Why Latrell was snubbed, Gus Tests NRL & Disrupter Chaos
episodePreviously titled “Latrell Overlooked at Fullback, Gus Tests NRL & Disrupter Chaos” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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G'day and welcome to Kenti Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. Don't forget to subscribe, means a big difference to us. On YouTube, that's Fanatics TV, and on Spotify and Apple Music, look up Kenti NRL Podcast. You can also buy these Kenti Blitz hats at fanatics.tv. Be the best looking guy at the footy this weekend. Alright, let's rip into it. Great article today in the paper, this City Morning Herald from Christian Nicolucci, who talks about Gould's commentary on Jerome Buller on the weekend. If you haven't read the article, do yourself a favor because it's a great article and it's great to see Christian. Take on the big dogs.
Well, look, I love a stinking rugby league. We all love a stinking rugby league. And Nicolosi, to his credit, a lot of people are just happy to let it go through the keeper. But on the weekend, now, we've spoken before, Warren. Jareem Buller is managed by Isaac Moses, who is not a friend of the West Tigers. There is a clause in Jareem Buller's contract that needs to be – picked up by the end of this month. May, I think it is. Yeah, so it has to be picked up by May where he can stay, play 2027 for the Tigers or if he doesn't pick it up and it works both ways, the club can pick it up as well. If it doesn't get picked up, then he's a free agent to go next year.
What is the chaos surrounding the disruptor rule in NRL?
Now, Obviously, if the club picks it up, they have to pay more money. 900, they're saying. Yeah, he's waiting for the club to pick it up.
Why is Jurbo's headgear decision significant?
If he picks it up, he gets less money.
What led to the Duffy decision for South Sydney?
The club's concern, obviously, is if they pick it up, he might come and stay one year and then move on anyway, and they've paid a fortune to keep him.
How does Gus Gould challenge the NRL’s tampering rules?
So there's a lot of little intrigue in the behind-the-scenes stuff about why and why not he's done that.
How is Jaydn Su'A's situation impacting the team?
But over the weekend, Gould – well, part of that is also – That if he doesn't say the Tigers, where's he going to go?
What are the concerns regarding Latrell Mitchell's fitness and form?
Well, let me tell you what Gus Gould said on the weekend. You read it in a minute. But the thing is, Canterbury have been mentioned as one of those teams. Okay. And particularly given that Isaac Moses last year took Lachlan Galvin to Canterbury, basically delivered him on a platter.
Yeah.
So with that in the background, Gould, and over to you, came out with his comment during the game when they played on Sunday.
So Gould said, that's an athlete. Gee whiz, he's going to be a good player. He's just creamy, so fluid, beautiful, like apple pie on a Sunday. Yeah. Now.
Is it creepy or what? Look away. You read it. Yeah. I practiced it. It didn't quite sound like that, but you started to get hungry halfway through.
I should put on my Dr. Feelgood voice. He's an athlete. Gee whiz, he's a good player.
Anyway. Anyway, but the part about that, though, is that, from a distance, certainly falls right in the lap of what the NRL, in their idiot wisdom last year, that rule they brought in, which prevented TV... personalities involved in the game who are also involved in clubs, making certain comments about players. This is in response to Gould coming out last year saying that Galvin is the best teenager player he's ever seen. And then obviously behind the scenes, that started the campaign to get the kid over to Canterbury, which ultimately happened. And then because of that, everyone blew up about it and said Gould had an unfair advantage. The NRL, for reasons that I can't understand, instead of getting the integrity unit...
in to investigate to see if Gould actually interfered with his contract. How could they do that? Well, they could go through his text messages, they go through his emails. They go through his agent's text messages and his agent's emails, and they go through Gowland's text messages and Gowland's emails. They've got the power to do that? Yeah, they've got the power to do that. They signed that over. The NRL didn't do that. Instead, they came out with this Mickey Mouse rule where officials or commentators with club affiliations.
I'll read it to you, Kenny. It says, clubs have been advised that the definition of tampering will now include certain public and private statements that could be seen as attempts to lure or entice a player to join another club.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:30
2
What is the chaos surrounding the disruptor rule in NRL?
1:30–1:37
3
Why is Jurbo's headgear decision significant?
1:37–1:40
4
What led to the Duffy decision for South Sydney?
1:40–1:47
5
How does Gus Gould challenge the NRL’s tampering rules?
1:47–1:53
6
How is Jaydn Su'A's situation impacting the team?
1:53–2:01
7
What are the concerns regarding Latrell Mitchell's fitness and form?
2:01–9:34
8
What does the future hold for Latrell Mitchell at South Sydney?
9:34–33:19
Speakers
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