The Grapple Podcast on Sport 101.5 2018-08-23
The Grapple: 23 August 2018:
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Time |
Segment |
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6.05-6.18pm
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Segment 1: NRL: · Review round 23 · Ladder and top 8/wooden spoon etc. · Snippets/news |
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6.22-6.32
6.32-6.38: |
Segment 2 (a): Interview with Tom Mather : · Preview English Challenge Cup Final between Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves at Wembley · Chat about book The Turbulent Tour-1954 tour down here by the English. The title says it all. Trouble at Mackay, the battle of Rockhampton, Aub Oxford walking from the field and abandoning the match due to the violence, trouble in the 2nd test, trouble in NZ, one manager in court in Sydney, a tourist vilified by the media all through the tour and Aus and NZ authorities writing to the council regarding violent play resulting in a black list being drawn up
Segment 2 (b): Local rugby league: · SCGRFL, Brisbane and ISC |
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6.42-6.58 |
Segment 3: Greg McCallum- our resident NRL expert former 1st grade referee and English Super League boss · Flashback –Greg’s most memorable Challenge Cup Final and predict 2018 winner · NRL-preview round 24 |
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6.58 |
Sign off |
Segment 1: Introduction:
Big program as usual tonight as we analyse, dissect and bisect all the major rugby league news stories, grapple with the top issues from the week, talk local rugby league, chat with our English expert and author Tom Mather after 6.20 to preview this weekend’s English Challenge Cup Final between Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves at Wembley as well as his new book “The Turbulent Tour-1954” tour down here by the English and joined by Macca at 6.40 for his most memorable English Challenge Cup Final and predict the 2018 winner before we finish with his preview of round 24 of the NRL so let’s get started with local rugby league this evening:
NRL: Round 23
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Date |
Home |
Away |
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Thu. Aug 16 |
Broncos 38 |
Rabbitohs 18 |
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Fri. Aug 17 |
Sea Eagles 34 |
Titans 42 |
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Fri. Aug 17 |
Storm 20 |
Eels 4 |
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Sat. Aug 18 |
Panthers 12 |
Knights 20 |
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Sat. Aug 18 |
Tigers 10 |
Dragons 20 |
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Sat. Aug 18 |
Sharks 28 |
Cowboys 16 |
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Sun. Aug 19 |
Bulldogs 27 |
Warriors 26 |
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Sun. Aug 19 |
Raiders 14 |
Roosters 12 |
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1 |
1 |
32 |
510 |
333 |
177 |
Titans |
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2 |
2 |
32 |
490 |
329 |
161 |
Broncos |
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3 |
3 |
32 |
519 |
403 |
116 |
Raiders |
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4 |
4 |
30 |
495 |
420 |
75 |
Bulldogs |
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5 |
5 |
30 |
479 |
409 |
70 |
Warriors |
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6 |
6 |
30 |
451 |
393 |
58 |
Knights |
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7 |
7 |
28 |
486 |
476 |
10 |
Roosters |
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8 |
8 |
28 |
416 |
415 |
1 |
Panthers |
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9 |
9 |
24 |
345 |
389 |
-44 |
Sea Eagles |
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10 |
10 |
20 |
523 |
508 |
15 |
Rabbitohs |
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11 |
11 |
20 |
388 |
545 |
-157 |
Sharks |
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12 |
12 |
18 |
438 |
542 |
-104 |
Storm |
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13 |
13 |
16 |
372 |
444 |
-72 |
Dragons |
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14 |
14 |
16 |
464 |
552 |
-88 |
Wests Tigers |
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15 |
15 |
14 |
358 |
462 |
-104 |
Cowboys |
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16 |
16 |
14 |
375 |
489 |
-114 |
Eels |
NRL snippets etc.
- Eels alleged breach of salary cap with subsidised housing
- Turmoil at Manly
- Andrew Fifita
- Cameron Munster being chased by Gold Coast, Roosters, Cowboys and even the Broncos have been rumoured to be interested when star utility becomes a free agent on November 1. The Melbourne five-eighth is quickly becoming the most in-demand player in the game and will command money in excess of $1 million a season from 2020. North Queensland is believed to be keen on luring Munster “home” to Townsville if they fail in their pursuit of Valentine Holmes but all those clubs face a stiff fight from the Storm, who are no doubt prepared to fork out plenty of cash to retain their premiership talent.
