The Red V Podcast

An absorbing and entertaining Red V Podcast coming at you for this week. Our position preview continues as we delve into the prop position. With plenty of options, who starts in jumpers 8 and 10 for the Red V? George Burgess? Francis Molo? Blake Lawrie? Jack De Belin? We chat about whether the Dragons have the forwards to dominate in the NRL as well as what they need to do differently to last year...

Who wears the number 7 jersey for the Dragons in season 2022? Does the incumbent Ben Hunt nab it? Or does young gun Jayden Sullivan grab the role? Hear what the boys have to say as we continue our position review, this week looking at the half-backs. We round up the latest Dragons News and Updates with a look at the three Dragons selected in the Indigenous All Stars squad, George Burgess fitness u...

Here is this week’s Red V Podcast for your listening pleasure! Rugby League broadcaster Andy Raymond drops by for a chat and gives us his honest assessment on player recruitment, if Anthony Griffin is the man for the job, where he thinks the Red V will finish in 2022 amongst a lot more. Plus we continue our position review. This week looking at the Five-Eighth role. Who nabs the number 6 jersey? J...

As pre-season rumbles on, we bring you Episode 105 of the Red V Podcast. We continue our position review, looking at the Centre-Three-Quarter position. Who should nab the centre spot opposite Zac Lomax? New recruit Moses Suli? Or one of the talented local juniors waiting in the wings? Plus we talk with the son of a former Dragon, current Illawarra SG Ball second-rower Callum Leikvoll about his foo...

This week's Red V Podcast! We continue our position review, this week looking at the wingers for the Dragons in 2022? Who will nab the two spots? We run through the latest news (Dragons battling covid dramas, list of lower grade players leaving the club and a quick look at the pre-season trials).  Play Part two of our chat with former Steeler Steve Larder and we answer your fans questions. #redv ...

Happy new year Dragons fans!  On The first podcast of 2022, we take a look at the number 1 jersey for the Dragons and preview the fullback position. Who will be taking that spot?  We play part 1 of our chat with former Steelers fullback Steve Larder who chats living in the NT, his first grade debut, life at the steelers and lots more. Plus we wrap up your latest Dragons news and answer fans questi...

We bring you another interview in our off season calendar as we chat to former St George player Adrian Brunker. Adrian chats to us about his career in Rugby League that has had plenty of up's and downs. We talk his debut for Newcastle, State of Origin in 1992, injuries and poor form at the Gold Coast, Moving to St George under David Waite, Grand Final defeat, Super League and a lot more. We hope y...

Episode 101 of the Red V Podcast drops as we march towards Christmas. We continue our chat with Leo Clarke who delves into many great topics including the 2002 Finals Series, career ending injury, joining the police force (with an in-depth look at Leo's experiences as a 1st responder for the Martin Place Siege). Plus we round up the latest Dragons News (NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg draws released, Mos...

Episode 100 of the Red V Podcast! On this week's episode we are jammed full of St George Illawarra goodness.  A wrap up of all of the latest news at the Dragons (including the two-day camp down at Gerringong, Covid scare for the Dragons big 3, junior rep trials and JDB's PNG future). We also play part one of our chat with former Wests and St George Illawarra player Leo Clarke. Leo talks about grow...

On Episode 99 of the Red V Podcast, we continue with our interview series of former players. This week Chris Guider drops by to talk about his career at St George. We talk playing footy in the country, what the feeling was like when he came to St George, Roy Masters, his infamous three grand finals in one day and loads more. Plus we wrap up the latest Dragons news with a look at Matt Nicholson pic...

As we close in on 100 episodes of the Red V podcast, we bring you a bumper episode full of Dragons news! We talk Jayden Sullivan re-signing, Craig Young as chairman, petition for Kogarah redevelopment amongst many other vital affairs about the club. We conclude our chat with Rod Henniker with part two. Rod talks about his move to the Steelers in 1982, the pockets of joy he was able to experience i...

In a slight change to normal programming, we play part one of our chat with former Steeler Rod Henniker. Rod chats about his junior days down in the Illawarra, the influence of his father, moving to Norths in 1979 and his experiences playing alongside Mark Graham. We'll bounce back to our normal scheduled podcasts next week. #redv   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Rugby League journalist Michael Carayannis chats to the Red V Podcast about the expose and deep dive he and others have done on the club over the last week. Mick talks about the start of the St George Illawarra era, culture clashes, uncertainty, success and why the last decade can be seen as an abject failure for the club. Plus we bring you the latest St George Illawarra news (Bird's move to the b...

