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