The Continuous Call Team

We’re used to hearing Paul Gallen, Darryl Brohman, and Boyd Cordner in their usual roles for the team - but we gave them a chance to step up into the lead commentary roll with a phantom call challenge.

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Big Marn brought out the tote board and offered us a market on which 2GB announcers would be best suited to lending their voice to a Sat Nav.

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At the Sydney Royal Easter show, an expert chilli-maker pushed the taste buds of Paul Gallen and The Big Marn to their extremes. By the end, Gal had steam coming out of his ears before calling it quits.

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Enamoured with the silky voice and enunciation of Lucinda from Married At First Sight, the team practiced impersonations of the reality T.V. star and let callers join in.

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How could a jockey possibly have any luck with the ladies if every prospective partner is taller than him? This is the question Big Marn wanted answered!

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The first Saturday show back from Las Vegas and the Big Marn was nowhere to be found, so Ray Hadley called in to explain exactly what happened.

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On the eve of the season in Las Vegas, The Big Marn put his American accent to the test for an uncanny impression of the voiceover from the hit TV Series Survivor.

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Sit back and listen to the epic final minutes as The Continuous Call Team brings home Penrith's historic fourth consecutive premiership.

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ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys joined The Continuous Call Team on Sunday and spoke candidly about the NRL's ongoing expansion, revealing the 'really disappointing' bids as PNG closes in on securing its licence.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 5th October 2024.

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Storm great Robbie Kearns reveals why he's confident Melbourne will get the job done in Sunday's NRL grand final against the Penrith Panthers.

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RLPA Player Transition Manager Joe Galuvao chats with the Continuous Call Team about efforts to help players transition to life after footy.

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Premiership-winning Panther Ben Ross believes the pressure could be too much for Storm front-rower Josh King, who heads into Sunday's grand final with more responsibility than ever as Melbourne Storm aim to get the job done without enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

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Paul Gallen has urged the NSW Blues to take a new approach in their coaching search, calling on powerbrokers to consider Michael Ennis, while reminding them that a coach doesn't always need experience before coming in.

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Paul Gallen shares who he believes is the greatest rugby league coach of all time.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 29th September.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 29th September 2024.

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Australian Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga spoke to the Continuous Call Team about the Pacific Championships set to take place after the NRL season.

"It's important the clubs make their players available for representative duties," Meninga added in regards to player availability. 

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Wests Tigers star Lachie Galvin has revealed on The Continuous Call Team he's been selected in the Australian Prime Minister's XIII team to head to PNG next month.

"I just found out I'm in the Prime Minister's (XIII) in Papua New Guinea so I'm going to get ready for that," Galvin said.

It was a special day for Galvin who was also announced as the RLPA's Rookie of the Year for 2024.

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NSWRL CEO Dave Trodden has addressed speculation that Michael Maguire could depart as Blues coach to take up the head coaching position at the Broncos. 

"No matter what happens, what Madge has done this year he's put in place a solid foundation, with some great people and great structures," Trodden said.

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Penrith star fullback Dylan Edwards has confirmed he'll be fit to play in the Pacific Championships if he's selected for the Kangaroos following the NRL season.

"If I'm fortunate enough to get picked, I'll be good to go," Edwards said.

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Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns believes Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is the greatest in the game, putting it down to 'hard work' and 'discipline'. 

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 28th September 2024.

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Cronulla Sharks legend Andrew Ettingshausen previews Saturday's Preliminary Final between Penrith and Cronulla.

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Melbourne Storm star Nick Meaney has confirmed he'll be fit for next week's NRL Grand Final after failing to finish Friday's Preliminary Final victory over the Roosters. 

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Cronulla premiership-winning Captain Paul Gallen has called on Australian selectors to never pick Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga again, if he doesn't want to play for Australia.

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LISTEN as the Continuous Call Team reacts to the wild opening between the Roosters and Storm, which saw Nelson Asofa-Solomona sent to the sin bin.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 22nd September 2024.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 22nd September.

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Tonga Head Coach Kristian Woolf says he's not concerned about having a short amount of time to get his side together ahead of the Pacific Championships beginning next month.

"We'll get them together a week out and prepare them the best we can and have a red hot crack", Woolf said.

"You really don't know what your team's going to be until the grand final."

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PNG NRL expansion boss, Andrew Hill joined the Continuous Call team to discuss the possibility of Papua New Guinea team joining the NRL franchise as the 19th team.

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The Continuous Call Team's Neil Breen has revealed the Gold Coast Titans are interesting in signing former Parramatta forward Reagan Campbell-Gillard from next season.

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Sydney Roosters Assistant Coach and member of The Continuous Call Team Boyd Cordner has praised Victor Radley's bravery to line up in the side's semi-final victory over Manly on Saturday night. 

