 2018-06-12T05:49:40
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell reveal how they came to be NRL commentators... but not until they review every team's 2018 campaign so far and look at the 'cruisy' run ho...
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Making RL 'great' again | Unfair criticism | Cheap shots | Double-standard sin-binning | Time-wasting | R13 Wrap from 2018-06-04T02:23:04
Warren Smith and Matt Russell do a fair job of solving the NRL's major headaches in just over an hour. Waz has a bee in his bonnet over the Roosters wasting everyone's time late in the Tigers ...
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Blues' leaking farce | Origin selection chat | Beanie buy-in | R12 Wrap | NRL's hottest sides from 2018-05-28T04:03:17
Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell give the NSW Origin board a whack, assess the two selected teams ahead of Game 1, focus on what's working for the NRL's hottest sides and ...
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1300 No Smiles | Commentator's Curse | Cynical penalties | Jimmy Jet&Napa from 2018-05-21T06:39:32
21/5: Fox League broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell review all the major talking points from Round 11... ALL of them: Sin-binnings, penalties, who's firing and who's nose diving, amazi...
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Bryce not right | 'Cold' Storm | HIA&Interchange issue | Fun Bunnies from 2018-05-14T05:08:49
14/5: Fox League commentators Warren Smith and Matt Russell run the rule over Round 10, questioning what's wrong with the Storm, what's wrong with Bryce Cartwright, what's wrong with the curre...
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Storm of ref confusion | Origin anticipation | Suburban grounds | R9 review from 2018-05-07T06:15:45
Fox League commentators Warren Smith and Matt Russell reassess Round 9 and the ref controversy involved from Thursday - Sunday. Waz also has some very strong thoughts on NRL being played in su...
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'Term 1' Report Card | Are Chooks bad? | Calling big hits | F1 Lessons from 2018-04-30T06:53:23
Warren Smith and Matt Russell review every team after exactly a third of the regular season, including a discussion of whether the Roosters are actually bad. They also analyse media access in ...
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Battle of Hastings | Off-contract Issac | Regional surge | Eastlake tribute from 2018-04-23T05:47:38
23/4: Warren Smith and Matt Russell tackle all the big talking points out of Round 7, including Jackson Hastings, struggling Manly, the amazing Warriors, how good regional footy's going and th...
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Brandy's call | Benji's sliding doors moment | Raymond 'Faitala-Gasnier' from 2018-04-16T07:12:27
Fox League commentators Warren Smith and Matt Russell cover all the light and shade from an enthralling Round 6 - Greg Alexander's big call on Thurston, Cowboys' issues, the moment Benji Marsh...
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Wayne's 'wanger' | Unlikely contenders | Raiders' secret musician from 2018-04-09T06:50:59
Warren Smith and Matt Russell offer their takes on Nathan Brown's Wayne Bennett comment, plus review some of the unlikeliest of contenders like the Warriors and Tigers.
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Commentator bias | Penalty-thon | firing Dragons from 2018-04-03T06:36:20
NRL broadcasters Warren Smith and Matt Russell address this penalty issue, discuss fans accusing them of bias and run through who's hot and not after a month of NRl action.
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Waz's epic Raiders rant | pronunciation problems from 2018-03-26T05:45:41
Warren Smith and Matt Russell cover everything from Steve Smith to Adam Douiehi, plus Waz completely loses his mind, trying to work out how Canberra let yet another lead slip away.
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ListenNo Eel feeling | Post heroics | Wests' best D | R2 Review from 2018-03-19T04:55:07
Fox League commentators Warren Smith and Matt Russell review a sensational round, headlined by Brisbane's goal-line... goal-POST defence, the Tigers' staunch D, Parra's shocker and everything ...
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Upsets | expansion | the infamous quote | R1 review from 2018-03-12T06:59:30
Warren Smith and Matty Russell revisit the quote Wazza made famous, "Take me now, I have seen it all," and where it came from. Plus, the Fox League commentators review the opening round of the...
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