In this special episode of The Bye Round, James Graham sits down with Phil 'Gus' Gould for an unfiltered deep dive into the current state of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. From the pressure surrounding the club, to recruitment, culture, coaching and the expectations that come with wearing the Bulldogs jersey .... nothing is off limits!

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0:00 Welcome Gus!

1:30 Did Gus See The Bulldogs Struggles Coming?

8:07 Cam Ciraldo Relationship

13:42 Does Gus Influence The Starting 13?

16:13 Nord VPN

17:44 The Lachlan Galvin Drama

23:12 Reed Mahoney’s Exit

31:42 Are The Bulldogs In The Market For Spine Players?

40:00 Matt Burton’s Future

46:04 Mitchell Woods’ Future

49:34 Could The Bulldogs Sign Nathan Cleary?

50:24 Can the Bulldogs Salvage This Season?

53:14 Adam O’Brien

1:01:48 Impact of Rule Changes

1:07:11 Do We Overcomplicate Coaching?

1:11:41 Gus’ Thoughts On The Current Product

1:17:35 Gus’ Future At The Bulldogs

1:23:17 Would Gus Give Up Media For Bulldogs?

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Jimmy Graham, Luke Keary and Charlie White are back in-studio for a bumper edition of the show as the boys discuss all the on-field and off-field antics at Magic Round plus all the reaction as both Origin teams were selected for Game 1!

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0:00 Magic Round Shenanigans

8:53 Are We Happy With The Quality Of Footy?

24:44 NSW Blues Team Reaction

47:26 QLD Maroons Team Reaction

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1:05:07 Hyundai Hybrid Hero

1:05:40 Magic Round Review

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This was recorded before Ivan Cleary made his decision to step away from the Panthers & before Luke Metcalf's decision to join the Dragons

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In this special episode of The Bye Round, James Graham is joined by Code Sports' Michael Carayannis and Charlie White to tackle rugby league’s biggest expansion challenge yet, building a realistic roster for the NRL’s newest franchise the PNG Chiefs.

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0:00 Welcome MC + Breaking The Payne Haas Story

4:24 Building The Chiefs Concept

11:58 Nord VPN

13:28 Nathan Cleary Status

23:30 The Hammer

25:25 Locking In Our Halfback

28:07 Fonua Pole

30:07 2nd Row/Lock

35:41 Cooper Bai/Jacob Saifiti

42:03 Hull KR Players

47:41 We Need A Centre!

50:02 The Coates Brothers

57:34 The Roster So Far

1:00:26 Back Up Halfback

1:05:33 Do We Need $2 Million For Cleary?

1:08:58 Strike Prop & 2nd Rower

1:15:33 Filling The Rest Of The Squad

1:24:45 Our PNG Chiefs

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