The Rugby League Cemetery

Oct 24 2024 50 ep. 97 mins 18
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The format is simple - watch old games, talk about them. No detail is too small, no argument is too pointless.

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The Cemetery Half Century

Oct 24 2024 47 mins  
As we unexpectedly hit 50 episodes, here's some bits and pieces from Cemetery history, featuring Paul Carige, Captain Charger, Blocker, the Nanny named Fran, and Origin Bolter Mark Tookey.

Grand Final Week Drama

Oct 01 2024 121 mins  
For us, the real joy of grand final week is all in the nervous waits, the races against the clock, the judiciary showdowns, the late fitness tests, and the defiance of doctor's orders, especially doctors affiliated with Manly. We've hit the hyperbaric chamber, explored our options and given ourselves every chance to bring you a very special Grand Final week Cemetery return.

Rugby League Journeymen

Apr 09 2024 141 mins  
What separates a journeyman from a battler or a Mr Fix-It? How good is too good to be a journeyman? And who is Johnathan Thurston's Barry Berrigan?

Origin Bolters: A History

Jun 18 2023 98 mins  
How do you spot an Origin bolter? What are the three major categories? And how would all our lives be different if Mark Tookey had got picked for Queensland?

Players we remember for only one thing

May 18 2023 99 mins  
Trademark moves, indiscretions, blunders and triumphs. There are plenty of different ways to be remembered in rugby league.

1988 - Balmain v Penrith - Peak Leichhardt

Oct 23 2022 103 mins  
Leichhardt, packed on a Sunday afternoon with the Tigers' season on the line. Ellery Hanley on the prowl. The first recorded instance of 'Hold the phone Blocker!'. Brad Izzard re-arranging Benny Elias' torso. A runaway try scored by a public servant. Round 21 1988 was as good as it gets.

2008 - Australia v New Zealand - Landslide

Oct 09 2022 127 mins  
The 2008 World Cup Final was played in a magnificent vortex, where form, history, reputation, and all sense disappeared.

1996 - Sydney City v Brisbane - Entertainment

Sep 12 2022 122 mins  
July 1996 saw the glorious return of Monday Night Football, featuring fireworks, 250 people playing Smoke on the Water, Darren Junee's miracle try, and Adrian Lam's stomach trouble. But would it be enough to out-rate The Nanny?

The Famously Underrated XIII

Aug 28 2022 112 mins  
A reliable and dependable look at the concept of 'underrated' players in the NRL era, featuring safe wingers, defensive centres, scheming hookers, workhorse locks and Mr Fix-it utility men.

1998 - Newcastle v Adelaide - A Tribute to the Rams

Aug 14 2022 120 mins  
The Adelaide Rams gave us so much in their two year existence, from Chubby Checker in full kit, to Tony Iro literally running down the clock. In this episode, we celebrate it all.