NRL Boom Rookies
We are Boom Rookies, ESPN's rugby league podcast hosted by ABC sports writer Nick Campton and ESPN columnist Matt Bungard.
If you're look for something beyond the regular take cycle of the sport, Boom Rookies provides game-by-game analysis and previews, delves into the bigger issues of the sport, and still leaves plenty of time to indulge in some good old-fashioned footy buffoonery. From Monday's weekly recap to Friday's preview show, there's plenty of the kind of footy chat that Dave 'Coal Train' Taylor would be proud of.
So if you're a front rower with a halfback's skills, a battler who never quite made it, or just a keyboard warrior looking for ammunition in your next rugby league debate, look no further - because we've got you covered.
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Episode 126 - Feldt So Good
This week, The Cowboys chased down the Broncos again, the Sharks did the Storm in a scrappy affair, the Dragons are choking and the Roosters beat the Bunnies. So, the same as every other year, I guess?That, Barrett leaving the Sea Eagles, Wayne...
82 min
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Episode 125 - Cam Gets Damien Cooked
This week, The Broncos get embarrassed by the Dogs, Damien Cook tears up the Storm, the Dragons do the Dragons in August... Oh and Anthony Griffin got sacked, Gus contradicted himself, Ivan Cleary is being chased for a return and Joey Johns proposed...
92 min
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Episode 124 - Footy Club Dysmorphia
This week, the boys are back as the Storm and Roosters roll on, Matt Moylan kills a man, the Broncos rise into contention, the Dragons keep doing Mary things and someone's got Footy Club Dysmorphia. That, the news, questions, you know how we roll.
100 min
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Episode 122 - Pro Rata Ramage
This week, Harry Ramage is back in the absence of Bungards as we review one of the best rep rounds of all time with 3 of 4 games absolute bangers. That, this week's news, the smallest amount of Origin talk possible, Question time and bonus Darren...
95 min
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Episode 121 - Kevvy Walters, Snake Charmer
This week, Blake Austin re-invigorated Anthony Milford, Keyboard Warriors know nothing about effort, the NBA is ruined and Leichhardt is still terrible. All of that, news, Origin and your fan questions as per usual.
91 min
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Episode 120 - Drop It Like It's Hunt Vol. 2
This week, Rep Round came and went as NSW claimed their first series win in 12* years, Tonga ripped up Samoa, NSW won the first Women's Origin, Wayne ruined his own halfback in the Denver and Bungard wakes up late and misses the days news. That, t...
97 min
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Episode 119 - He's Been Watching Kalyn Ponga
This week, we had the greatest finish of all time by Corey Oates, the official tick over of Michael Jennings from roasted to fully cooked, and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck learning everything he ever knew from watching Kalyn Ponga for 15 weeks. We review the...
81 min
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Episode 118 - Bin It Like It's Hipgrave
This week, a belated and unenthusiastic Origin review, Keegan Hipgrave's all time performance, Jordan Rapana's 40/20 for the ages, the rest of round 14, the news for the week and as usual, all your fan questions.
88 min
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Episode 117 - Jumpy On Debut
This week, we've got bye round rugby league, Souths continuing on their roll, The Knights turning up and The Roosters and Tigers duking it out in the best worst game of the year. That, 'news' which is pretty much solely Origin and all yo...
89 min
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Episode 116 - Newcastle Damage ft. H Ramage
This week, The Great Harry Ramage joins the podcast on the back of his own European expedition, as we talk round 12 of the NRL season, what's going on at the Knights, State of Origin's fresh new season, Mbye to the Tigers, some other news, mu...
113 min
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Episode 115 - Rugby League Is Good
This week, Rugby League is pretty good aye. We had an absolute cracking round of footy, with some of the tries of the season and some of the games of the year. If you want to hear about that, and not whinging about crises or referees, then this week is...
