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Dead In Goal

A pair of former editors of a now-defunct sports magazine, James Smith and Jeff Centenera, talk about the very alive game of rugby league (mostly).

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Like the NZ Warriors, we're finally back

Like the NZ Warriors, we're finally back

We break our long offseason, and well, season silence to find out if James has indeed become a Queenslander! Also this w... Read more

25 Mar 2022

43mins

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Raise the bat

Raise the bat

We begin our 100th episode with a look back at the pod's origins (2:53), which explains why we have a siren open each in... Read more

3 Dec 2021

58mins

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Of retail ghosts, reverse funerals and long tombstones

Of retail ghosts, reverse funerals and long tombstones

James reports back from Penrith's victory parade (2:36) and says this is the way of the future for all premiership winne... Read more

26 Nov 2021

1hr 5mins

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A laugh riot

A laugh riot

James descends from the highlands to talk the Panthers' upcoming victory parade (13:33), and why it shouldn't involve ma... Read more

19 Nov 2021

57mins

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Are league players worth what they are paid? At least they don't dive ...

Are league players worth what they are paid? At least they don't dive ...

To begin this week, James reiterates his disdain for the peculiar theatricality of soccer (1:46). We then get into our m... Read more

12 Nov 2021

1hr 8mins

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How equal should the NRL be?

How equal should the NRL be?

We start with James' continuing series looking back to 1986 through the pages of Big League (3:05). With the rookie draf... Read more

3 Nov 2021

1hr 3mins

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This just in (from 1986!)

This just in (from 1986!)

As the offseason takes hold, Dead in Goal begins a new segment which takes us back in time through the pages of James' B... Read more

29 Oct 2021

1hr 1min

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The rugby league menagerie

The rugby league menagerie

This week, we hail the arrival of the dolphin among the NRL's mascots, and talk why the new Brisbane franchise's symbol ... Read more

21 Oct 2021

1hr 1min

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That premiership afterglow

That premiership afterglow

James revels in his Panthers' victory in 2021, and no broken trophy is going to ruin it. Our Honesty Session delves into... Read more

14 Oct 2021

50mins

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We don't rate Christmas ...

We don't rate Christmas ...

... but we do love grand final day. Dead in Goal waits nervously with the rest of rugby league fandom to see if the 2021... Read more

2 Oct 2021

59mins

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