I sit down with Jake Preston after his incredible rookie year for the Bulldogs. 0:00 50% off sale 0:52 Rookie season  4:07 Thailand  6:49 Growing up  11:29 Major injury  18:35 Studying  26:10 COVID impacted footy  31:05 NSW Cup debut  33:10 Signing with Bulldogs  37:35 First NRL pre-season  43:02 Debut  46:36 First try and first double  49:12 Bulldogs 2023 season 55:19 Hip drop 58:34 Future goals  1:02:21 Being a footy nerd  1:04:36 Final questions

After a week off last week, Matty and I are back for Pack Her Up Boys. Brutal Truth online deal - https://www.coles.com.au/search?q=brutal%20truth 0:00 Cleary’s legacy 15:16 Madge named NSW Blues coach 44:53 Could Luai be released early? 59:18 Ponga rep footy 1:03:22 Bulldogs recruitment

Matty Johns joined me in the Bloke studio for a very special episode of Bloke In A Bar. 0:00 On radio together  5:56 Overseas trips  19:06 Growing up  25:05 First taste of first grade  31:30 Selected for Australia 38:39 Playing State of Origin 49:41 1997 Grand Final 1:02:18 Moved on from Knights  1:10:38 Creativity  1:13:07 The Footy Show x Reg Reagan  1:35:32 Moving to Channel 7  1:47:36 The Grill Team 1:57:40 Fox Sports  2:14:28 Favourite career moments  2:25:22 Final questions

Timmy is back this week as he and Guru join the studio to discuss the Rugby League news this week. 0:00 Summer shirts and singlets restock  0:58 Timmy is back  7:34 Face the Music  13:14 Tigers reportedly front runners to sign Luai  50:34 Brutal Truth - names on jerseys?   58:46 Michael Maguire steps down as NZ coach  1:09:47 Reece Walsh salary  1:18:00 Titans sign Harley Smith-Shields  1:21:10 Transfer whispers/signings

I sit down with Phoenix Crossland after his great year for the Knights. 0:00 50% off everything 0:47 2023 season  4:33 Eligibility  10:26 Growing up  16:27 Picked up by the Knights pathways system  23:13 First pre season  26:57 NRL debut   39:05 Turning point  50:43 Making finals in 2020 and 2021 but in and out of NRL  52:40 Handling criticism  59:45 2023 season 2.0  1:09:53 Future  1:12:28 Final questions

Almost 8 years after our first podcast together, Jack Bird drops by the studio for a chat. 0:00 50% off sale  0:47 We did a podcast 8 years ago  1:58 Managing injuries  8:23 Growing up  26:16 Joining the Sharks  33:58 NRL debut  41:10 2016 - Origin debut and Premiership  1:04:06 Indigenous All Stars  1:06:08 Time at the Broncos  1:14:40 Going back to the Dragons   1:22:07 2024  1:26:31 Final questions

Australia are the winners of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Guru, Hammy and Matty join me to talk through it. Brutal Truth products - https://www.coles.com.au/search?q=BRUTAL%20TRUTH 0:00 Australia are the Cricket World Cup Champions  20:55 Brutal Truth - Pat Cummins  34:53 Head or Maxwell a better innings? 41:15 Face the Music  53:46 Ezra Mam, Tom Dearden and Joey Manu off contract 2025  1:12:50 Rugby Australia  1:29:22 Luke Keary to extend  1:31:00 Wighton to five-eighth eventually? 1:34:01 NRL Grid 2.0

The great Rugby League Guru joins me in the studio for a chat about his life and journey. 0:00 50% off sale live now  0:48 Guru’s first name   5:35 Could be anything  8:00 Footy players  12:08 Growing up with a stutter  13:57 Loving footy growing up  23:20 Favourite players growing up  25:23 School teacher  30:33 Starting the Rugby League Guru page   45:05 Going full time in podcasting  49:36 Coming on Bloke In A Bar  1:00:41 Best juniors  1:10:11 Origin Smokey 2024  1:11:30 Final questions

Matty joins me a few hours after Australia defeated South Africa to make the World Cup Final. EDIT: Australia did win a World Cup in India/Pakistan in 1987. Elon Musk video - https://youtu.be/8P8UKBAOfGo?si=fJwgwwOxeTUzHxMH

Tom and Eddy join me for the final time in 2023. 0:00 50% off sale starts tonight  0:42 Running and walking  14:26 Gosford Glyphs  22:11 Baby advice and discussion  28:37 Cricket World Cup 39:34 AFL split round 43:06 Rugby  51:29 NRL transfer whispers

Corey Horsburgh drops into the Bloke studio for a chat about his life and career.

