NRL OFFSIDE: Standing Inside the 10 with JC and Noz

JC and Noz unpack an action-packed first weekend of the semi-finals at their own leisure with this week's Speed Round morphing into Cruise Control. JC bemoans a timing mishap with Nathan Cleary's sin-binning against the Roosters and Noz celebrates all things Gags. The Grapple looks at a Wild concept and the Round Preview digs into this week's Do-or-Die games. JC brings it all home with a Free Ballin looking at who gets where in the semis. Don't forget to subscribe on your streaming platform of choice. Also check out our socials: Instagram:@NRL_Offside TikTok: @NRLOffside Our feedback emails: jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com And finally, our freshly minted newsletter which can be found at nrloffside.riverside.com . Last week's edition: https://riverside.com/dashboard/studios/noah-mitchells-studio/newsletter/issues/f1b48656-fb1c-4fd3-820f-51a022eaba70

JC and Noz dig into the Twilight Zone with this week's Round Recap ruminating on a weekend where nothing really seemed to make sense (except of course the inexorable roll of those boys from the foot of the mountains). JC discusses a debut for the ages while Noz tries to work out exactly what Spencer Leniu was doing on Friday night. The Grapple is Part III of our Contender Series (but not really) while Noz finishes by looking at one of the best parts of our game. Come and check it out! website: nrloffside.riverside.com Instagram:@nrl_offside TikTok:@NRLOffside Feedback emails: jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com

JC and Noz give almost sensible responses to the Roosters' current travails, Parramatta's late season up-swing and the continuing Real Housewives of Red Hill drama. The Grapple is part two of our Contender Series looking at the chances (or not) of the Chooks, the Fins and the Sharks while Noz takes a trip across the ditch for a pivotal moment in the development of the Modern Era of Football...as well as re-visiting the greatest magazine of All-Time, Rugby League Week. Come and check it out! Our new Website: nrloffside.riverside.com Instagram: @nrl_offside Tiktok: @nrloffside Feedback emails: jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com

JC dons the lucky Italian Chili Pepper to ward off the stink of the Roosters' clanger against the Wests Tigers while Noz takes on Sorbet Saturday. The Grapple looks at the contenders, the Round Preview is its usual mixed bag and JC brings it home with a section on streaks and breaking thereof. All this week's action in the NRL - check it out! #NRL Instagram: @NRL_Offside TikTok: @NRLOffside Feedback emails: jc@nrloffside noz@nrloffside

JC and Noz discuss two candidates for Game of the Year, one a top-of-the-table clash, the other a psychedelic delight. JC goes his usual Roosters route with What Caught Your Eye while Noz takes a look at back-to-back candidates for Try of the Year (as well as Mitch Moses' Out-of-Body experience). The boys then channel their inner Grumpy Old Men and JC brings it home by looking at the potential of getting a Hailey Comet-like, once-in-70-years experience with our Friends from North of the Border. Don't forget about our Instagram: @NRL_Offside or TikTok: @NRLOffside and our feedback emails: jc@nrloffside.com and noz@nrloffside.com

JC expands the vernacular while the boys contemplate their new viral fame on the Social Media. They also try and make heads or tails of the Bubble Bath In Brisbane thrown on by the Fins and the Broncos while Noz takes time to admire the jerseys of Indigenous Round. The Grapple wrestles with a thought experiment thrown up by one of our listeners and Noz brings it all home with Part II on his Free Ballin series on Building a great team. Don't forget our Social Media sites...handles...whatever they are called Instagram: @NRL_Offside TikTok: @NRLOffside ...and we would love to hear from our listeners about our Grapple and Team Building sections. Bouquets or Brickbats, send them both our way jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com Happy Listening!

The boys' mix it up a little this week with the Outro coming to the Intro and an early Vox Poppin posing a time conundrum. JC revels in a landslide in Townsville while Noz wallows in 40 of the worst minutes of Footy that you will ever experience. The Grapple is a Mea Culpa for all of the ahem mistakes the boys have made and JC brings it home with the records and milestones for Season 2026. Come and join us for another rip-roaring (if slightly delayed) episode of NRL Offside. Instagram: @nrl_offside Tiktok: @nrloffside Feedback email: jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com

Noz discusses the JC Effect and how JC was actually responsible for the Adam Doueihi situation at the Wests Tigers. JC panders to the Bulldogs while Noz contemplates something special brewing on the Goldie. It is the usual mixed bag of predictions in the Round Preview while Noz looks at team building in Free Ballin (and not the kind where you do some sort of ridiculous activity at a work planning day). The Boys bring it home with Noz defending himself against a full-frontal Doggies onslaught and JC getting with the socials. Come and join us for this week's wild ride! Feedback: JC@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com Instagram: @nrl_offside TikTok: @nrloffside

