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In the most painful recording in The Tip Sheet history, Sixties and Forty20 sort through the pieces of twin grand final heartbreak for the Parramatta Eels in NRL and NRLW. The Penrith Panthers played perhaps the game of their lives and engulfed the Eels in a tidal wave of physicality and aggression. Likewise in the NRLW, the Newcastle Knights executed a superb game plan and punished the Eels down...

The Tip Sheet goes live from Jacks Bar & Grill one final time before it is all settled on the decisive Sunday of the season. Sixties and Forty20 retread the roads to the Grand Final for both the NRL and NRLW and are joined by a host of guests in the process. It all kicks off with a chance appearance of a guest in the audience who happened to catch the boys preshow to chat. Pete, one of the faithfu...

And then there were but two games left. A Grand Final a piece in the NRL and NRLW for the Parramatta Eels. Two bids for rugby league immortality on the biggest Sunday of the year. Bernie Gurr joins The Tip Sheet for one last preview podcast to put it all on the line. All the chips and all the marbles as the Eels look to end a 36 year drought in the NRL and carve out a new era in the NRLW. Gurr and...

The biggest week in three and a half decades is well and truly underway for the Parramatta Eels as they prepare for a brace of Grand Finals in the NRL and NRLW. Spiro joins The Tip Sheet in the midst of a whirlwind week of his own to look back at the milestone victories over the Cowboys and Roosters on the weekend. He, alongside Sixties and Forty20 then cast their eyes forwards to the monster Sund...

One of the wildest weekends in years keeps on giving for The Cumberland Throw as the Parramatta Eels blaze an unprecedented path to the NRLW Grand Final after executing the mother of all upsets today. Sixties and Forty20 hit record for a truly special instant reaction episode of The Tip Sheet following Parra's 24-10 victory over the previously undefeated Sydney Roosters. Coach Dean Widders played...

The morning after has rolled around and The Tip Sheet is back with an ensemble cast to try and grasp exactly what transpired last night. Sixties and Forty20 are joined by Mitch, Spiro, Mary K and Clint as they relive the brutal exchanges from the Grand Final Qualifier in Townsville. Everyone is still very much pinching themselves but also resolute as we now all turn to the biggest game for the Eel...

There are times where words simply can't do justice to what you have witnessed. Tonight was such an occasion as the Parramatta Eels outlasted a valiant North Queensland Cowboys outfit in truly testing conditions. Parra's 24-20 triumph, a win built on big moments and relentless defence, puts the Blue & Gold into their first Grand Final since 2009. Sixties and Forty20 were live from a raucous Jacks...

We arrive at the week of the Grand Final Qualifiers and the Parramatta Eels find themselves with not one but two teams looking to blaze trails into their respective showcase games. Bernie Gurr joins Sixties and Forty20 on perhaps the most significant episode of The Tip Sheet to date to preview tomorrow's game against the Cowboys before the boys take a look at both the NRLW and NRL matches. Gurr br...

As the Parramatta Eels surge into the Grand Final Qualifier against the North Queensland Cowboys, The Tip Sheet takes a moment to step back and reassess the bigger picture. Spiro joins Sixties and Forty20 to talk about all the happenings around the league and indulge just a wee bit in the glorious win over the Canberra Raiders. The show starts by winding everything back to Friday night as Spiro de...

Intro: 00:00:26 James Webb: 00:02:30 Parranutta Prophet: 00:37:45 Ron Greep: 0:59:57 Outro: 02:09:03 The Tip Sheet turns itself over to the fans this week as Sixties and Forty20 are joined by a fascinating ensemble cast of Blue & Gold stalwarts. First up is a rising star in the domain of professional eating. James Webb, who finished 3rd in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest, talks to the boys...

In front of 29,000+ raucous fans the Parramatta Eels have delivered an almighty inverted suplex to the King Kong sized gorilla on their back. Their 40-4 victory over the Canberra Raiders has catapulted them to within 80min of the big dance itself with only the North Queensland Cowboys standing in their way. Sixties and Forty20 are joined by John Muggleton live from Jacks Bar & Grill as they soak i...

It is all or nothing moving forwards for every team in the race for the 2022 NRL Premiership and for the Parramatta Eels their immediate future lies with the Canberra Raiders. Bernie Gurr returns to join Sixties and Forty20 on the preview edition of The Tip Sheet to reflect on the loss to Penrith before looking at how the Blue & Gold can win the day against the Green Machine. The boys discuss the...