- An All-Star New Zealand Māori team will square off against the Australian Indigenous All Stars in a men’s and women’s double-header in Melbourne next February to open the 2019 NRL season. The NRL has revamped the All Stars concept after a one-year break following last year's World Cup, replacing the World All Stars with a New Zealand Māori side to add some passion, culture and tribalism to the event which started in 2010. The match, which will be played at AAMI Park on Friday, February 15, will pin the likes of Newcastle superstar Kalyn Ponga up against Greg Inglis.
Segment 2 (a): Interview with Tom Mather
Segment 2 (b): Local rugby league:
SCGRFL: Vantage Homes Division 1 Cup –Ladder
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POS |
TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FF |
FA |
B |
F |
A |
PD |
PTS |
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1 |
Beerwah |
21 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
658 |
294 |
364 |
78 |
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2 |
Caboolture |
21 |
16 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
647 |
274 |
373 |
69 |
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3 |
Maroochydore |
21 |
16 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
604 |
371 |
233 |
69 |
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4 |
Nambour |
21 |
12 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
480 |
348 |
132 |
57 |
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5 |
Kawana |
21 |
11 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
598 |
394 |
204 |
54 |
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6 |
Caloundra |
21 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
384 |
586 |
-202 |
39 |
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7 |
Noosa |
21 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
284 |
754 |
-470 |
25 |
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8 |
Gympie |
21 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
252 |
886 |
-634 |
23 |
Semis this weekend: Maroochydore/Nambour –Sunday, 3pm at Maroochydore and Beerwah/Caboolture-Saturday, 6.00pm at Caloundra
Div. 2A: 1st round of semi finals last weekend: Maroochydore d Stanley River 46-0 and Kawana 6 d Beerwah 2- next weekend its Maroochydore v Beerwah and minor premiers Coolum v Kawana
Div. 2 B:
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1 |
Beachmere |
18 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
468 |
188 |
280 |
64 |
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2 |
Pomona/Cooran |
18 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
402 |
300 |
102 |
55 |
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3 |
Kilcoy |
18 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
482 |
368 |
114 |
51 |
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4 |
Palmwoods |
18 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
342 |
344 |
-2 |
37 |
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5 |
Yandina |
18 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
276 |
432 |
-156 |
31 |
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6 |
Maroochydore |
18 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
206 |
544 |
-338 |
24 |
Semis this weekend Kilcoy v Palmwoods and Beachmere v Pomona/Cooran –at Beachmere on Saturday at 2.50 and 4.30pm
U’18’s Division 1
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POS |
TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FF |
FA |
B |
F |
A |
PD |
PTS |
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1 |
Kawana |
21 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
854 |
178 |
676 |
84 |
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2 |
Maroochydore |
21 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
692 |
354 |
338 |
69 |
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3 |
Noosa |
21 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
636 |
428 |
208 |
63 |
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4 |
Bribie Island |
21 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
424 |
466 |
-42 |
51 |
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5 |
Nambour |
21 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
420 |
626 |
-206 |
44 |
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6 |
Caboolture |
21 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
396 |
716 |
-320 |
43 |
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7 |
Beerwah |
21 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
400 |
522 |
-122 |
41 |
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8 |
Caloundra |
21 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
310 |
606 |
-296 |
33 |
Semis this weekend: Noosa v Bribie and Kawana v Maroochydore
U/18’s Div. 2
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1 |
Kawana |
14 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
594 |
214 |
380 |
50 |
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2 |
Stanley River |
14 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
445 |
354 |
91 |
38 |
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3 |
Caboolture |
14 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
336 |
542 |
-206 |
27 |
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4 |
Palmw + Maroochy |
14 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
204 |
469 |
-265 |
21 |
Semis: Kawana/Stanley River and Caboolture/Maroochydore-Palmwoods
Brisbane Rugby League: Round 19 last weekend: Tigers d Magpies 28-8, Dolphins 30 d Panthers 20 and Valleys lost 16-20 to Seagulls
