
THE FEND
Rugby league legend Garry Jack teams up with journalist Adam Hawse to tackle all the big issues in the NRL. It's fun. It's feisty. It's factual. It's all about the footy!
Episodes
117 episodes
THE JIMMYS - THE WINNERS AND LOSERS AWARDS FOR 2023
Tigers, Blues and Kangaroos legend Garry 'Jimmy' Jack presides over rugby league's most prestigious annual awards ceremony.From best player, to flop of the year, to most bizarre gift for a departing player ... these awards are steeped in fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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35:17

2023 GRAND FINAL: THE BEST EVER?
Where does this GF rate in terms of best ever? Better than 89? 97? 2015?Nathan Cleary's 20 minutes of mayhem - is he now among the great number 7s of all time?How did the Broncos slip from dominance to devastation? Garry Jack tells of h...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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45:51

PANTHERS OR BRONCOS? A GRAND FINAL FOR THE AGES
Will Reece Walsh's brilliance bring it home for the Broncos?Or will Nathan Cleary's class make it a Panther Three-Peat?2023's two standout teams come together at full strength for what promises to be one of the great Grand FinalsBuc...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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37:15

"IT MAKES ME FEEL SICK IN THE GUTS" - BEARS ENFORCER JOSH STUART
Uncle Josh (his nephew is Nathan Cleary) takes us back to some dramatic times in the 1990s:* His Finals heart-break with the North Sydney Bears between 1994-98* How he coped with a 12-match suspension - one of the longest in rugby...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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46:26

BITE KNIGHT: FINALS WEEK ONE
How many weeks for Jack Wighton for his alleged chomp on Tyson Gamble?No send off! Are the refs scared of Ricky?How far can guts carry the patched-up Roosters?The loss that will haunt the Sharks all summerWho needs skyscraper wi...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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43:55

2023 FLOPS & WEEK ONE FINALS PREDICTIONS
So which team has flopped hardest this NRL season?We pick our finals winners - who's giving the Raiders a chance against the Knights?Playing a final at a 13,000-capacity stadium - why the NRL's got this one wrongIs Benji about to bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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42:19

RICKY SWEARS AT CAMERA GUY - PLAY ON?
We look at the finals equations for the 10 teams still in the premiership raceResting players before the finals - do you love it or hate it?Should Ricky be sanctioned for swearing at a cameraman?Did the Dogs sign the wrong Panthers ...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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32:35

SPECIAL GUEST: SUPERBOOT ROSS CONLON
He was the man from the '80s with the stuttering run-up and booming right boot: the great Ross Conlon joins The Fend for a chat.Rosco tells us about his favourite goal of all-time, his memories of Ellery Hanley's KO in the '88 GF - and you ...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:00:10

TIGERS DROUGHT - WHEN WILL IT END?
The Tigers have lost 10 straight - but are they heading in the right direction?Is it time for Ciraldo to feel the heat at under-achieving Bulldogs?Can the Eels stay alive without Moses?Are the Roosters finals smokies?We analyse ...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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33:39

WHO'S BETTER - PANTHERS '23 V EELS '83?
Are these Panthers better than the Eels' three-peat team from the '80s?Garry Jack played against that champion Parra team and gives his verdict.Are the Raiders finals imposters?Is this just a South Sydney slump or are they done?...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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35:14

MEMO STORM: YOU CHEATED
The top eight is far from settled - we tell you who's crashing out and who's climbing in.Can Dylan Brown save Parra's season?The Storm's shameful celebration of stripped premiershipsIs Global Warming going to cost the Raiders - Jimm...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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27:11

SPECIAL GUEST: DAVID GOWER, FORMER EEL
The Fend chats with one of the NRL's genuine good guys, David Gower.He speaks about starting out with the Salford Red Devils, then stints at the Tigers, Dragons, Sea Eagles and Eels.Interesting insights including his 'now or never' chat...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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55:53

