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The Rugby League Digest is a podcast devoted to rugby league's rich history. No buffoonery. Hosted by Michael Adams & Andrew Paskin.



THE SUPER LEAGUE WAR

SEASON 1 (32 eps)

INTRODUCTION (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Opening Thoughts
  2. The Super League War: Prelude

Chapter 1 - A TIME FOR HEROES (4 eps)

  1. The Super League War: A Time For Heroes (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: A Time For Heroes (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: A Time For Heroes (Part 3)
  4. The Super League War: A Time For Heroes (Part 4)

Chapter 2 - MAKING THE GAME BIGGER (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Making the Game Bigger (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Making the Game Bigger (Part 2)

Chapter 3 - AREN’T YOU BLOKES INTERESTED IN FINANCE? (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Aren’t You Blokes Interested In Finance?

Chapter 4 - IT’S ON! (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: It’s On!

Chapter 5 - THE HALFTIME SCORE (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Halftime Score

Chapter 6 - NEVER MORE RITZY (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Never More Ritzy

Chapter 7 - BLITZKRIEG (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Blitzkrieg (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)

Chapter 8 - PHILLIP STREET (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Phillip Street (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Phillip Street (Part 2)

Chapter 9 - WHAT THE BULLFROG KNEW? (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: What The Bullfrog Knew (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: What The Bullfrog Knew (Part 2)

Chapter 10 - GET STICKY (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Get Sticky

Chapter 11 - CHIEF DRIVES THE BUS (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Chief Drives The Bus Chapter

Chapter 12 - ARL ISOLATED (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: ARL Isolated

Chapter 13 - IT’S ALL ABOUT PAY TV MATE (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: It’s All About Pay TV Mate

Chapter 14 - TAKING THE GAME TO CHINA (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Taking The Game To China

Chapter 15 - THE LETTER (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Letter

Chapter 16 - THE FILTHY FOUR (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Filthy Four

Chapter 17 - QUEENSLANDER! (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Queenslander!

Chapter 18 - THE WORLD IN UNION (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The World In Union

Chapter 19 - GEORGE AND THE JUNIORS (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: George And The Juniors

Chapter 20 - SAVE OUR SAINTS (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Save Our Saints

Chapter 21 - THE TENTH (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Tenth

Chapter 22 - THE BEST OF THE REST (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Best Of The Rest

Chapter 23 - THE LAST WINFIELD CUP (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Last Winfield Cup

SEASON TWO (18 eps)

Chapter 24 - THE GREAT COMPROMISE (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: The Great Compromise

Chapter 25 - ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Entry Of The Gladiators (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Entry Of The Gladiators (Part 2)

Chapter 26 - 100-NIL (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: 100-Nil (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: 100-Nil (Part 1)

Chapter 27 - TOGETHER AGAIN (3 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Together Again (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Together Again (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: Together Again (Part 3)

Chapter 28 - CHAPELTOWN ROAD (3 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Chapeltown Road (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Chapeltown Road (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: Chapeltown Road (Part 3)

Chapter 29 - TARNISHED GOLD (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Tarnished Gold

Chapter 30 - THE OPTUS CUP (4 eps)

  1. The Super League War: The Optus Cup (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: The Optus Cup (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: The Optus Cup (Part 3)
  4. The Super League War: The Optus Cup (Part 4)

Chapter 31 - THE APPEAL (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: The Appeal (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: The Appeal (Part 2)

SEASON THREE (12 eps)

Chapter 32 - CLEARING THE DECKS (1 ep)

  1. The Super League War: Clearing The Decks

Chapter 33 - TWO TRIBES (3 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Two Tribes (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Two Tribes (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: Two Tribes (Part 2)

Chapter 34 - THE TELSTRA CUP (5 eps)

  1. The Super League War: The Telstra Cup (Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: The Telstra Cup (Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: The Telstra Cup (Part 3)
  4. The Super League War: The Telstra Cup (Part 4)
  5. The Super League War: The Telstra Cup (Part 5)

Chapter 35 - TWO TONES (2 eps)

  1. The Super League War: Two Tones(Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: Two Tones(Part 2)

Chapter 36 - THE WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE (3 eps)

  1. The Super League War: The World Club Challenge(Part 1)
  2. The Super League War: The World Club Challenge(Part 2)
  3. The Super League War: The World Club Challenge(Part 3)

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL (21 eps)

CASE STUDIES (18 eps)

  1. Penrith Case Study with James Smith
  2. Brisbane Broncos Case Study with Ramy Haidar
  3. International Case Study with Chasing Kangaroos
  4. Canterbury Case Study with Nick Tedeschi
  5. Rugby Union Case Study with Ben Darwin
  6. Class Case Study with Lech Blaine
  7. Super League: I Was There Case Study with Ian Heads
  8. North Sydney Bears Case Study with Nick Campton
  9. Parramatta Case Study with David Hunter
  10. Cronulla Case Study with Adam Newman
  11. Balmain Case Study with Steven Russo
  12. Canberra Case Study with Bevan Hannan
  13. Western Suburbs Case Study with Daniel Watson Hayes
  14. Manly Case Study with Rod Quinn
  15. The 1996 Challenge Cup Final with Mike Meehall Wood
  16. The politics of English Rugby League with Anthony Broxton
  17. The Parramatta Splurge with Ben Darwin
  18. Americanisation Case Study with Spencer Kassimir

INTERVIEWS (3 eps)

  1. The Brisbane Rugby League with Chris Leeson
  2. An interview with Professor Tony Collins
  3. Two Tribes: an interview with Steve Mascord
 
Great, great podcast ... just the detail and minutia of rugby league, I highly recommend it, it’s a brilliant series done with a great sense of humour
— ROD QUINN, ABC RADIO
Wonderful podcast
— Daily Telegraph
Mammoth podcast series on the Super League War ... a timely reminder of where the game was 25 years ago
— Forbes
A years-long podcasting odyssey into the drama of the Super League War
— Codesports.com.au