The Bye Round With James Graham

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James Graham & Luke Keary are back in on this Easter Monday to unpack Round 5 of the NRL! The boys discuss the dreadful Dragons performance and what it means for the future of coach Shane Flanagan, plus, Manly’s big win, the unstoppable Panthers, Sharks show their contender status & Jimmy weighs-in on what’s going wrong at the Bulldogs.
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0:00 Busiest Man In Rugby League
1:00 Jimmy’s MASSIVE Stuff Up
5:55 Dreadful Dragons
14:27 St George vs. Illawarra Issues
32:26 Dragons Stalling Of Contract Talks
36:33 Shane Flanagan’s Future
41:28 Manly’s BIG Win
47:50 Unstoppable Panthers
55:56 Sharks Show Contender Status
1:04:54 Bulldogs Shaky Start Continues
1:11:52 The Clunky Warriors
1:14:18 Knights Flying Start To 2026
1:16:56 What’s Doing At The Raiders?
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On today's episode James Graham goes one-on-one Jamal Fogarty. The Manly halfback opens up on the fallout from Anthony Seibold’s sacking and how the playing group handled the chaos, before putting the bigger picture into perspective both on and off the field. He shares what it's like having Kieran Foran step into the role and the instant impact it had on the squad.
Plus, Jamal his honest take on the latest NRL rule changes, reflects on Canberra’s 2025 season & his own journey through the NRL!
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0:00 The Seibold Sacking
10:19 Putting Things Into Perspective
19:34 Kieran Foran The Head Coach
23:22 Jamal’s Thoughts On The Six Agains
35:44 Canberra’s 2025 Season
54:22 Jamal’s NRL Journey So Far
1:02:49 Development Of Young Halves
1:14:38 Post-Footy Coaching Plans
1:25:32 Can Manly Play Finals Footy In 2026?
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James Graham & Charlie White are joined by a very special guest, veteran rugby league journalist Paul Kent! In a wide-ranging chat Kenty shares an update on his health following his cancer diagnosis, we discuss the difference between old school media vs. the modern day and why we can't lose the rugby league drama! Plus, we preview every game of round 5 of the NRL!
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0:00 Welcome Paul Kent
2:55 Kenty Health Update
20:17 Modern Media v Old Media
36:05 Could We Lose “Rugby League Drama?”
42:57 Shane Flanagan Under Pressure
49:05 St George vs. Illawarra
57:19 Impact Of Rule Changes
1:09:35 Round 5 Preview
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Welcome to the Ultimate Rugby League countdown, this is 'The Bye Round 99' all powered by Maccas! Over the next four weeks, James Graham is ranking the 99 best players in the NRL right now. No reputations spared, no bias, just straight footy IQ. In Part two, Jimmy counts down 74 to 51, did he get it right? Let us know via the comments or shoot us an Insta DM!
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0:00 Controversy In EP 1?
1:51 74 -71
6:55 70-66
15:34 65-61
25:16 60-56
37:56 2 Origin Players Omitted From The 99
39:22 Terrell May Joins The Show
43:26 55-50
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Luke Keary joins James Graham for a comprehensive review of all the footy action that took place in Round 4! The boys look at the top contenders to take the Manly job full-time, Jimmy reflects on the Bulldogs shock loss to Knights and where it's going wrong, recap the Dragons 0-4 start to the season and we answer the question; are the Tigers the real deal?
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0:00 Maccas 99
3:22 Seibold Sacked, Foran In
18:37 Manly’s Recruitment Over The Years
23:31 Candidates For The Manly Job
34:52 Sharks Raiders Thriller!
45:09 Knights Upset Bulldogs
58:07 Cowboys Pip The Storm
1:05:26 Fixing The Dragons
1:18:37 Tigers The Real Deal?
1:21:52 Panthers Far Too Good
1:23:01 Broncos Win Battle Of Brisbane
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