In an ideal world you’d have each team playing every other team once at home and once away, but as our panellists James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss, we are living in a far from ideal world as far as the season draw is concerned, with scheduling influenced by everything from television broadcast demands, to individual club preferences.

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This week we also discuss referee milestones. Should we be celebrating their 300-game achievements the same way we honour players’ long careers? We think so …

We also preview a blockbuster second-last round of NRL competition matches, check out Brad Fittler’s loyalty to Lebanon, and share our listeners’ thoughts on which ‘70s and ‘80s players would handle today’s NRL.

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