Guru and Timmy are away so Hammy, Matty and I are in to talk all things footy. 0:00 Weekend without Rugby League 10:51 Face the Music  28:35 Fifita and Tino  41:40 Salary cap exemptions for Union players  50:27 Flanagan after Manu 55:57 Where should the 18th team be? 1:03:57 Origin 2023 1:08:20 NRL draw released 1:16:28 Jennings to Roosters 1:18:41 Addin Fonua-Blake situation 1:25:39 Bulldogs signings 1:30:13 Manly re-sign Croker  1:31:03 Cricket World Cup semi finals  1:41:40 NRL grid

Apisai Koroisau drops by for a great chat about his life and career. 0:00 50% off sale 0:41 Life at the Tigers  6:55 Growing up  13:19 Signed to Rabbitohs and 26:50 Debut for Fiji  32:32 Debut for Rabbitohs  39:55 Called up to 2014 Grand Final 51:58 First stint at Penrith 54:31 Time at Manly  1:03:32 Start of Penrith golden era  1:15:03 State of Origin  1:18:10 2021 Grand Final 1:22:39 2022 Grand Final  1:27:30 Signing with Tigers and being made captain  1:31:44 Final questions

Matty and I talk about everything on another episode of Pack Her Up Boys. 0:00 Reality TV for blokes 8:51 Lost card story 14:06 50% off lucky customer  18:38 Radio Mount Rushmore 39:44 Rugby League chat 53:24 Cricket chat  54:59 Weird story

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After an incredible year for the Knights, Jackson Hastings comes in to talk through his journey. 0:00 50% off sale  1:00 Knights 2023  22:01 Junior rep prodigy  34:40 Relationship with father Kevin Hastings  43:44 NRL debut  51:01 Departures from Roosters and Manly  1:00:20 Taking Salford to the Grand Final  1:08:58 Signing with Wigan  1:11:35 Time with the Wests Tigers and moving to Newcastle  1:22:45 Tommy Talau incident  1:26:43 Andrew Johns  1:30:24 Final questions

New Zealand have made history over the weekend. Guru, Timmy and Hammy are in the studio to talk about it, plus more.  0:00 50% sale next week  3:34 Face the Music  15:13 New Zealand defeat Australia  1:37:42 Who will win the Golden Boot? 1:39:39 PNG defeat Fiji 1:42:10 England defeat Tonga  1:45:52 Cricket

Bulldogs legend Josh Reynolds joins me in the studio for a chat. We're having a huge 50% off all merch on Thursday 16 Nov on https://bloke.shop/ Roosters photo - https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/canterbury-bulldogs-josh-reynolds-was-a-sydney-roosters-fan-20150915-gjn31g.html 0:00 50% Sale  0:44 First podcast together since 2016 1:53 Retirement  6:54 Bulldogs today and today’s game  16:55 Wikipedia error  21:12 Brad Fittler  28:09 Growing up and junior reps  32:05 Des Hasler meeting  35:37 First pre season  38:05 Debut  47:46 2012 season  57:34 State of Origin 1:09:59 2014 Grand Final 1:13:17 Exiting the Bulldogs for Tigers  1:16:57 Returning to the Bulldogs

D'Arc and Clutz from the Bloody Brilliant Beers podcast join myself and Matty for a special combined episode. 0:00 Darren Lockyer interview  2:39 Queensland heavy podcast + Broncos losing the Grand Final 8:59 Stitch ups on flights  18:39 The Caxton Hotel  27:39 Bringing on Guru and Timmy + the journey of the podcast  43:55 Future of Bloke and BBB 49:25 Country people 51:01 Friendship of BBB boys 55:11 Would you rather?

Tom and Eddy join me for another episode of the DMP. 0:00 Gal fight  2:36 Surfing 8:33 Bamboo  19:20 Do not disturb feature  26:59 Dragons after Joey Manu 37:56 Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell case thrown out  43:02 Jarome Luai  53:22 AFB requests release 1:00:46 Internationals