Outside of a loss to the Parramatta Eels, it doesn't get much more entertaining than what we saw in the first week of the 2022 NRL finals. Sixties, Spiro and Forty20 go around the horn to recap each and every game in a week that featured an insane shootout, a rousing upset and the NRL equivalent of an ancient grudge match. And that is all before we even look at the Eels and Penrith. Join the boys...

Sixties and Forty20 convene the morning after Parramatta's 27-8 loss to the Penrith Panthers in Week 1 of the finals. The non-quite instant reaction edition of The Tip Sheet focuses on where the Eels got it wrong and the opportunities they missed. The Blue & Gold were in it right up until the final quarter of play but a slew of errors - including a horror night from Waqa Blake - hamstrung their ch...

It is go time in the NRL as we enter the first of the 2022 finals series and The Tip Sheet dials it up a notch as Bernie Gurr returns to talk turkey with Sixties and Forty20. Gurr looks over Parramatta's journey to the Friday night blockbuster against the Penrith Panthers and answers an array of questions about both their path here and what lies ahead. What lessons have they learned from prior cam...

The finals have arrived and the scene is set for an absolutely insane opening week with four blockbuster match-ups. The Tip Sheet has its finger on the pulse of it all with Spiro reporting back to Sixties and Forty20 with exclusive content from the NRL Captain's Call including some brilliant chats with Clinton Gutherson. Fresh Manly drama warrants an inspection before the suburban grounds argument...

The Parramatta Eels stamped their papers into the Top 4 with a punishing display of physical dominance over the Melbourne Storm. The 22-14 victory flips the table between the two teams and continues Parramatta's impressive run into the finals. Sixties and Forty20 are live from Jacks Bar & Grill to breakdown a huge win for the Blue & Gold. From the incredible efforts of the starting middles to the...

The curtain closes on the regular season this week but not before a spectacular winner-takes-all clash between the Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The Tip Sheet previews the playoff for the final spot in the Top 4 as the Blue & Gold host their Victorian rivals. That isn't the only big time game this week as the NSW Cup enter Week 1 of the finals with a sudden death clash against the Bulldogs....

The Tip Sheet is back with another installment of NRL news as Sixties, Forty20 and Spiro breakdown Round 24 of the premiership race. It all starts on the Eels as Parra look to time their run into the finals. They built on a dominant win over the Bulldogs with an even more impressive thumping of the Broncos. The boys look at the blazing star of Shaun Lane as Parramatta's key backrower draws bigger...

Sixties and Forty20 convene for an impromptu bonus podcast as The Tip Sheet looks at a hectic week of Parramatta football. A vastly improved effort from the NRLW fell agonisingly short of upsetting the St George Illawarra Dragons today. The boys lavish praise on stellar individual performances from Tiana Penitani and Gayle Broughton while also commending the forwards for stepping up. The NSW Cup b...

Timing is everything in sports and the Parramatta Eels have joined the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm as teams that have suddenly hit the accelerator in the race for the NRL premiership. Sixties and Forty20 jump into an understandably amped instant reaction podcast where they unravel Parramatta's dominant 53-6 over the Brisbane Broncos. The Eels were fully dialed in for this game and it was a...

A hectic week for The Cumberland Throw continues as The Tip Sheet previews a full suite of games on the short turnaround. Sixties and Forty20 preview the Jersey Flegg, NSW Cup, NRLW and NRL with the Flegg and Cup entering their final regular season round and the NRLW and NRL playing high stakes footy. Coach Dean Widders has made a handful of changes for Round 2 versus the St George Illawarra Drago...

If you like outrageous scoring and blowout victories then Round 23 was right up your alley. A string of wild score lines was matched by some equally wild happenings and Sixties, Forty20 and Spiro are back with another episode of The Tip Sheet to break it all down. Spiro is actually up for a gong after making quite the splash as a rookie and the boys celebrate his big year in the media. After that...

Gee do we have a rip snorter for you today! The Tip Sheet had the incredible privilege to be posted up live from Jacks Bar & Grill as the Blue & Gold Alliance hosted their massive player reunion. With approximately 150 former players and staff members turning out, the day proved to be a spectacular success. Sixties and Forty20 tucked themselves away in the corner where they were able to chat with...

In front of a bumper crowd at CommBank Stadium the Parramatta Eels unloaded a full week of pent up frustration on the Canterbury Bulldogs with a dominant 42-6 victory. Sixties and Forty20 recap all of the action from the game as well as the three other grades that took to the field on a gorgeous Saturday morning and afternoon. The physicality was back and so was Mitchell Moses and both proved to b...