This was recorded before Ivan Cleary made his decision to step away from the Panthers & before Luke Metcalf's decision to join the Dragons
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In this special episode of The Bye Round, James Graham is joined by Code Sports' Michael Carayannis and Charlie White to tackle rugby league’s biggest expansion challenge yet, building a realistic roster for the NRL’s newest franchise the PNG Chiefs.
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0:00 Welcome MC + Breaking The Payne Haas Story
4:24 Building The Chiefs Concept
11:58 Nord VPN
13:28 Nathan Cleary Status
23:30 The Hammer
25:25 Locking In Our Halfback
28:07 Fonua Pole
30:07 2nd Row/Lock
35:41 Cooper Bai/Jacob Saifiti
42:03 Hull KR Players
47:41 We Need A Centre!
50:02 The Coates Brothers
57:34 The Roster So Far
1:00:26 Back Up Halfback
1:05:33 Do We Need $2 Million For Cleary?
1:08:58 Strike Prop & 2nd Rower
1:15:33 Filling The Rest Of The Squad
1:24:45 Our PNG Chiefs

Phil Gould Opens Up On The Current State of the Bulldogs
1:30:14

Origin Teams Reaction, Magic Round Shenanigans & Are We Happy With The Quality Of Footy Being Played?
1:25:53

Ivan Cleary's BOMBSHELL Panthers Exit... Could Nathan Be Next To Go? Luke Metcalf's Future & Magic Round Preview
1:02:48