Playing & Simple

We talk the great Rugby League day that was the Pacific Championships Final. We slam the rumoured rule change from the NRL. We look at the dire state of the NSW Head Coach position. We shoutout the latest star of the WBBL, Lizelle Lee. We congratulate Australian cricket's new test debutant-to-be, Nathan McSweeney. We hype up the Wallabies win over England. We applaud the Aus mens' Netball team's p...

We finish off our 2024 NRL season reviews with the teams that finished 1st-4th (the Contenders) We preview the Pacific Championships final with Stephen Gallagher. We figure out the best landing spots for free agents Ben Hunt, Josh Addo-Carr and Terrell May. We discuss the confirmation of an A-League second tier competition. We respond to the backlash from last week's Rugby Union-League chat. Follo...

They knocked us out of the Australian Finska Championship, and today we seek revenge. Lachie and Hugh from Australia's national Finska team, the Finskaroos, join us to talk about where it all started and where the Froos are heading. We also take them on in a little (literally) rematch. Follow us on Insta! https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

We continue our season reviews with the teams that finished 5th-8th (the Chasing Pack) We review the second weekend of Pacific Championships footy. Harvey explains the recent Ballon d'Or controversey. Lachie questions the disparity in code switches between League and Union. We congratulate the Matildas first-time goal scorers. We talk Father-Son crossovers in sport after Lebron's family achievemen...

We continue our season reviews with the teams that finished 9th-12th (the Battlers) We review the first weekend of Pacific Championships footy. We debate the rules for International sport coaches. Harvey teaches Lachie about the fascinating world of Sailing. We call for a new Rugby League video game. We allude to Lachie's new fake Rugby League club. Follow us on Insta! https://www.instagram.com/pl...

It's the Rugby League awards BY the fans, FOR the fans, FEATURING the fans! Lachie and Harvey are joined by very special guest hosts Aaron Woods, The NRL Roast and Winston Neville to present a variety of awards completely voted on by the fans! Categories like Best Hair, Best Family and Best Combo as well as the big ones: Player of the Year and Fan of the Year (The Golden Fanny) Follow us on Insta!...

We've just made it through our first weekend with no NRL footy and I don't know how much longer we can do this. We begin our season reviews with the bottom 5 (the Cellar Dwellers) We chat to Triple M NRL Producer Stephen Gallagher about Shaun Johnson's return to the Kiwis. We pay tribute to the brilliant career of Rafael Nadal. We call for young Sam Konstas to earn a call up to the Australian Test...

Congratulations to the history-making Penrith Panthers. We stand and applaud. We break down how the game was won. We dive into the NRLW Grand Final. We commend the NRL on a brilliant Grand Final day. We solve the issues with the World Club Challenge. We discuss the ever-changing outlook on NRL expansion. Harvey gives us an update on Aston Villa's Champions League campaign. We question some of Mal...

Bit of a big one this week.. We preview the NRL Grand Final. We discuss the changes at the Broncos and NSW. We predict the Dally M Results. Harvey highlights his Soccer team Aston Villa's return to the Champions League. Lachie shouts out Harvey's creativity over the weekend. We reveal the Fanny Award categories. We make our predictions for the GF on Sunday. Follow us on Insta! https://www.instagra...

It's Prelim Finals time in the NRL and Grand Final week in the AFL! Lachie reveals his new finals team. We reveal why the underdogs can win this weekend. Harvey proposes a drastic change to the NRL and AFL schedule. We get behind ‘our’ Swannies ahead of the AFL GF. We throw our support behind Kalyn Ponga. We applaud Brisbane’s Matildas tribute. Follow us on Insta! https://www.instagram.com/playing...

And then there were 6. We get the post-heartbreak debrief from shattered Dogs fan Winston Neville. We figure out which side of the draw has a harder run to the GF. Lachie reveals which team he's throwing his support behind now that his finals team, the Bulldogs, are out. Harvey reveals some surprising stats around sin bins and send offs. We discuss whether the A-League is on the right path towards...

It's the first week of finals! Who will move on and who will be eliminated? Lachie and Harvey are joined by content creator and Bulldogs fanatic Winston Neville @winstonneville_ to talk about why the Dogs are still red hot favourites for the premiership, despite a 6th place finish. Also, can anyone challenge Jahrome Hughes for the Dally M Medal? Follow us on Insta! https://www.instagram.com/playin...

We are back for a special NRL Finals series! We chat Spoonbowl, Gus Gould's legacy and make our picks for the next Rugby League Immortal. FOLLOW US ON INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/playingandsimple/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.