ABC NRL Daily

The NRL's weekend in Perth produced a cracker with the Raiders hanging on against a late South Sydney fightback to win. Canberra Hooker Tom Starling told Andrew Moore and the team that when the game shifts away from you it's hard to stop. Plus you can catch Six Again where Luke Lewis reckoned that Melbourne Storm would miss the finals and Michael Carayannis discussed the challenges facing the Perth Bears. The First Thought is on "Next Big Thing" players while you can get to know Jada Taylor and Denis Carnahan celebrates the celebrations of the Bulldogs with his song of the week.

Another round, another loss for St George Illawarra. Some were encourage by their performance in the defeat by Manly - but not Luke Lewis. He thought talk of an improved effort was a cop out. Plus Mal Meninga joined the team in the box at Perth Stadium to explain how the Perth Bears are set for next season. It was only a quick MC's Hammertime but Michael Carayannis packed it with big news. Plus ABC Perth Drivetime presenter (and Dragons tragic) Oliver Peterson popped into the box to explain how he thinks the Bears will be received when they join the competition.

Andrew Moore, Matt Elliott and Ruan Sims chat to Brisbane Broncos coach Michael Maguire as Brisbane prepare to blood some new players after injuries to some of their playmakers.
Michael Carayannis also joins the team for the Thursday night edition of "MC's Hammertime" covering the injuries in the competition, the Dragons and what went wrong between Connor Watson and the Roosters.
00:16 - Michael Maguire
10:04 - MC's Hammertime

Andrew Moore, Matt Elliott and Ruan Sims chat to Brisbane Broncos coach Michael Maguire. Plus, Michael Carayannis also joins the team for the Thursday night edition of "MC's Hammertime".

North Queensland's Jaxon Purdue continues to impress on and off the field. He scored a double as the Cowboys smashed the Dragons BUT reckoned their win was all based on hard work in defence. Plus you can also hear Luke Lewis and John Gibbs run through the big topics of the week in Six Again. On top of that you can get to know Bulldogs prop Max King and hear Denis Carnahan's Song of the Week - The Seibold Shuffle.