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Apologies League Lovers, but our starting backrowers Ferris & Gale have been struck low by one of the multiple viruses coursing through Sydney this week and were unable to suit up today. Hopefully they'll be back fit and firing for next week's atrocities. Stay tuned and stay healthy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week our hosts dive deep into dreams, those that come true and those that don't, from Indiana Carroll's Dallas Cowboy's audition to the Perth Meningas, from the PVL Jet to SOO#2. Denis Carnahan sings an ode to Josh Papalii, and they address the Club in Crisis de Jour - with the Sea Eagles Under Siege and their premiership dream in tatters. And as always, Stephen dreams of the day when the Dra...

This week our hosts discuss the Game Day Experience, Rugby League Geography, The Politics of Boo'ing, SMERSH & the United Underworld, Galvin the Mercenary, Hair Tourism & The Picasso Of Hair, Perplexing calls, Ricky Stuart's sticky tears, Pick & Stick, Un-Merging & SO much more. Thanks for listening     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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While there is an awful lot for our hosts to talk about this week - and trust us they do! - from the dull State of Origin Buildup to The Enhanced Games to SBW v Gal, one topic absolutely dominates this week, what we like to call "The Life and Times of Gus Gould." It's a lot.  Tune in, and let us know what you think. See you on the Park.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

With State OF Origin (Men's) just around the corner and State OF Origin (Women's) a torrential success story this week, it somehow still feels like its' A Glittering New Year in Bat Country. Everything is topsy turvy, but somehow it all still fells the same. Is the levee gonna break? While it was a great weekend for hookers,  it appears there is a DEARTH of fullbacks for SOO. Wingers are outm...

Another topsy turvy week in NRL world leaves tipsters scrambling, rules akimbo, and a too many questions for most mortals to deal with. Fortunately our hosts are all over the issues, from Robot Marathonners to The Jetsons to Latrell's trick play to "wetting" the ball, so listen in and let them make sense of it all. For you. You're welcome :) With a cracking song by Denis Carnahan. Tune in, switch...

On a bigly losing weekend for Queenslanders in Rugby League and Politics, one of our hosts went to Magic Round, and the other didn't....we get a full analysis from both sides of the border, discussing the Heroes and Villains of the weekend, with a song from Denis Carnahan. That sounds like a good thing to listen to..... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A dramatic Anzac Round with ever-dimishing entertainment value (Where's the Black Hawks FFS!?)  throws up plenty of controversy from the Lachie Galvin saga to new head high tackle interpretations, from the international expansion intentions of the Manchester Chooks to the local expansion aspirations of the Western Bears, or should they be called "The Western Rare Earth Minerals?" Our. hosts d...

On a bizarro weekend where JD Vance probably finished off the Pope, the Stawell Gift forgot to include the 2 fastest runners in the country in the main race and Lachie Galvin had an armed guard at The Zurich Centre, we had some incredible - dare we say "biblical" - games of football, replete with multiple tales of redemption, resurrection, a bevy of Moses's (Mosi?) and paths to the Promised Land....

In a week where Rugby League just keeps on giving, our hosts discuss the 2 major controversies of the week, namely the polite conversation between mates where Spencer  Leniu and Johnathon Thurston exchanged pleasantries, and GalvinGate, whereby the 19 year old Tigers Wunderkind has politely declined the Tiges new contract offer.  All good stuff. Tune in for the whole shebang. See omnystu...

Our hosts Stephen Ferris & Kris Gale dissect a week of barbaric ballet, total carnage on all fronts, from "Liberation Day" to the finale of White Lotus, from gunslingers at the MCG to all-in brawls at Allianz, from Dutton kicking an AFL ball through a photographer’s head to Abdo cracking down on the entire NRL code. That's right, CARNAGE across all the codes! Tune in for this and mu...

Our hosts this week dive deeper into the DCE "Smear Campaign" claims and ultimately find Smear Campaigns are everywhere, an inescapable part of every club. Or are they? They also look into the extreme abundance of NRL Media shows all clamouring for attention, and Stephen vents yet again about his usual bugbears regarding St. George and the Illawarra.... Plus, as always, much much more....thanks fo...

Can't make sense out of the world? Feeling confused? Well listen in as we make a WHOLE lot of sense dissecting the incredible week that was in Rugby League.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a couple of Rounds of footy the winners and losers are starting to identify themselves and while our hosts identify the leading contenders at both ends of the ladder they also discuss important issues like the cost and quality of Pies, the Bulldogs' Mobile Disco, Billy Knowles' hamstring factory and just WHO is the smartest man (or woman) in Rugby League? Tune in HARD for the full range of i...

Our hosts discuss the virtues or otherwise of Allianz Stadium, whether Yochi culture has taken the next generation of halfbacks, and the great pie-throwing atrocity at the  Dragons/Bulldogs game. And that's just for starters...tune in to hear the full gamut of irrelevant yet spirited discussion. If you manage to sit through the whole episode, please leave a review or tell your firiends or fam...

We're back for our first episode in 2025 as the NRL season commences in Vegas and this week's games are dodging a cyclone. As always we're swinging pendulum-like between hope and hate, yes the song does indeed remain the same. Giddy up, Game On, let's get it on! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season's Greetings to all Fire Up! Listeners, we've put together a little "Best Of" to commemorate another year of inane blatherings about the NRL in all its glory....and it's many atrocities! Thanks again to all the guests who appeared on the show this year, as well as the Production team (Mash Ferris and Josh Beagley) and Andrew Gordon from Personal Best Media. Here's looking forward to another...

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Special Guest Podcaster and ex-Cricketer Shane Lee joins the boys in the studio as Stephen battles his PTSD at not being the Game Day DJ for the first time in many, many years to discuss The NRL Grand Final, the run up, the game, the fallout....and as always, much much more!!! Thanks for listening this year, we'll be back next year and keep your eye out for some off-season special episodes. Big Lo...

With most of the NRL fraternity focussed on this week's grand final, Fire Up! scratches at the surface of the supernatural and paranormal realms this week, as ghost stories begin to emanate from the Pearce family. Crazy stuff, but you can't ignore it! And of course our hosts dig deep - some might say too deep - into the forthcoming big dance. Spooooooky Tune in comrades for all this and much, much...

And then there were 4. If you need a completely non-critical, non-expert analysis of where the NRL Season is at right now, you've stumbled on to the right POD. Fortunately our hosts have spies everywhere, from the Caringbah Inn to the set of 100% Footy to the cockpit of the Vlandys Airlines NRL Jet, and have got all the big news covered. Thanks for listening   See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

As this oh-so-long Season of Rugby League winnows it's way to conclusion, our hosts are exhausted and furious. With hope taken off the table, now there is little do but hate. But wait.....does Stephen have a secret affinity for the Panthers? And Kris seems very-entrenched with the Eastern Suburbs elite at The Chooks? What's afoot? Join us to find out, and hear a bunch of non-expert pontifications...

With our hosts gearing up for Mad Monday and the upcoming Finals, the fastest man in Rugby League has given them plenty to discuss in a last minute heroic effort to enter the Fire Up! Hall Of Shame. They also lament the passing of the Burgi, discuss the "Spoon Bowl" and laud the innovative Fireball Bubbler coming soon to the Robin Hood Hotel.  And as always, much, much more. Tune in to tune out, L...