JC and Noz discuss a couple of the NRL's mercurial characters and Grapple with Jarome Luai's latest recruitment shenanigans. The round preview throws up its usual rocks-and-diamonds and JC contemplates a brace of sad felines. Vox Poppin finishes it all off with a tribute to a cricketing great who had a touch of the Rugby Leagues about him. Keep a look out for our Instagram and Tik Tok accounts for updates For feedback, please send us emails: jc@nrloffside.com noz@nrloffside.com

JC and Noz dig into Origin for the last time and offer up an apology to Laurie Daley in the wake of his history-making series victory. JC does a cheeky double-up on What Caught Our Eye while Noz contemplates some funky Maroon Headwear And the triumphant debut of Noz's Diabolical Waffle!!! I love the smell of Napalm in the morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RHo_ZG-YGo Thin Lizzy "The Boys are Back in Town": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_xqb416S7o&list=RD5_xqb416S7o&start_radio=1 The inspiration for Noz's Diabolical Waffle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest

JC and Noz contemplate a wild and woolly weekend of footy that ran the gamut from Ku-Fu to unlikely upsets to last minute field goals. JC works through a rather silly act and Noz discusses arrow-shots and peaches. The Grapple has the boys' final Origin picks while the Round Preview dishes up its usual mix of wisdom and cretinism. JC rescues Free Ballin from last week's Mel Brooks' debacle while Noz gets a serving of diabolical waffle in Vox Poppin. Come and join the carnival! Provide Feedback: noz@nrloffside.com jc@nrloffside.com NRL Offside Instagram: @nrl_offside TikTok: NRLOffside Turning into a donkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyu6ncYen0 Hong Kong Phooey! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n91lSO0wJQ Dylan Walker's peach of a pass: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DabqYWGExZz/

No stuffing around for the boys today...there is way too much to discuss in the break-neck news-cycle of the NRL! Speed Round reflects on the important milestone of a Far North Legend - in the presence of Royalty, no less - while a leaping Cowboy and a pot of television gold catches the boy's attention. The Grapple looks at the big storylines of the season to date while the Round Preview is its usual Hodge podge of insight and head-scratching tips. Noz brings it all home with a Free Ballin' segment that could best be described as tangential and Teddy has an unlikely Green and Red defender. All-in-all, another great week of NRL to sink your teeth into... I open my mouth and some idiot speaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG4DB2_6nRA&list=RDyG4DB2_6nRA&start_radio=1 A Trick of the Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhhb3I6gYAk&list=RDUhhb3I6gYAk&start_radio=1 The 70s! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ1NlevKiiM Parental Advisory Warning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mzH1BQ2P-E Mel Brooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRFR8CejyMI

JC and Noz try to wrap their heads around another NSW Origin debacle...but not before JC attempts some mis-direction. Speed Round is unusually eloquent while JC waxes lyrical about an important yet underrated aspect of the game (of course, Noz just goes on with his usual bumph). The Grapple doubles as a therapy session while JC looks back at his pre-season predictions to see how they are progressing. Meanwhile JC walks back his anti-Toto sentiment and Noz comes up with the single worst moment in the pod's brief history 4'33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bGU9NTJlIo Medieval on yo ass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6zqu_9Sb7w Drop Toto! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY&list=RDFTQbiNvZqaY&start_radio=1

Noz makes up for last week's late program change by taking his usual swipe at the Melbourne Storm. Speed Round yet again fails to live up to its name (catchy jingle, though) and the boys give their final Origin Predictions. Free Ballin' stays on the shelf for another week as we unveil a very serious Wit and Wisdom of Noz and the boys finish it all off by agreeing to do a Freaky Friday role reversal for next week's show. All feedback emails to: noz@nrloffside.com jc@nrloffside.com Instagram: NRL_Offside Too good for the cutting room floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y&list=RDZi_XLOBDo_Y&start_radio=1 The Keighley Cougars! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/world/europe/rugby-league-uk-keighley-cougars-gay-owners.html St Mary's Food Trucks: https://www.instagram.com/westsydneyfoodtruckpark/?hl=en

