The Bye Round With James Graham

Premiership winner and one of the sharpest minds in rugby league, Luke Keary, joins the team for the 2026 NRL season and this is his first official podcast alongside James Graham. The boys dive straight in with some classic NRL pre-season horror stories, discuss the latest drama between Zac Lomax & the Eels, Angus Crichton’s defection to rugby union & Kez reveals the teams he believes will 'rise' in season 2026!
The Keary era at The Bye Round starts now!
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0:00 Welcome Luke Keary To The Team!
10:35 Montoyas Podcast + Our New Studio
12:37 Pre Season Horror Stories
23:45 Getting To Know Luke
30:45 Zac Lomax Drama
47:27 Angus Crichton Defects To Rugby Union
53:35 Teams That Will Rise In 2026
57:20 Rule Changes For 2026
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James Graham and Charlie White are back in and this time we rank all 17 NRL teams based on one simple question: how excited are we to actually watch them in 2026? No ladder predictions, no premiership tips. This podcast is based on just pure vibes, eyeballs and brutally honest footy chat. This is the NRL Excitement Index!
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0:00 What’s The Excitement Index?
4:41 Rank 17-13
18:22 Rank 12-9
34:09 Rank 8-5
57:51 Rank 4-1
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Welcome to a special edition and the last (for now) episode of the Jam & Cheese show! Fresh from Jimmy's groundbreaking Mental Health podcast, a raw and honest Brandon Smith shares the story of his own battle. In another eye-opening chat, you'll hear Cheese unlike you've ever heard before as he details in-depth his journey over the past 3 years.
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James Graham and Charlie White are back for The Bye Round's first official episode of 2026 and they boys kick off the year with a proper catch-up after the off-season, unpacking what actually went down on holidays before diving straight into the big footy talking points. Charlie puts Jimmy in the hot seat over a potential England coaching role, they react to Keaon Koloamatangi’s move to the Dragons, debate what’s next for Zac Lomax, plus, we break down the proposed rule changes.
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0:00 When Do You Stop Saying Happy New Year?
3:01 Mental Health Podcast Reflection
6:45 Jimmy’s Vietnam Holiday
12:53 England Coaching Role
20:22 NAS K/O’s Jeremy Latimore
24:30 Crazy End To African Cup Of Nations Final
30:54 Changes To The Show
33:45 Keaon Koloamatangi Signs With Dragons
37:50 Zac Lomax’s NRL Future
45:14 Perth Bears Signings
47:32 NRL Proposed Rules Changes
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Ahead of UFC 325 in Sydney Jimmy goes toe-to-toe with one of the toughest men in the UFC, Dan “The Hangman” Hooker! Dan opens up on the fighter mindset, what it really takes to survive at the elite level and how you prepare when violence is literally your job. Plus, he reflects on his war with Dustin Poirier & breaks down the chaos of the IShowSpeed fight!
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0:00 UFC 325 In Sydney
10:09 The Fighter Mindset
11:24 Fight vs. Dustin Poirier
16:43 ‘Finding MMA’
19:25 Footy Players Turn Into Fighters
22:48 IShowSpeed Fight
26:44 1-Minute Scraps
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