The Tip Sheet

It is a positively gargantuan Saturday of footy at CommBank Stadium this week with the NRLW kicking off their 2022 season alongside massive games for the Eels in the NSW Cup and NRL. Sixties and Forty20 run their eyes over those three grades as well as the Jersey Flegg with the four games all taking place over a 6-hour block. On top of that it is also old boys day for the Blue & Gold as well as th...

The drama is on tap and free flowing in the NRL as both the Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles try to stamp out fresh spot fires surrounding key personnel. Sixties, Spiro and Forty20 try to unravel the respective messes at each club at their seasons crater out. Where exactly the future of the NRL grand final lies is still very much in the air as the tug-of-war between QLD and NSW intensifies....

As always, win or lose, the boys are live from Jacks Bar & Grill at a home game to break down all of the action. Unfortunately, South Sydney's stranglehold on the Eels continues with their cruisy 26-0 victory over the Blue & Gold in Round 22. Brett Kenny joins the show this week to help breakdown the loss as well as field some fun questions juxtaposing the modern game against the 80s. From whom am...

With finals footy around the corner, Bernie Gurr returns to The Tip Sheet to give the good word on how the Blue & Gold are travelling. Bernie joins Sixties and Forty20 to look at how Parramatta bounced back from a tough loss to the Brisbane Broncos to produce some sparkling footy against the Panthers and Sea Eagles. Now with a massive clash against the Rabbitohs this week, Gurr details to the boys...

Another week of high drama in the NRL means another loaded edition of The Tip Sheet! Sixties, Forty20 and Spiro convene to wade through the stories behind multiple feuding parties in the code. Firstly though, the show kicks off with Spiro's involvement in the coverage of the Commonwealth Games with a neat little reminder of how small a world it can be at times. The boys look back at an important w...

An impressive second half rally from the Parramatta Eels saw the Blue & Gold prevail 36-20 over the Manly Sea Eagles in Round 21. Spearheaded by the imperious form of Dylan Brown and assisted superbly by Jake Arthur, Parramatta all but booked their place in the 2022 finals series. Sixties and Forty20 are obviously chuffed by the win and rip into the game immediately after full time to share their...

Round 21 of the NRL sees the Parramatta Eels travel to the Northern Beaches where they take on the Manly Sea Eagles. Sixties and Forty20 take a look at the Jersey Flegg, NSW Cup and NRL with Top 8 and Top 4 aspirations at stake at different levels. The main event of course is the NRL though and the fellas look at how life without Mitchell Moses is faring in week one. Jake Arthur gets the nod to re...

In a rare condensed episode, Sixties, Forty20 and Spiro blast through all the big headlines in the week that was for the NRL. Starting with a couple of cruel near misses for the Eels in the player transfer market, the boys look at what could have been for Parramatta if either Marty Taupau or David Klemmer had been able to join the club immediately. The conversation on Klemmer turns to the bizarre...

Someway, somehow the Parramatta Eels have completed a sweep of the Penrith Panthers with a 34-10 victory over their Western Sydney rivals in Round 20. The ensemble cast of TCT are live from Jacks Bar & Grill where they are joined by Eels' Legend Peter Wynn in front of packed and rowdy house! Sixties and Forty20 chat about Wynn's famed careers as both a player and an entrepreneur before getting his...

While they have struggled for traction in recent weeks, the Parramatta Eels have a golden opportunity to sweep the reigning premiers in Round 20. Sixties and Forty20 breakdown all three grades in the games against Penrith this weekend with the Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup also set for pivotal clashes in their respective grades. Even without the services of Jarome Luai and Stephen Crichton, the Panther...

In possibly the most insane, drama laden week in the history of the NRL we have some of the most significant issues facing the game on and off field in quite some considerable time. Sixties, Spiro and Forty20 head the news edition of The Tip Sheet to discuss all of it...and we mean all of it in one of the most charged episodes of the show. We kick off with the biggest headline in the game as the c...

Sixties and Forty20 are joined by Steve Ella in the wake of a 36-14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos in Round 19. Spearheaded by a masterful display by Adam Reynolds - and sprinkled with a dash of luck - the Broncos proved to be too good in the wet conditions at CommBank Stadium on Thursday night. Join the boys both live from Jacks Bar & Grill and later in the home 'studios' (a generous term!) as they...

