The Big League Podcast

The Big League Podcast

Join rugby league nut and Newstalk ZB sports journalist Nathan Limm and NZ Herald lead league writer Michael Burgess as they jump aboard the Warriors bandwagon, looking at how the Warriors are tracking in the NRL. This new weekly podcast talks to the big names from the Warriors, discusses their performances plus the big issues hitting the headlines. A podcast for the league purist – Nathan and Michael discuss, debate and pontificate about this being the Warriors year. The Big League Podcast, new episode every Wednesday, powered by Newstalk ZB.

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September 2, 2024 39 mins

This week, the guys unpack Shaun Johnson's final NRL outing - and his last-gasp win over the Sharks last Saturda.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - high level of mitigation?! Nick Bewley is back alongside Alex Powell to unpack that hit on Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and the bunker blunder that followed. Human error, or system failure?

Addin Fonua-Blake discusses his final Warriors outing at Mount Smart, and confirmation of international rugby league at the back end of the year. Can the Kiwis repeat the dose against the Kangaroos?

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August 19, 2024 27 mins

This week on The Big League Podcast - No more mathematical maybes, the Warriors' finals chances are officially in the bin. Nick Bewley is off the bench alongside Alex Powell to run the rule over what went wrong against Manly in a game that followed an all too familiar pattern.

Nick's got a bone to pick (again) about the obstruction interpretations before a look ahead to what we hope is a fitting home farewell for one of the club's ...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Lewis Brown reflects on the career of former teammate Shaun Johnson, predicts what he'll do next and theorises what the Warriors will look like without him.

Nathan Limm and Alex Powell give a post-mortem on the Warriors' now-extinguished top eight hopes after a golden point loss to the Dolphins - why have they consistently fallen just short in 2024?

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This week on The Big League Podcast - a sombre Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad explains another frustrating loss this time to the Parramatta Eels at Mt Smart... the Warriors' top eight playoff hopes are now into the mathematicals.

Alex Powell is back to shut down rumours of Dylan Walker leaving the club. He and Nathan Limm attempt to answer the tough questions - how much blame lies with coach Andrew Webster?

How as a season so heavily anti...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak reflects on the outstanding performance of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck at fullback in the vital win over the Wests Tigers at Mt Smart and also gives his thoughts on Moala Graham-Taufa's showing at centre.

New Zealand writer Alex Powell gets on his knees and begs Andrew Webster to leave RTS at fullback.

And is former All Black Ngani Laumape returning to the Warriors?

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Warriors head of marketing Glenn Harris joins to dish details on the trip to Las Vegas next year - how did it come about? What do the Warriors get out of it?

What is the best way to sort your trip to Sin City and years worth of regret? New Zealand writer Alex Powell is back to analyse the fallout of an ego-crushing loss to the Raiders - is the season over?

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Warriors chief executive Cameron George joins to reveal the secrets behind their record-breaking run of sold out home games and to give more details about the new Warriors pub.

Newstalk ZB's Nathan Limm and New Zealand Herald writer Alex Powell discuss Friday's tussle with the Raiders - what changes need to be made?

Plus Luke Metcalf is back training and the Wahs are going to Las Vegas - how go...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck reflects on a heartbreaking golden point loss to the Bulldogs, how he found switching to fullback and what more we can expect from promising debutante Leka Halasima.

Nick Bewley comes steaming off the interchange to analyse the injuries, refereeing, their dire fifth tackle plays PLUS Mitch Barnett will play in State of Origin game three!

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Warriors halfback Te Maire Martin explains the reasons behind his continued success in the number seven jersey alongside Chanel Harris-Tavita and why he felt "zero pressure" in attempting to rectify one of the worst losses in franchise history.

Nathan Limm and Michael Burgess will analyse a stellar bounce back performance against the Broncos and argue whether Shaun Johnson will be able to get b...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - A new low for the Warriors.

Nick Bewley and Michael Burgess are behind the mic and dissect the hellish nature of their latest defeat on the Gold Coast.

Willie Poching stops by for an extended chat to try and make sense of the club's equal heaviest loss in history and we all have a crack at putting ourselves in Andrew Webster’s shoes for what unquestionably is his toughest challenge to date.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Australian rugby league journalist and Triple M radio host Ben Dobbin joins to explain why Kurt Capewell has earned a shock recall to the Queensland State of Origin side.

Dobbin will argue why New Zealand needs to host a State of Origin match, why the Anzac Day test should return and reveal how seriously the Christchurch bid for an NRL team being taken in Australia.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - what on earth does Andrew Webster do with the halves combination after a stellar performance from Te Maire Martin and Chanel Harris-Tavita, and Shaun Johnson back next week?

Nathan Limm is joined by Newstalk ZB's Nick Bewley to analyse the Warriors' hiding of the Cowboys and rate their chances of upsetting the Storm at Mt Smart this weekend.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - One New Zealand chief executive Jason Paris joins to explain how they're looking to use Artificial Intelligence to help the Warriors strategize.

Paris also discusses last year's public feud with the NRL referees and what he's learned as the sponsor of one of Aotearoa's most major sports teams.

Nathan Limm and Michael Burgess will name their top players, biggest surprise and biggest disappointme...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Warriors centre Adam Pompey reflects on another outstanding win from a depleted side over the top four Dolphins, which he describes as a "dogfight".

Pompey discusses the struggle of getting demoted to reserve grade after Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's return and gives his take on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's performance at fullback.

Nathan Limm and Michael Burgess unpack the result, Mitch Barnett's State o...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Newstalk ZB's voice of sport in Christchurch Nick Bewley joins Nathan Limm to react to a famous and shocking Warriors win over the Panthers in Brisbane.

The duo going unpack the stellar performances of Te Maire Martin and Taine Tuaupiki, with words from coach Andrew Webster and stand-in skipper Mitch Barnett.

Nathan and Nick discuss the formula for repeating that success against the Dolphins ba...

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Newstalk ZB's Nathan Limm and NZ Herald's Michael Burgess will attempt to unravel another harrowing loss and survey the damage from injuries to Shaun Johnson and possibly Wayde Egan and Freddy Lussick.

The duo give their two cents on who should play halfback and whether there's a snowball's chance in hell of the Warriors turning it around against the Panthers in Brisbane.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - Former Kiwis coach and New Zealand rugby league legend Sir Graham Lowe joins to break down what's going wrong with the Warriors attack.

He gives his take on the bunker and whether team changes need to be made.

Nathan Limm loses his rag at Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's would-be penalty try.

Michael Burgess explains why nothing is working for the Warriors and why there's more pain to come.

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This week on The Big League Podcast - a despondent Dallin Watene-Zelezniak joins to explain that shocking loss to the Gold Coast Titans on Anzac Day.

Nathan Limm and Michael Burgess discuss what's going wrong with the Warriors' defence - 43 missed tackles - and the duo explain why their next opponents the Knights are in exactly the same boat.

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Former New Zealand league, union and sevens representative Honey Hireme-Smiler joins Nathan Limm to dish inside intel on sevens and union players who are interested in joining the Warriors women in the NRLW.

Hireme-Smiler also calls for Shaun Johnson to coach the team, should he retire at the end of the year.

Michael Burgess explains why the Warriors middles are getting beaten up following the shock loss to the Dragons.

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