NSW pull a QLD as Ponga controversy bubbles

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversy surrounding Kalyn Ponga and highlights NSW's remarkable comeback in the opening NRL game.

Kalyn Ponga's send off has Maroons fans seething, but NSW fans are delirious after the Blues had their Queensland moment: a record breaking comeback. Nathan Cleary silenced the haters. Ethan Strange burst onto the scene and James Tedesco lived a one game redemption arc. We unpack a bonkers opening game. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Stack

Topics covered

• NRL
• sports controversy
• comeback
• sports personalities
• game analysis

Keywords

• Kalyn Ponga
• Nathan Cleary
• Ethan Strange
• James Tedesco
• NRL
• comeback
• sports news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Sport Daily, ABC Australia, ABC

Places: NSW, QLD

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