88 min
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Episode 114 - Reducing Cameron Smiths From 8 to 6
This week, We've got a lot of Sounds of Silence as we hit the true darkest timeline - Bungard's team beat one of Mitch and Dale's teams, whilst the other also lost terribly. On top of that, we discuss this week's news, which involve...
110 min
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Episode 113 - That's Not A Penalty
This week, the NRL conspiracies hit another level, as Gerard Sutton is simultaneously biased for the Broncos and against the Bulldogs, the Dragons flog the Storm in an absolute bludger and Parramatta still suck again. That, this week's news and al...
108 min
539
Episode 112 - Corey GOATes
This week, The Broncos continued their dominant streak over Souths since the podcast's inception (6-0), The Storm laid down the performance of the season for Cam's milestone game, and The Dragons embarrassed the Roosters on ANZAC Day. All tha...
102 min
540
Episode 111 - Souths Are Back Vol. 27
This week, Dale graduates and skips the pod as Mitch and Bungard do the first two man Boom Rookies in a long time, and, to celebrate the occasion, Mitch doesn't say mean things about Souths for a week. That, Wayne Bennett re-claiming his aura and ...
93 min
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Episode 110 - What Is Hate? Penrith Don't Hurt Me
This week, there's no Bungard, so we get the Real Campo, Nick Campton (@campo37) is back for his much awaited first appearance of 2018. And what better week for Campo to come back than on the back of a Raiders win? As you all know, the Broncos los...
116 min
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Episode 109 - Storm Kept The Wrong Big Four
This week, the Titans ended the Broncos season, The Dragons won the premiership and Souths destroyed Good Friday... Oh and Cam Smith got sin-binned. The lads discuss all of that, some of the week's news, get a little too salty and ranty about a fe...
97 min
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Episode 108 - Taking Boom Rookies To Regional A...
This week, more regional areas than ever as the NRL considers taking a team to regional areas after the Dragons and Titans played in a regional area on Sunday. As always, Souths are back, the Broncos are the villains and Dale seems somewhat...
109 min
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Episode 107 - Pangai Party
This week, Tevita Pangai Junior declared he wanted to be a broken for life. Oh and Jason Taumalolo declared Pangai could surpass him. Wayne Bennett detailed his special relationship with TPJ. Tevita Pangai finished off the Cowboys in JT's last gam...
90 min
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Episode 106 - Cam Smith - Record Breaker
This week, the Broncos got the spoon, Mitch Pearce proved himself better than Cooper Cronk and NRL players play too many video games. None of this, and more on this week's episode of Boom Rookies as we review round 1 of the NRL season, back in the...
89 min
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Episode 105 - The Big Dog Is Back
Season 2018 is here, and finally, so are we. It's been a long off-season for the podcast, but the boys are back in your ear holes with their 2018 season predictions, featuring the long awaited return of Matthew Bungard to the public eye, amongst...
130 min
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Bootleg Boom Rookies - RLWC Vol. 1
This week, Mitch is joined by our good friend Campo to produce a bonus 'off-season' bootleg Rugby League World Cup edition of Boom Rookies. No run sheet, no plans, just World Cup shit chat, musings and a few fan questions.
84 min
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Episode 104 - 2017 Finale
The time has come my little friends, to talk of other things, of shoes and ships and ceiling wax,of cabbagges and kings. That's it. The 2017 season is finished. Here we are for our final pod of the season, to talk the Storm premiership, our season...
82 min
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Episode 103 - Bungtard
This is it - Grand Final Weekend is finally here. The Broncos were dealt with easily by the Storm, The Cowboys run continues and the PNG Hunters won their first ever Intrust Super Cup. All that, news and your questions in this bumper Grand Final week...
105 min
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Episode 102 - #MiracleInMelbourne
Preliminary Finals, we made it! And so did God's gift to Rugby League, The Brisbane Broncos. This week we discuss week 2 of the finals, preview the prelims, talk the news and answer your questions. The ones not about regional areas, anyway.
78 min