In this Covid-impacted edition, Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield, Michael Carayannis and Adam Mobbs discuss how former whistleblower Bernard Sutton was forced to relinquish his Queensland Maroons advisor role out of fears it may cost his brother, Gerard, the Origin refereeing job. Mick gives an insight into his exclusive interview with axed Canberra halfback George Williams - and the Raiders' response, while Buzz talks Channel 9's Origin coverage. The boys also preview both the men's and women's Origin games.

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Every Thursday during the NRL season, you'll hear from Code Sports journalists Dave Riccio, Brent Read, Michael Carayannis, and Adam Mobbs as they pull apart the inside workings of the NRL....

<p>Every Thursday during the NRL season, you'll hear from Code Sports journalists Dave Riccio, Brent Read, Michael Carayannis, and Adam Mobbs as they pull apart the inside workings of the NRL....</p>

Each week you&apos;ll hear from Daily Telegraph journalists Phil Rothfield, Mick Carayannis, Paul Kent, Dean Ritchie, David Riccio and Paul Crawley as they pull apart all the goings on in the NRL