BLUE-RINSE AVERTED: FREDDY SAVES FACE
Full wrap of Origin III as the Blues avoid a cleansweepHas Fittler done enough to keep his job?Jimmy reckons Blocker should take over - that would be interesting!Has Moses gone past Cleary in the NSW halfback pecking order?See y...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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35:20

DRAGONS NEED TO MAKE TOUGH CALL ON BEN HUNT
Freddy Fittler rolls the dice to save the Blues from a cleansweep - and keep his job.Jimmy gives his verdict on the changes - and reckons Gutho shouldn't be there.Keep Blake Lawrie as skipper - why the Dragons need to make a tough call ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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31:48

PUT A BROOM THROUGH THE BLUES
Here we go again - more Origin pain for Blues supportersWhere did it go wrong at Suncorp?What changes need to happen to avoid an embarrassing cleansweep at Accor?Is Freddy finished?Garry Jack fumes over Cook playing in the centr...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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42:29

SPECIAL GUEST: BRUCE McGUIRE, '80S TOUGH MAN
We speak to former Tiger, Bulldog, NSW and Test forward Bruce McGuire.McGuire lifts the lid on THAT penalty by Bill Harrigan which swung the 1989 grand final v RaidersAlso, the NSW Origin team - did Freddy get it right?Plus Andrew W...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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48:39

TIME UP FOR TEDESCO?
Your complete NSW Blues post mortem.Former Blues fullback Garry Jack gives his view on the form of James Tedesco - and is his place in doubt for Origin II?Were the navy blue jerseys to blame??!!Are there too many Panthers?How di...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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32:20

ORIGIN FEVER + LEICHHARDT ROCKS
Garry Jack's in a great mood after the Tigers' record-breaking spanking of NQNSW & QLD teams analysis - how Tevita Pangai Junior could bring back 'old style' OriginJimmy spots a weak link in the Maroons line-upWhy Queensland can...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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38:14

SPECIAL GUEST: DAVID BROOKS, FORMER TIGERS STAR
Here's a name that will revive fond memories for those who loved the '80s:Balmain's popular goal-kicking second rower DAVID BROOKSHe opens up on his anguish at being left out of the 1989 grand final teamHis blow-ups with Tig...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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58:14

ABRACADABRA: MAGIC ROUND DAZZLES
Magic Round delivers againTigers two in a row!Parra ‘s premiership chances slidingReece Walsh & Jayden Campbell giving hope to the kids Is it the year of the Rabbitohs ?Brain explosions are costing the DragonsSh...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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38:43

TIGERS BREAK THE DROUGHT!
How the troubled Tigers pulled off the upset of the season!Have the Panthers lost their aura?The secret behind Sivo's successTime to pull the pin on Ponga experiment?Is Ben Hunt to blame for Dragons near misses?Did NRL go so...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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41:53

GOLDEN POINT - SHOULD WE CHANGE IT?
Hair-pulling - penalty or play on?Golden Point - is it fair?Are playmakers getting too many favours from the refs?Are Parra contenders again?Why Nicho Hynes and Reagan Campbell-Gillard HAVE to be in Blues side.And a very int...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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34:52

JIMMY: WHY I SLAMMED THE TIGERS
Garry Jack explains why he let rip at his beloved Tigers on the back page of the TeleTime to give other clubs the blockbuster Good Friday and Easter Monday timeslots?Would you pick Tommy Turbo for NSW Origin right now?The Hammer - m...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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42:42

SPECIAL GUEST: GARY 'THE WHIZ' FREEMAN
We take a deep dive into the struggling Wests Tigers with club legend Gary Freeman.The Whiz also takes us back to his glory days in the 80s and 90s when he teamed up with Jimmy at Balmain, plus his stints at Easts, Penrith, Parramatta and o...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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48:50

GRIFFIN & BROOKS - IN THE HOTSEAT
Anthony Griffen, Luke Brooks and now Joseph Suaalii - what's the immediate future for these three men dominating the headlines.Also, we look back at an epic Grand Final rematch.Controversial refereeing calls.The surprise rise of the...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:49
