Prison of Origin
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, jet ski loons looking for a picnic to splash and fat tyre e-bike rodeo clowns creating untold mayhem on footpaths across the nation. Our great code stands on the precipice of international sporting greatness. So, with soul in the shorts, feeling in the feet, and joy in the jumper, it's time to bump, it's time to thump, it's time to sink the slipper. Let's pull the cord on the Evinrude two-stroke and set off for the far horizon. It's another blast of bludgeoning on the blindside with the master of midfield mayhem, rampaging Roy Slavin, and the man with a fistful of bait and burly, Captain Flathead, H.G. Nelson.
Yes, TF Much, Cedric Esmond, Sump AO, aka The Drain, trotting the blind side of blue paper for another week. Yes, it's the familiar sound of the sumpster camped in the ABC soundproof booth here on ABC Local Radio for another section of ABC Spot, including ABC Rapid, ABC Fish News and ABC Weather Reports. Hello, Australia. HG Nelson lifting the lid on another magnificent week of consenting concussion magic. Oh, what a week. What a week. What an incredible week. A week when too much sport is barely enough. And look, I'm stumped by looking for superlatives, you know, in this show. I try to avoid them. But look, it is a super sad day. We've had a run of super sad days. That's all I can say. We're blessed. We're so lucky to be living in this time.
It is what it is. It's another super sad day. I can't build it up. You'll be listening to it. You'll discover that it's just a super Saturday. I can't do more than that to encourage you to stick with the concept of super and Saturdays and sport. Ah, bludgers. Remember, this is the trip of a lifetime and it just gets better and better each week. And so did the greatest game of all. What a week. The scores tell one story, but the game once again is chock-a-block full of creatures crawling from the Black Lagoon with plot lines groaning with sickening horror scenarios and more nude stiffs turning up under the black dot than you can poke a stick at. That's a fact. A proven fact, but nothing stretches. Nothing yet stretches the bounds of good taste or plausibility in season 2026.
The St. George miracle. The miracle we have talked about for weeks. You know the story. You've been there every step of the way with us. The sacking of Coach Flanagan. The new centre of excellence in Wollongong. The record run of outs. One hand on the 26th spoon. The story as modern as tomorrow. It was all put into perspective at this stunning demolition to the Broncos. last Sunday at Suncorp. The tune, if you don't mind, Super Jesus, Red V, Machine 30, Broncos 26. And you can have your extra stout back now, Super Jesus. Thanks very much for popping in, in the suit, the Spider-Man suit, or the you-know-what-I-mean suit, and doing those numbers for us. Look, our week is a long time in Rugby League, and the Big Red V was set before the soup stirrer this time last week, and now they have their sights on, wait for it, a top-eight finish.
How things turn around so quickly. In fact, some are saying they could win the flag. I'm not one of them. Now, this is the legacy of those greats who went before. That's the only thing I can put it down to, where the building blocks were put in place so long ago for this big win against the Bronx. I mean, Constable Craig, Fat Albert Young, Aposai Nenosi, Toga, Fubby, a.k.a. the Fubster, a.k.a. the dare I say man, Chang, Puff, Chook, Chairman Barrett, Sticks, Proven, the Phantom Biter, the Phantom Iron, and Rocket Ready to list a handful. I mean, this was a win for the greats of the past and kicked in the doors on what I believe is a new era for the 11 on the trot club. I mean, it's a long way to go from 11 losses in a row to 11 on the trot, but if anybody can do it, St George can.
The Broncos were just out enthused. Returning prop Payne Haas said of the Clippity Clops, all talk, no grunt, no poke. I know he didn't actually say that, but words to that effect tumbled from his lips after the siren went.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:02–5:06
2
What are the highlights of the week in sports?
5:06–10:07
3
What is the significance of the recent Rugby League matches?
10:07–12:36
4
How is the World Cup of food being introduced?
12:36–51:32
5
What is the concept of a World Cup food show?
51:32–52:33
6
How does rugby league relate to international relations?
52:33–53:57
7
What are the implications of introducing jailed players to rugby league?
53:57–55:00
8
How could a prison rugby league competition work?
55:00–1:39:52