The Grapple - Vol. 25: TRANSIENT NEUROLOGICAL DISTURBANCE

Vol. 25: TRANSIENT NEUROLOGICAL DISTURBANCE

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08/01/24 • 54 min

The Grapple

Our heroes are dissecting the truth behind the NRL's head honcho undertaking a 'recruitment mission' to Paris, and dreaming about rugby league's inevitable and eventual foray into the Olympic games.

They are a little confused by some of the commentary around Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds' suitability for the (c) in Brisbane, and are calling a big steaming pile of BS on Brian To'o having the s**ts at Penrith.

They get the medical hats on to try and understand why confusing neurological terminology needs to be deployed to explain poor rulings by NRL referees.

More than anything, they're a pair of douche bags who don't really know asses from elbows, and you know what, neither does anyone else.

It's the Grapple and it's 25 episodes old. Get in on the ground floor, as we raise the collective bats for a glorious quarter century.

Our heroes are dissecting the truth behind the NRL's head honcho undertaking a 'recruitment mission' to Paris, and dreaming about rugby league's inevitable and eventual foray into the Olympic games.

They get the medical hats on to try and understand why confusing neurological terminology needs to be deployed to explain poor rulings by NRL referees.

More than anything, they're a pair of douche bags who don't really know asses from elbows, and you know what, neither does anyone else.

It's the Grapple and it's 25 episodes old. Get in on the ground floor, as we raise the collective bats for a glorious quarter century.

Previous Episode

24th Edition- Bad winners and salty losers

Well done to the NSW blues on an epic victory in the 2024 state of origin series. And commiserations to those enjoying the victory, who had to deal with some of the BS in the aftermath. Our heroes lift the lid on some poor form detracting from the grace of a well deserved victory, and unpack the words of an anonymous letter sent by someone in the maroon hierarchy.

The broncos are back, the cowboys are initialising a changing of the guard, and the Knights are ready to rumble with their own coach. It’s another week of grapple fever, and it’s infecting us all.

Next Episode

Unconscious Bias and Sub Conscientious Objection

This episode sees our two heroes on a quest to find out what in god's name has gone wrong with the Broncos.

Switching gears there's always grappling in the Olympics and home town favourite, poor old Anthony Ammirati is grappling with an early exit from the pole vault...but let's be honest the 21 year old may have lost the battle, but he's definitely won the war. Not one to sit around and console himself with a baguette or two, his Instagram followers have grown faster than a honeymooners horn.

They celebrate the good, the bad and the ugly of the Olympic coverage and pay homage to our athletes.

One fella they continually celebrate is the hard running Graeme Annersley, who again has wowed the sporting faithful with another term Rugby League didn't know it needed.The 'Sleeper'. Most likely not a reference to our country's escalating terror threat, but something the HRGA felt needed to be part of the repertoire in his weekly Monday rules explanation extravaganza.

Player movements at the moment are like an Ornythorincus - they exist but are rarely seen. Oils might be oils according to Lawsy, but according Ash Klein a Head High certainly ain't a Head High. The NRL's top 50 most influential people have been announced .... ...Fortunately for their egos , our two knuckleheads are destined to operate in the shadows. Board a boat, sans latrine, and sail down the crusty waters of Rugby League's La Seine with two absolute half wits as the Grapple through life's merde.