JC and Noz contemplate the In-between Origin Rounds but not before Noz issues a heartfelt apology for his disgraceful performance in last week's show. Speed Round has yet another theme update...let's hope this one doesn't end up in Court...and JC talks about a deserving Rooster while Noz talks about undeserving felines. The Round Preview is its usual hotchpotch of up-and-down selections and the Wit and Wisdom of JC makes a long-awaited return. Vox Poppin contemplates golf balls and don't miss Noz's Emergency Origin Addendum. It is well and truly worth sticking around for. Forgiveness: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WNwpZe_YI3E The Future's So Bright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrriKcwvlY&list=RD8qrriKcwvlY&start_radio=1 JC's Golf Ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkMLslOHlNo The Sea Was Angry that Day My Friend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a3TZC69tSg Homer vs Strawberry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45RyZoQY8_M

It is an Origin Extravaganza this week as the boys take a look back at a wild and wooly Game 1. But that is not all: how about the Round of Footy which saw gasp the St George Dragons finally get off their duck. Speed Round gets a theme song refresh while Noz goes on a journey to the Heart of Sporting Darkness as he takes on Colonel Kurtz, sorry no, Wally Lewis, on his way to an epiphany (of sorts). And you have to stay tuned right to the end to see how the boys somehow manage to merge Rollerball, Sua Fa'alongo and Italian Beans Don't forget your feedback for Vox Poppin at nrloffside@gmail.com All Things Must Pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWV4pFV5nX4&list=RDQWV4pFV5nX4&start_radio=1 Save the Best til Last: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EdmHSTwmWY&list=RD5EdmHSTwmWY&start_radio=1 Wallllly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ADvEZfdmo Rollerball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yku2CXuKKiU Fagioli Beans: https://griffithreddrop-shop.foodworks.com.au/lines/divella-butter-beans-fagoli-400gm

A somber introduction to today's episode with the boys sending their best wishes to Jai Arrow after last week's announcement. Speed Round is helped along by the abbreviated slate of games while the boys take a diversion through Belmore for this week's What Caught Your Eye. The Grapple - Origin Edition sees the boys run through their Origin predictions (with a ridiculous tangent through the Infinite Universe) and Free Ballin' morphs into the Wit and Wisdom of JC as he examines Laurie Daley's coaching record at Origin Level. It is rounded out by Vox Poppin, where JC backslides from his Roosters recovery and shares a sauna with a Channel 9 luminary. The Multiverse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse

The boys ponder another NRL gazumping while Noz (warily) lifts the R-Ban on JC, all the while contemplating the Magical Weekend in Brisbane (for everyone other than Eels fans). JC takes an aquatic theme in What Caught Your Eye while Noz simply Old-man-rants about wingers. ...and an exciting development! As the NRL News cycle was fit to burst the week, we have not one but Two Grapples as Noz and JC try to get their heads around both Ivan Cleary's resignation and some perplexing Origin Selections. In the Round Preview, Noz takes his customary ridiculous tangent, this time to giant statues and the Mediterranean while JC goes out on a limb with some uncharacteristic risky tips. It all comes to a head in Vox Poppin, where one of our regular listeners calls "Checkmate" on some of our linguistic foibles. Talos/Ola'Kawatu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8goVW2TNlE0 Less Penrith Connection/Samuel L Jackson? C'mon JC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40QeJGSm9U

Noz reaches out as only a true friend can to stop JC's descent into Red, White and Blue madness, in the process banning a certain "R" word. Speed Round accentuates the positive while contemplating how a Golden Point game can end in a shower. Our collective eyes are drawn to the outskirts of the field and the boys anticipate a magical weekend (or two). The Round Preview goes on its usual rollercoaster ride with Noz throwing out a few smokies (to aid in JC's recovery of course) and we end on a Free Ballin' that somehow links South Central LA with Carcassonne, the Gold Coast Seagulls and smoking during snowstorms. Geez, at this point even I don't know what is going on... Accentuate the positive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jdbFOidds&list=RDf3jdbFOidds&start_radio=1 High Rollers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLuO-_pse5s&list=RDbLuO-_pse5s&start_radio=1 Puig Aubert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puig_Aubert

JC and Noz celebrate the milestone of 10 episodes in the most fitting of ways: by playing a rather lopsided game of True-or-False. JC dazzles with his new-found technological/design nous while Sir Mixalot and religious trinkets make a somewhat improbable appearance. The Grapple takes a (slightly late) detour to Port Moresby, the boys try and redeem their terrible tipping and JC brings it all home with a walk down memory lane, taking literal half measures. Oh, yes and stick around for our new segment right at the end! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEWkZb11pss&list=RDZEWkZb11pss&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53ZSxkQ3Ho&list=RDX53ZSxkQ3Ho&start_radio=1