Today on the Bye Round James Graham is joined by leading NRL journalist Phil "Buzz" Rothfield. Buzz pulls back the curtain on his 47 years career at Newscorp revealing the challenges journalists now face and takes us inside some of his greatest feuds. 

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Today on the Bye Round James Graham is joined by leading NRL journalist Phil "Buzz" Rothfield. Buzz pulls back the curtain on his 47 years career at Newscorp revealing the challenges journalists now face and takes us inside some of his greatest feuds. 
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NRL Legend James Graham's Unique Take on The World Of Rugby League Featuring In-Depth Analysis & Interviews With Some Of The Games Fascinating Characters!

NRL Legend James Graham's Unique Take on The World Of Rugby League Featuring In-Depth Analysis &amp; Interviews With Some Of The Games Fascinating Characters!

The Bye Round With James Graham

NRL legend James Graham's unique take on the world of rugby league! Featuring in-depth analysis & interviews with some of the games fascinating characters!

NRL legend James Graham's unique take on the world of rugby league! Featuring in-depth analysis &amp; interviews with some of the games fascinating characters!

Buzz: Phil Rothfield

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 three, Jimmy counts down 50 to 21, did he get it right? Let us know via the comments or shoot us an Insta DM!

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0:00 Fixing The Mistakes

6:20 50-46

14:35 45-40

30:01 39-36

38:41 35-31

48:33 30-26

55:15 25-21

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 three, Jimmy counts down 50 to 21, did he get it right? Let us know via the comments or shoot us an Insta DM!
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0:00 Fixing The Mistakes
6:20 50-46
14:35 45-40
30:01 39-36
38:41 35-31
48:33 30-26
55:15 25-21

Bye Round 99 | We Rank The 99 BEST Players In The NRL | Part Three 50-21

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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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0:00 Busiest Man In Rugby League
1:00 Jimmy&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Future
41:28 Manly&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Doing At The Raiders?

REAL Reason The Dragons Are A Mess, Bulldogs Shaky Start Continues & Can Penrith Become The NRL Invincibles? 

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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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On today's episode James Graham goes one-on-one Jamal Fogarty. The Manly halfback opens up on the fallout from Anthony Seibold&rsquo;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.&nbsp;
Plus, Jamal his honest take on the latest NRL rule changes, reflects on Canberra&rsquo;s 2025 season &amp; 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&rsquo;s Thoughts On The Six Agains
35:44 Canberra&rsquo;s 2025 Season
54:22 Jamal&rsquo;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?

Buzz: Phil Rothfield

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