"He's done everything he possibly can to get to where he is, but I don't think he thought he was going to play this week. It's just the work he put in," Cordner said.

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There was absolute chaos in the opening 20 seconds of Manly's clash with the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night, as Toluta'u Koula and Jake Trbojevic were forced from the field due to head knocks.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 21st September 2024.

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Manly CEO Tony Mestrov stopped by for a chat with The Continuous Call Team and revealed the full extent of the shoulder injury and ongoing pain that has been bothering star fullback Tom Trbojevic in recent weeks.

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St George Illawarra coach Shane Flanagan joined The Continuous Call Team and shared his initial reaction to Valentine Holmes' injury, while also revealing optimism that the incoming Dragon hasn't suffered anything long-term.

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Sharks centre Jesse Ramien joined the Continuous Call Team, revealing how the squad and club rallied behind playmaker Nicho Hynes during a week of fierce criticism, which he silenced with Cronulla’s solid performance that ultimately ended the Cowboys’ season on Friday night. 

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 15th September.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 15th September 2024.

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North Queensland Cowboys coach Todd Payten has praised Tom Dearden's growth at the club, after his move from the Broncos in 2021.

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The Continuous Call Team’s Mark Levy has revealed Friday’s NRL semi-final between the Cronulla Sharks and the North Queensland Cowboys will “mostly likely” be held at Allianz Stadium.

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Chaos erupted on air during Saturday’s Continuous Call Team broadcast when host Mark Levy sparked a heated debate over chicken breast vs. chicken thigh. 

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 14th September 2024.

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Manly coach Anthony Seibold spoke with the Continuous Call Team ahead of his side's do-or-die finals clash against the Bulldogs on Sunday.

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Sharks legend Paul Gallen has urged his former team not to "shy away" from the challenge ahead of their week-one finals showdown against the Storm, insisting they've proven themselves capable against the competition's top sides this season and are ready for the fight.

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Rugby league legend and Continuous Call Team member Mark 'Piggy' Riddell says he's seen enough from Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary to suggest he’s on the path to immortal status, as Penrith chases a fourth consecutive premiership after their dominant win over the Roosters on Friday night.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 8th September.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 8th September 2024.

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Broncos legend and Director Darren Lockyer has confirmed a wide-ranging review into the Broncos disastrous 2024 season will take place in the off-season. 

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Sean Bell has become the fastest person to circumnavigate Australia on foot raising money for charity and he revealed a special motive for why he chose to do it.

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Neil Breen reveals there’ll be a major review into the Brisbane Broncos 2024 season capitulation.  

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North Queensland Co-captain Reuben Cotter has revealed maintaining the trust in what the club was trying to build has been the key to playing the football they want to play ahead of this year's finals series. 

"We knew we had that footy in us, we had to stay calm and trust in what we're trying to build," Cotter said.

Cotter also re-signed with the club this week.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 7th September 2024.

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Panthers CEO Matt Cameron has confirmed Nathan Cleary is 'training really well' and is set to return for the finals as Penrith eyes a fourth consecutive premiership

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Panthers great Royce Simmons stopped by for a chat with The Continuous Call Team and revealed what it's going to take for the Panthers to win a fourth consecutive premiership.

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Rugby league great Paul Gallen has officially ruled out the Roosters adding another premiership this season, explaining that he can't see their defence holding up against the likes of Melbourne and Penrith.

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Rugby league great Paul Gallen has questioned the competition's push to expand with more franchises, pointing to the struggling Wests Tigers and questioning whether there's enough talent to fill additional NRL rosters.

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Mark Levy has exclusively revealed that the Eels are confident scans will show star playmaker Dylan Brown has avoided a major injury, despite initial concerns he had suffered an ACL tear during Parramatta's win over the Tigers on Friday night.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 1st September.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 1st September 2024.

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Rugby league legend and Nine Commentator Gus Gould previews Sunday's match, between the Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders. 

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The NSW Police Assistant Commissioner, Gavin Wood joined the team ahead of Sunday's inaugural Emergency Services NRL event. 

"Significant acknowledgement to the Roosters, Nick Politis' idea during COVID, they've revisited it this year and made the police the lead agency this year" said Wood. 

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The Continuous Call Team's Neil Breen believes journalists were asking 'reasonable' questions when quizzing Broncos coach Kevin Walters at the press conference following Saturday's loss to The Dolphins. 

"He's throwing it back at the journos, those questions that were asked at the press conference were very reasonable," Breen said.

"It's a bloke who's under pressure and he's bowling bouncers at the wrong people."

