
Join dual premiership winner NRL star James Maloney, journalist Ben Tallintyre, and Adrian D'Agostino to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news.
news.com.au's Extended Bench cuts through the noise.
Breaking down the week's biggest rugby league moments with honest opinions and fresh takes. This isn't your typical footy analysis, it's the real conversations you'd have with your mates at the pub,... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 11 days ago |
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news.com.au’s Extended Bench returns as NRL great James Maloney joins the boys to discuss the Rugby League news of the week. We look at what is happening with the Canterbury Bulldogs attack, cast an eye over all the State of Origin chances for Game 2... more
NRL legend James Maloney joins the Bench to take a look at the fallout from State of Origin Game 1, what did we think of the controversy around Kayln Ponga’s high shot and send off, how did the NSW halves actually stack up and what changes are on the... more
The Extended Bench returns to get stuck into all things State of Origin selection, with NRL great James Maloney joining the news.com.au sports desk to discuss who he would pick in his New South Wales side. Yeo v Murray, who plays fullback and who fil... more
NRL legend James Maloney joins the boys from the news.com.au sports desk to get stuck into all the weekly NRL news. We discuss the rapid rise of Tanah Boyd and the Warriors, Penrith looking invincible, ask if Brian To’o is the best winger the game ha... more
NRL great Jimmy Maloney leads the way on a deep dive preview for Game One of State of Origin 2026. Is Nathan Cleary under pressure? How will Sam Walker handle the big stage? Jimmy also reflects on his Origin experience and gives an unique insight int... more
The Extended Bench returns to get stuck into all things State of Origin selection, with NRL great James Maloney joining the news.com.au sports desk to discuss why Reece Walsh wasn’t picked, the infamous push and shove over the iconic try celebration ... more
News.com.au’s Extended Bench returns as Jimmy Maloney, Adrian D’Agostino and Matty Sullivan discuss all the NRL news of the week. Jimmy unleashes on the standard of NRL officiating, we look at the NSW and Queensland State of Origin sides and who are ... more
NRL legend James Maloney joins the news.com.au team to discuss the big news of the week, as we get stuck into whats happening with Jarome Luai's visit to Papua New Guinea, ask if there is any hope for Craig Bellamy &the Melbourne Storm this season an... more
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