Dual NRL premiership winner James Maloney joins the boys from the news.com.au sports desk to dive into Manly's appointment of Kieran Foran and why even Nathan Cleary couldn't help them. Jimmy then launches into why the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are struggling in 2026 and makes huge calls on hot prospects Joey Walsh and Mitch Woods.

Dual NRL premiership winner James Maloney joins the boys from the news.com.au sports desk to dive into Manly's appointment of Kieran Foran and why even Nathan Cleary couldn't help them. Jimmy then launches into why the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are struggling in 2026 and makes huge calls on hot prospects Joey Walsh and Mitch Woods.

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Tallintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news.

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Tallintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news. 

news.com.au's Extended Bench cuts through the noise. 

Breaking down the week's biggest rugby league moments with honest opinions and fresh takes. This isn't your typical footy analysis, it's the real conversations you'd have with your mates at the pub, just with people who actually know what they're talking about.

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Tallintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news.&nbsp;
<a href="http://news.com.au/" data-renderer-mark="true">news.com.au</a>'s Extended Bench cuts through the noise.&nbsp;
Breaking down the week's biggest rugby league moments with honest opinions and fresh takes. This isn't your typical footy analysis, it's the real conversations you'd have with your mates at the pub, just with people who actually know what they're talking about.

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Tallintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news. 

Extended Bench - NRL

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Talintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news. 

news.com.au's Extended Bench cuts through the noise. 

Breaking down the week's biggest rugby league moments with honest opinions and fresh takes. This isn't your typical footy analysis, it's the real conversations you'd have with your mates at the pub, just with people who actually know what they're talking about.

Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Talintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news.&nbsp;
<a href="http://news.com.au/" data-renderer-mark="true">news.com.au</a>'s Extended Bench cuts through the noise.&nbsp;
Breaking down the week's biggest rugby league moments with honest opinions and fresh takes. This isn't your typical footy analysis, it's the real conversations you'd have with your mates at the pub, just with people who actually know what they're talking about.

Maloney slams Dogs attack, mind boggling move stuns

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