The Grapple - Episode Almost 40: THE MALBOT

Episode Almost 40: THE MALBOT

10/23/24 • 72 min

Our heroes are in the lab with those sharp and pointy scientific tools, dissecting a post season that has included a distinct shortage of drama.

The above mentioned dramas have been reserved for the off field domain, and it’s the Brisbane Broncos again in the shiny lights. Ezra goes off the grid in a bid to save his career, as the scribes of OUR FAVOURITE outlets get up on the apple box and pontificate about the clubs best direction forward. Has anyone asked if he’s ok? Has anyone reported widely on the other victims of the accident? Or is it just another chance to orchestrate a ‘whats wrong with Brisbane narrative.’ And another thing about the Bronc-

Ok Joel thats enough about the Broncos.. Im taking over-

No John, Im not finish-

Give me that god dam keyboard-

I HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE BRONCOS!

F**k me. Can you just have a rant in the show, for a change?

Yes that’s acceptable.

OK. Moving on.

A decimated Comm games- how much do sports actually care?

Do we parachute Suali’i into Wallaby gold? Yes we do.

Is New Zealand’s weekend of sporting glory worth a toast. Sure.

And have the Commonwealth Games created a blueprint for the future?

Shit yeah they have.

It’s the Grapple off season.. And it’s... ALLLIVVVVE.

Our heroes are in the lab with those sharp and pointy scientific tools, dissecting a post season that has included a distinct shortage of drama.

Ok Joel thats enough about the Broncos.. Im taking over-

No John, Im not finish-

Give me that god dam keyboard-

I HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE BRONCOS!

F**k me. Can you just have a rant in the show, for a change?

Yes that’s acceptable.

OK. Moving on.

A decimated Comm games- how much do sports actually care?

Do we parachute Suali’i into Wallaby gold? Yes we do.

Is New Zealand’s weekend of sporting glory worth a toast. Sure.

And have the Commonwealth Games created a blueprint for the future?

Shit yeah they have.

It’s the Grapple off season.. And it’s... ALLLIVVVVE.

Previous Episode

Episode 3 score and some: The International affair

International rugby league kicks into gear, as rugby league fans everywhere gasp for air at the end of a seemingly interminable season. Oh wait, it’s not the end... because there’s still internationals to play. And it’s a shame there’s a bit of fatigue around, because the International matchups are juicier than an early 00’s Mad Monday. Can the Kangaroos overcome the ‘second tier’ and reclaim their dignity as the pre-eminent league playing nation? And all rise.. captain Yeoh is on the bridge!

Meantime.. Australia’s government snuggles ever tighter to its PNG pillow, as the NRL’s transfer market heats up with a King, a Cobbo, a Dozer and a Stagg all potentially looking a place to rest their weary head.

Premier League is in full swing Liverpool seem to doing just fine in a Post- A-Klopp-olis world, but poor old Man U look like losing another gaffer to the poison chalice, Buzz saw, Angel of Death that is the Managers position at that once proud club.

NFL, Baseball, basketball, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun..... this is actually a “sports” show... if you haven't already realised.....a remember - “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with a Grapple”

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FILE NOT FOUND- The hunt for truth

The grapplers are wearing shorts and it’s f**king not even summer, but let’s put away complaints about this darn weather and focus on the arrival of the Grapplers Summer Series.

Ben Hunt is on the hunt, AJ Brimson is being hunted, and the hunt for some sort of actual detailed information from new Broncos Michael Maguire continues.

Tonga are the toast of the rugby league world but can they out-hop the Kangaroos? Does Josh Addo-Carr’s new labouring gig have a bit of a whiff of a politician on the election trail? And on that note, how about some clueless insights from two non Americans on the progress of the US Election and its absolute irrelevance to the world of sport?

Also on the grill plate: the wallabies MUST play Suali’i, the English have mastered the art of losing the unloseable, and Australian cricket finds itself grappling with a fatiguing format and more selection confusion than the diabetic in the candy store. Also, it’s summer, so why not a few random references to 90’s films, the early career trajectory of Chris Pine, and a ponderance of whether many athletes get bigger paycheques at a new club after being sacked by the old one.

Also- Barkley NFL. Google it. And you’re welcome.

The grapple is a movement, it’s making sport podcasting great again, and it will take out both the popular vote and the electoral college without the felonies. Dig it.