The Bye Round With James Graham

Welcome to another edition of Mid-Week-Matters with James Graham & Charlie White. In this episode the boys discuss the latest on Zac Lomax, Mitch Barnett's future, the shock non-selection for the Raiders in round one which leads to a debate around introducing a loan system and Jimmy is asked if the NRL should start their own competition in England featuring the biggest clubs in the country? Plus, we preview every game of Round 1!
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0:00 Glad To Be Home From Vegas!
8:00 Patreon Is LIVE!
12:00 Lomax Spotted At Rugby Australia HQ
18:00 Bad Blood Between Parra & Storm
21:49 Lomax’s Next Move?
28:03 Clubs In Mix For Mitch Barnett
31:00 Raiders Shock Non-Selections
42:30 Storm v Eels Preview
47:28 Wahs v Roosters Preview
49:05 Broncos v Panthers Preview
56:02 Sharks v Titans Preview
58:43 Jamal Fogarty Cup Preview
1:01:47 Wayne Bennett Cup Preview
1:09:26 Listener Questions
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James Graham and Luke Keary dissect all the action from the opening weekend of the NRL in Las Vegas! The Bulldogs thrilling yet controversial win, the heat now turned up to maximum on Todd Payten folloiwing the Cowboys first-up loss, NRL Europe talks ramp up plus Kez shares never before told insight into the infamous Broncos & Roosters hotel scuffle
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0:00 Lil Jon NRL After Party
4:32 NRL Europe Back On?
17:27 Bulldogs Controversial Win
26:47 Captain’s Challenge For Golden Point?
29:15 Knights Upset The Cowboys
41:03 2024 Roosters & Broncos Vegas Scuffle
42:56 JImmy’s Thoughts On Lomax Saga
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Ahead of the 2026 NRL season kickoff in Las Vegas, James Graham sticks his neck out predicts the Top 10 Signings of the year. From 10-1 these are the players Jimmy predicts we’ll all be raving about when the dust settles come October once the season is over!
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0:00 Comedy Of Errors
7:46 Number 10
10:26 Number 9
16:01 Number 8
21:07 Number 7
23:32 Number 6
29:02 Number 5
35:58 Number 4
39:32 Number 3
46:52 Number 2
52:45 Honourable Mentions
57:50 Number 1
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The NRL has taken over Las Vegas once again and James Graham & Charlie White are on deck to discuss all the latest and biggest NRL news heading into the season opener! On this episode; the boys discuss Mitch Barnett's release from the Wahs, the Zac Lomax saga takes yet another controversial turn, the Bulldogs culture & we preview both season opening games!
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0:00 We’ve Landed In Vegas!
5:31 Fans Everywhere In America
8:30 Global Round Ideas
11:36 Which Vegas Team Will Surprise Us Most In 2026?
14:46 Mitch Barnett Release On Compassionate Grounds
27:23 The Insane Setu Tu Story
29:52 Bulldogs Flying EVERY Staff Member To Vegas
34:31 Cheese Calf Injury Missing Round 1
37:57 Zac Lomax Saga Takes Another Turn
40:59 Knights v Cowboys Preview
49:44 Bulldogs v Dragons Preview
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Part 2 of our 2026 NRL season preview is here and this is all about the contenders! Jimmy reveals his top 8 plus he shares his bold predictions for State of Origin, which includes Zac Lomax?!?!
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0:00 State of Origin Predictions
7:21 9th Position
20:13 8th Position
25:45 7th Position
32:31 6th Position
39:08 5th Positon
44:46 4th Position
51:33 3rd Position
58:49 2nd Position
1:02:18 1st Position
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