About this episode

The episode discusses Nathan Cleary's status in rugby league and the contenders for NRL's Coach of the Year.

Round 19 of the NRL season saw South Sydney get the win for Jai Arrow’s birthday while Cronulla’s demolition of The Dolphins broke record after record. ‘Fair or Foul’ leads to a tense debate over Nathan Cleary’s standing in the game off the back of New South Wales’ Origin series win, with Jarome Luai’s future and Nicho Hynes’ form also raised. The crew give their picks for the NRL’s Coach of the Year, and Lee looks at the prop position for Coach’s Corner. Loose takes on real news, Loose Carry is Zero Tackle’s weekly show discussing and dissecting all the hottest talking points in the world of rugby league and the NRL, featuring host Mitch Keating, Zero Tackle’s Darren Parkin and Rugby League Coach Lee Addison. ⬇️ Today's Rundown: 00:00 Welcome to Loose Carry 02:02 Number up with Darren Parkin 03:24 Souths def. Knights 05:37 Sharks demolition 08:01 Fair or Foul 21:34 Origin Decider Recap 29:59 Coach of the Year Contenders 33:52 Coach's Corner 40:56 Select Card Break Battle 44:17 What's Coming up? 🏉 Want to take your Rugby League Coaching to the next level?https://rugbyleaguecoach.com.au/coachmentor/ ⭐ Check out 2026 NRL League Heroes https://selectcards.com.au/collections/nrl…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee Addison, Mitch Keating, Darren Parkin

Topics covered

• NRL
• Nathan Cleary debate
• Coach of the Year
• rugby league
• South Sydney
• Cronulla Sharks

Keywords

• NRL
• Nathan Cleary
• Coach of the Year
• rugby league
• Origin series
• South Sydney
• Cronulla Sharks

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Organizations: Zero Tackle

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