The League Scene

AJ and Rhys review an amazing weekend of footy paying tribute to the first Australians. This podcast is recorded on the land of the Dharug people and we mark our respects to those past, present and emerging. On this weeks show, we laugh at the Titans, mark two tank bowls and look at the fall of the Sharks. We also look at both origin squads and see how accurate we were.

AJ and Rhys give their final assessments on who they think will be in the NSW and QLD sides for State of Origin 1. Let’s just say we’ve got some surprises in store for you.

AJ and Rhys give their take on a chaotic round 11. Rhys gives his verdict on Selwyn Cobbo’s rise. We review the Super Tank Bowl, Parra’s come from behind win. A chaotic super Saturday which includes a rare Rhys apology. AJ and Rhys stand in solidarity against referee abuse as well as review a huge Sunday footy slate which includes the rise of Lachie Miller. We’ll review Graham Annesley’s briefing...

Rhys and AJ review Magic Round. It was a week full of high octane footy, including Magic Round’s first ever golden point game. We’ll also recap Tank Bowl 8 between Canterbury and Newcastle and the news that Trent Barrett has left the gig, also AJ goes into a rant about Gus going into every club with the sole intention to destroy it. Rhys gets ecstatic over Brisbane’s reversal of fortunes and AJ gi...

AJ and Rhys recap a dramatic ninth round of the season which includes Tank Bowl 7. We discuss every game and look at how the origin sides are stacking up. Plus the report that stunned AJ and Rhys live on air. AJ is struggling with covid at the moment so hence the coughing fits every few moments. Plus we award our LOLCOW of the Week.

AJ and Rhys debate the crazy weekend of rugby league. AJ goes into a fit of rage after the Roosters shock upset loss, one of his demands were met last week, will the other more pressing need follow. We debate the Jakob Arthur situation, is the criticism going too far? Will Newcastle turn around their woeful form, how much responsibility is on Adam O’Brien and Kalyn Ponga. We also look at the crisi...

AJ and Rhys review an exciting 7th round of the NRL season. They’ll give their assessments on where their respective club sides are at (Roosters and Broncos) as well as look at the coaches that are well and truely on the hot seat. We’ll also look at the hot issue in the game of alleged big club bias which we thought we sorted out last week. But thanks to the Mole and Buzz we’re gonna do it again....

First of all, hope all my listeners had a wonderful Easter weekend with friends and family. On the plus side it was a great week of footy. AJ and Rhys will review every game including the miracle on Easter Monday. We’ll also look at the issues within the game and discuss the pros and cons of peaking too early in the season and are teams timing their runs perfectly. We’ll conclude as always with th...

AJ and Rhys review round 5 of the NRL season. It was another exciting round of action with many heart-stopping matches. We’ll also look at the NRLW GF as well as the issues within the game such as the captains challenge loophole and the recent plague of pitch invaders. As always we’ll conclude by awarding our LOLCOWS OF THE WEEK.

AJ and Rhys look back at a disappointing round 4 of the NRL season. We’ll look at the big issues from the round. Plus award our LOLCOW of the week.. As we look at Todd Peyton’s post match press conference where he accused the NRL referees are favouring the big clubs.

AJ and Rhys review a crazy weekend of football. We go over all 8 games and debate the issues in the game. We give our take on Mitch Barnett’s judiciary hearing as well as award our LOLCOW of the Week.

AJ and Rhys look at round 2 of the NRL season. This week both hosts are happy as their teams won this weekend. We look at how South Sydney have adjusted to Latrell Mitchell returning. Nat Butcher snapping Turbo’s ankles. The Tigers collapsing after a brilliant opening round performance as well as redemption for the Cowboys and Titans. AJ brags about his bold prediction as well as award our LOLCOW...

AJ and Rhys review Round 1 of the NRL Telstra Premiership. We’ll deep dive every game look at the big moments and recap the news and injuries out of every game. Plenty of upsets this week and Rhys will get to show boat as the Broncos won, while AJ cries because the roosters did their usual Round 1 tricks and went MIA. We’ll look at how the Storm will likely cope with their horror run of injuries,...

AJ and Rhys dissect the final hit-outs of all the teams (bar titans and warriors that got rained out). We look at what went well and bad for each team in their final game before they count for competition points. We also award the first LOLCOW of the Week for 2022. Hope you enjoy the weekly format change.

AJ is joined by Rhys Sullivan and Sean O'Riordan for their look ahead to the 2022 NRL season. We'll try our best to give you the best guide to where your team will finish this season. As always it will be good fun to look back on with the power of hindsight to see where we missed the mark. Also, we'll give you our thoughts on the Dally M Medalist and make a prediction on who will make the grand fi...

This episode AJ is joined by Rhys Sullivan to explode the flaws that the West Tigers football club have gone through in the last decade to see how we’ve gotten to the mess that the club is in at the moment. We look at the problems, attempted solutions that turned the club further backwards as well as the current mess the club is engulfed in. Enjoy the bumpy ride through TigerTown. I must advise a...

AJ is joined by Rhys Sullivan (well for half of the program) and discuss the crazy filled Cronulla Sharks decade. From the supplements saga to a self reported Salary Cap breach, this had it all. Despite contrary belief, they are on the way up and will be rebuilding. However, you got to look back and see how you got here. A lot of work went into this and the lockdown enabled me to get out an episod...

This episode is some real fun to record. AJ and Rhys answer the age old questions. Why do teams collapse and fail on the Gold Coast. It’s a lovely place but teams and players never thrive up there. It’s parties and trouble all the way. The story of the Gold Coast is a must listen for league fans.

AJ Lucantonio is joined by Rhys Sullivan and Sean O’Riordan to try and predict the 2021 season. We’ll rank the teams from 1-16 and have a few laughs as we see where we see the teams finishing in 2021. Also it’ll be funny to laugh at, at the end of the season when our picks are probably going to be wrong as well as predicting our Grand finalists and Dally M Medalists.

Welcome to season 2 of League Legacy! Today AJ is joined by maroons mega fan Rhys Sullivan as we tell the story of the 2020 Maroons and the impossible task they were given and how they conquered it in such an impressive manner. Enjoy the first episode of 2021 and at the end listen in for our future plans with this series for the year ahead. Thanks everyone!

This edition I break down the 1990 season. The game was growing exponentially since the introduction of Tina Turner. But off the field the game was rocked by drug taking. On the field, teams collapsed, whilst some teams rose to the occasion. It’s what made 1990 Simply the Best

Today I discuss the Roosters failed recruitment policy of the 80’s and early 90’s. What went wrong and who’s to blame, how’d they overcome the problems to become one of the powerhouses of the modern era.

I’m joined by Rhys Sullivan as we recall the Knights charge to the 1997 premiership. Its a follow on from our super league episode as we recall how the Knights brought the city together by winning their first grand final. We’ll bring up how the city had to recover from the devastating 1989 earthquake as well as how rugby league Brought the town together. A much listen for any league fan.

Im joined by Rhys Sullivan for this episode of League Legacy. In this podcast we are going to be discussing how Penrith built their premiership puzzle for 1991 and how that puzzle fell apart so quickly and so concisely. We’ll be touching on some very serious issues in this podcast such as alcohol fuelled driving and death as well as the impact this had on the club. . Please enjoy the podcast and g...

In this podcast I’m joined by Rhys Sullivan to discuss significant events in rugby league history. Today’s significant event is the famous Super League war between Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch. This podcast offers an insight into the drama charged 1995 season with court cases and lawsuits filled to the brim. I hope you enjoy this in-depth look at the Super League War