With no NSW Cup or Jersey Flegg this week, Sixties and Forty20 go all out previewing a pivotal clash against the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. The Eels and Broncos lead off Round 19 with a Thursday night game at CommBank Stadium and the boys breakdown the resurgent Brisbane franchise and how they have turned it all around in 2022. Of course there is plenty of Parramatta talk as well with the Eels'...

Round 18 of the NRL saw some crazy results and crazier storylines develop. Naturally The Cumberland Throw Nonstop News Network is ready to break it all down. With award winning* heavyweight anchors Sixties and Forty20 joined by industry insider Spiro the most dynamite news and discussion panel in rugby league talk the Eels and NRL as the race to the finals heats up. Spiro gives his final takes on...

Just a week after Sixties and Forty20 had a wonderful sit-down with Bill Richards, they get a prized opportunity to discuss life, footy and everything in between with a player that has thoroughly impressed in 2022. Jersey Flegg fullback and captain Corey Fenning takes time out of his busy schedule to join The Tip Sheet in a special episode of the show. The boys talk about a wide array of topics an...

You know a good win at home means the boys are live from Jacks Bar & Grill and they welcomed back Neville Glover this week to talk Eels vs Warriors and State Of Origin. Neville breaks down his experiences with representative football before showing off some smooth dance moves for the house! The boys look at a largely solid performance from the Eels against the Warriors as the Blue & Gold secured t...

Parramatta are finally back home where they setup for a massive three game stretch that starts with the New Zealand Warriors. Sixties and Forty20 have plenty to talk about across all three grades this weekend but first there is just a little bit to be said about State Of Origin III! After venting their spleen about the issues plaguing the Blues, the boys turn their eyes to Round 18. The Jersey Fle...

After a week off Spiro is back and he brings tidings from the sidelines at Leichardt. After making his 2GB debut as a sideline eye, he discusses the 28-20 victory over the Tigers with Sixties and Forty20. The flawed win was from the Eels' best and the boys look at where it didn't quite go right for Parra. Sixties and Forty20 go on to talk about the RCG saga as the blowtorch turns on Brad Fittler f...

Sixties and Forty20 had the privilege of sitting down with Bill Richards last week at Jacks Bar & Grill. Together the boys talked about his fascinating career in rugby league and the twists and turns that life took him on including national enlistment and a coaching clinic that was decades ahead of its time. The discussion later pivots to a hugely important topic for the Parramatta Eels in the Blu...

It was the furthest thing from a polished win but the Parramatta Eels secured an important 28-20 over the Wests Tigers in Round 17. Sixties and Forty20 get into the thick of the breakdown as they balance the frustration of a sloppy win against a stellar effort from Mitchell Moses. Parramatta's star halfback answered the call against his old club and with Isaiah Papali'i providing some quality supp...

With a triple of header of footy at Leichardt tomorrow and the threat of some sunshine, Sixties and Forty20 are keen to rip into the previews this week. There is a momentary pit-stop to discuss the sudden woes of the Melbourne Storm after they dropped consecutive ugly losses but the focus quickly switches back to the Eels in the Jersey Flegg. Corey Fenning will lead a team looking to build on a gu...

With Spiro sidelined this week Sixties and Forty20 tee off on a wide range of topical NRL matters. The episode kicks off with a spirited discussion about international and Origin eligibility following Brian To'o's declaration for Samoa ahead of the Rugby League World Cup. There is plenty happening elsewhere in the NRL this week as a flurry of fullbacks change clubs while the Cronulla Sharks and po...

South Sydney's reign of dominance over the Eels extended into 2022 with a 30-12 belting of the Blue & Gold. The Rabbitohs were barely hampered by the extremely wet conditions and comprehensively outplayed the Eels in all aspects of the game. Sixties and Forty20 discuss the battle for consistency ailing the team and how their core playmakers failed to step up tonight. The loss means that Parramatta...

Parramatta footy is finally back and they are taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs who are buoyed by the return of Latrell Mitchell. Sixties and Forty20 preview all three grades as they take to the field on Saturday in Round 16. The South Sydney Rabbitohs have been one of the few teams to consistently trouble the Eels in recent seasons. The boys discuss how and why the Blue & Gold can overcome rec...

There was nary a Parramatta game to watch last week but plenty of footy to dissect nonetheless. Forty20, Sixties and Spiro discuss it all with the spotlight shining on the NSW Blues, Papua New Guinea and Samoa in particular. Spiro wades in on the latest at the Wests Tigers after Cameron Ciraldo declined their offer and also offers a bit of insider insight on which member of the coaching staff at t...