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1 |
Dolphins |
19 |
12 |
5 |
483 |
386 |
97 |
45 |
125.13 |
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2 |
Seagulls |
19 |
11 |
6 |
432 |
346 |
86 |
43 |
124.86 |
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3 |
Panthers |
19 |
11 |
7 |
462 |
425 |
37 |
42 |
108.71 |
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4 |
Tigers |
19 |
7 |
11 |
478 |
401 |
77 |
34 |
119.20 |
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5 |
Diehards |
19 |
6 |
11 |
347 |
447 |
-100 |
33 |
77.63 |
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6 |
Magpies |
19 |
6 |
13 |
311 |
508 |
-197 |
31 |
61.22 |
Round 20 this weekend- Sat 3pm-Tigers 4th /Seagulls 2nd, Sat 3.15pm - Panthers 3rd /Magpies 6th and Sat 4.15pm - Dolphins 1st /Diehards 5th –top 3 confirmed
ISC Round 23
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Burleigh Bears 22 |
Townsville Blackhawks 12 |
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Easts Tigers 36 |
Souths Logan Magpies 34 |
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Ipswich Jets 52 |
Tweed Heads Seagulls 16 |
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Mackay Cutters 32 |
Norths Devils 24 |
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Northern Pride 6 |
Redcliffe Dolphins 16 |
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Central Queensland Capras 26 |
Sunshine Coast Falcons 18 |
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PNG Hunters 40 |
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 16 |
Ladder:
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Redcliffe Dolphins |
33 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
555 |
366 |
189 |
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2 |
Burleigh Bears |
22 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
541 |
409 |
132 |
32 |
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3 |
Townsville Blackhawks |
22 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
545 |
326 |
219 |
30 |
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4 |
Easts Tigers |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
558 |
455 |
103 |
28 |
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5 |
Northern Pride |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
464 |
394 |
70 |
28 |
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6 |
PNG Hunters |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
422 |
380 |
42 |
28 |
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7 |
Ipswich Jets |
22 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
532 |
491 |
41 |
26 |
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8 |
Norths Devils |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
502 |
531 |
-29 |
24 |
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9 |
Sunshine Coast Falcons |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
437 |
419 |
18 |
22 |
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10 |
Souths Logan Magpies |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
512 |
485 |
27 |
20 |
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11 |
Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
450 |
567 |
-117 |
20 |
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12 |
Tweed Heads Seagulls |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
425 |
624 |
-199 |
20 |
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13 |
Central Queensland Capras |
22 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
352 |
554 |
-202 |
14 |
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14 |
Mackay Cutters |
22 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
372 |
666 |
-294 |
11 |
A win over Sunshine Coast at Dolphin Stadium on Saturday night will guarantee the Redcliffe Dolphins the 2018 Intrust Super Cup minor premiership. An intriguing Intrust Super Cup ladder shows that only Burleigh can now overtake the Dolphins, should the Dolphins lose next week and the Bears beat Easts in the Channel 9 TV game.
Round 24 this weekend: Tigers/Bears- 4 v 2, Wynnum/Blackhawks, Capras/Hunters, Pride/Tweed, Cutters/Magpies, Dolphins/Falcons- 1 v 9 and Devils/Jets- 8 v 6
Segment 3: Macca:
- Greg’s most memorable English Challenge Cup final and predict 2018 winner
- Preview NRL round 24
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Round 24 |
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Date |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
TV |
Time |
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Thu. Aug 23 |
Tigers |
Sea Eagles |
Campbelltown Stadium |
Nine, Fox |
7:50pm |
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Fri. Aug 24 |
Warriors |
Panthers |
Mt Smart Stadium |
Nine, Fox |
6:00pm |
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Fri. Aug 24 |
Cowboys |
Eels |
1300SMILES Stadium |
Nine, Fox |
7:50pm |
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Sat. Aug 25 |
Raiders |
Rabbitohs |
GIO Stadium |
Fox |
3:00pm |
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Sat. Aug 25 |
Titans |
Storm |
Cbus Super Stadium |
Fox |
5:30pm |
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Sat. Aug 25 |
Roosters |
Broncos |
Allianz Stadium |
Fox |
7:30pm |
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Sun. Aug 26 |
Sharks |
Knights |
Southern Cross Group Stadium |
Fox |
2:00pm |
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Sun. Aug 26 |
Dragons |
Bulldogs |
UOW Jubilee Oval |
Nine, Fox |
4:10pm |