This week's podcast is stacked full of Dragons goodness! We recap and reveal the 2022 NRL draw and what the early season fixtures mean for the Dragons. Plus talk about the Feagai twins re-signing news as well as some some young lads signing on for the Dragons SG Ball squads.  Also we play part two of our engrossing chat with Russell Cox. Russell talks about the 1970's at St George including the in...

Former St George player Russell Cox drops by the podcast to talk about his career wit the Red V. In our part one chat he talks about playing in the 1971 Grand Final, playing under Jack Gibson and with superstars Graeme Langlands and Billy Smith, being graded by Saints as a 16-year-old and a lot more. Plus latest Dragons news and we answer your fans questions. #redv  Learn more about your ad choice...

One of the biggest offseason episodes we've ever had at the Red V Podcast. In this week's episode we chat with newly appointed NRLW Coach Jamie Soward. Sowie talks to us about how the job came to pass, what he is excited about, how his lack of experience shouldn't count against him and what a Jamie Soward coached side will look like. We continue our chat with Ashton Sims. Ashton delves into the pa...

Giant former St George Illawarra forward Ashton Sims drops by for a chat on this week’s podcast. In our part one chat, Ashton speaks about growing up in Gerringong and the fight against adversity that instilled tenacity in him that was invaluable throughout his career. He also talks his first grade debut in 2003, playing with his heroes such as Trent Barrett, Shaun Timmins and Lance Thompson, the...

In a cracking episode of the Red V Podcast we chat with Author of The Spirit of The Red V Geoff Armstrong. Geoff talks about his love for the Dragons and his first memories as a supporter in the 1970's, how The Spirit of The Red V books have come together, the famous story of Gordon Hart and the 1941 (included in the Spirit of The Red V volume 1), excitement about 2022 under Anthony Griffin and th...

In the fifth and final part of the missing rings documentary, we take a journey through the latter part of the Dragons 93 campaign. Upset defeats, semi final success and Grand Final heartbreak are all addressed. We talk that Jason Stevens break, the players response to another Grand Final defeat, and the positives that come from this story. Ultimately the pride and passion has been restored for th...

On this week's episode with chat with former St George Five-Eighth Peter Coyne. Peter spent two years at the Saints and played in the 1992 Grand Final. In our chat we talk growing up with little brother Mark, success in the Brisbane 1st Grade competition, teething pains in the UK, his time at Saints including that dramatic semi-final against Newcastle and lots more. Plus we bring you the latest Dr...

As 1993 dawns on the horizon, The St George Dragons are desperate to make it back to the Grand Final. After the heartbreak of 1992, can they do it again? With new signings in Graeme Bradley and Phil Blake, along with talented juniors Nathan Brown, Jason Stevens, Gorden Tallis and Anthony Mundine, there is renewed hope for the Red V. Hear the big matches and moments that defined the 1993 season, wi...

St George Illawarra Premiership winner Mick Weyman stops by the Red V Podcast to reflect on his career in Rugby League. Mick opens up about the frustrations and anger that plagued him in Canberra, how Wayne Bennett believing in him gave him the confidence needed to star at the Dragons, the injury struggles in 2010 and the amazing feeling of lifting the Premiership in the same season plus why he st...

St George has glided its way into the Semi-Finals for the first time in 7 years, on the back of some smart game plans, a positive club culture and superb resilience. In the third installment of The Missing Rings Documentary, we focus in on the Semi-Final run that saw the Saints come from the dead, to win back-to-back sudden death matches and achieve a Grand Final Appearance.  Plus insights from th...

The Red V podcast keeps humming along as we hit you with episode 88! On this week's episode we take a look at the latest Dragons news with a focus on Shalom O'Ofou signing as a Development Player for 2022 and a quick update on Tariq Sims. We review the Fullback, Winger and Centre positions from 2021 and theorize what the 2022 backline will look like. Plus look at some of the highlights from the di...

In part two of The Missing Rings Documentary, St George battle a poor run of form that threatens to derail their season, before the ultimate comeback and resilience comes to the surface.  Also, hear about how the culture was built and developed at the club on the back of the work done on and off the field by the coaching staff and players. Plus action from all of the big games in the 1992 regular...