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Rugby league great Darryl Brohman has taken aim at the Dragons following their loss to the Eels on Saturday, which coach Shane Flanagan labelled "unacceptable".

"The difference between their best and worse is massive, It's the biggest gap in the competition," Brohman said.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 31st August 2024.

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Ray Hadley was at his absolute best on Saturday!

Ray gave fellow Continuous Call Team member and NRL legend Paul Gallen a hilarious and epic roast on air after their NRL tipping competition took a sudden twist when the former Sharks skipper, who lost the bet, appeared to send money to the wrong charity.

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"Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans has backed Tom Trbojevic to be fit in time for finals football after the star fullback was forced from the field with a shoulder injury during the Sea Eagles' win over the Bulldogs on Friday.

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NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has told the Continuous Call Team that the competition's refereeing and bunker "can always get better" as the game grapples with a string of officiating controversies that have left pundits and NRL coaches asking questions.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 25th August.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 25th August 2024.

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Melbourne Storm Captain Harry Grant has praised his side for consistently finding ways to win matches, culminating in the Storm claiming the Minor Premiership on Saturday night.

"We haven't probably been the best team all year in some ways, but we've consistently won games," Grant said. 

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The team speak with Brad Fittler to preview the big match against the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks at WIN Stadium as the Dragons continue to fight for a top eight spot. 

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Broncos Assistant Coach Matt Ballin joined The Continuous Call Team to recap Brisbane's comeback win over Parramatta to keep their season alive.

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NRL Premiership winner Jamie Soward believes the Bulldogs can be force in September and make it to the NRL Grand Final.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 24th August 2024.

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Titans veteran Kieran Foran revealed to the Continuous Call Team that he's eyeing a future in coaching, with his current contract running until 2025 and no plans yet on whether he will continue playing beyond next year.

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Newly crowned rugby league Immortal Ron Coote spoke candidly with the Continuous Call Team and revealed why he didn't believe he had much chance of being named the 14th Immortal at the NRL Hall of Fame event earlier this week.

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Rugby league great Paul Gallen believes Bulldogs star Stephen Crichton benefited from his side being the "flavour of the month" when the outside back avoided a sin-bin for a high shot.

Fans and pundits were left stunned on Friday night when Roger Tuivasa-Sheck copped a nasty head knock from Crichton and was forced from the field during Canterbury's win over the Warriors in Auckland.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 18th August 2024.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 18th August.

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Darryl Brohman has fired up over the Canberra Raiders after their 38-point loss to the Cowboys on Saturday night in Townsville.

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Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns joined The Continuous Call Team to preview Cronulla's clash with Newcastle.

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North Queensland superstar Valentine Holmes has confirmed where he'll fit into the Dragons backline from next season. 

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 17th August 2024.

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NRL legend Billy Slater spoke with the Continuous Call Team and reflected on his career after being named as one of the incoming inductees for the Rugby League Hall of Fame.

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Rugby league great Greg Inglis has opened up to the Continuous Call Team about an "emotional" week, after losing his nan during what was meant to be a time of celebration, following his announcement as one of the incoming Hall of Fame inductees.

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Roosters great Boyd Cordner was left tearing up live on air as he spoke and paid tribute to former teammate and star back-rower Angus Crichton, who this season has been a standout for the Tricolours after overcoming some personal hurdles.

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An emotional Darryl Brohman has spoken out against the NRL's decision to induct Les Boyd into the prestigious Hall of Fame, declaring he’s 'very upset' with the call after infamously suffering a broken jaw in one of the most deliberate acts on a football field during a State of Origin match.

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Former NRL star and Continuous Call Team member Josh Morris has issued a stern warning to the rest of the competition, cautioning players about the dangers of mobile phones after Souths star Latrell Mitchell was caught up in a white powder scandal earlier this week.

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Listen to the Sunday Carve Up, 11th August.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 11th August 2024.

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Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns joined The Continuous Call Team to preview Sunday footy between the Knights and Tigers, with both teams desperate for a win.

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Manly coach Anthony Seibold has confirmed Tom Trbojevic will remain at fullback going forward after playing a key role in the club's run of four wins from the past five games.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Saturday 10th August 2024.

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NZ Warriors CEO Cameron George spoke with the Continuous Call Team following a big week for the club, which included the retirement of veteran playmaker Shaun Johnson.

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Rugby league great Darryl Brohman says he expects a Perth expansion team to be very tempting for younger players, especially with the cost of living relief that could come with a move to Western Australia.

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Rugby league great Paul Gallen was full of praise for star Panthers playmaker Nathan Cleary, who once again stepped up when it mattered most on Friday night against the Eels to lead his side to victory.

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Listen to the full show podcast of The Continuous Call Team, Sunday 4th August 2024.

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