Luai A Chief, Wild PNG Third Party Deals Explained & Burton The Odd Dog Out? Maybe Help Rebuild Another NSW Giant? | The Journos | Triple M NRL

About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in rugby league, including player contracts and media relations.

What a big few days in the rugby league world! Danny Weidler welcomes back Adam Pengilly on The Journos for another massive show. Jarome Luai is the inaugural PNG Chief and with a player of that calibre and a character his peers gravitate towards, who will be next? There could be a big domino effect happening! The tax-free salaries are the major draw card but how do the third party deals work for the Chiefs? Everything is explained and the figures are more than juicy! Are the Bulldogs in crisis? Joey Johns says Mitch Woods needs to make his debut and start at halfback when back from injury but that creates an even bigger roster headache for a club that seemingly already has one. Could Matt Burton be the one that goes? And could he play a major part in another mammoth NSW-based rebuild after contributing heavily in the Bulldogs turnaround? Danny spoke to Gus Gould during the week and got the mastermind's thoughts on social media abuse as the game learns to deal with an ever-changing media landscape. The boys give their unique thoughts on Wayne Bennett's press conferences but also open up on his relationship with the media... but back to Luai... wasn't Alex Johnston named the first…

People in this episode

Host: Danny Weidler

Guest: Adam Pengilly

Topics covered

• rugby league
• player contracts
• NSW rebuild
• Bulldogs crisis
• media relations
• third party deals

Keywords

• Jarome Luai
• PNG Chief
• Bulldogs
• Mitch Woods
• Matt Burton
• Gus Gould
• Wayne Bennett
• third party deals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bulldogs, PNG, Triple M NRL

Places: NSW, PNG

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