NRL | Fogarty's Comments about Seibold and Dragons 0-4 Start plus much more

0:00Sumo Energy. Energy made easy with local support and simple plans for everyday Australians. It's an NRL News update. Alrighty, so Rooster's fans, you're getting some good news in a couple of weeks. The City Roosters have today announced that Victor or confirmed. Victor Radley will be available for NRL selection from round 6 of the 2026 season. Radley was issued with the heaviest sanction ever imposed on a player in the club's history. In September 2025, following a proposal presented at the Rooster's board by Director of Football Mitchell Orbinson and head coach Trent Robinson, outlining the work Radley has undertaken since the sanction was imposed. The board unanimously, funny that, when Rick has on the board, agreed to permit, sorry, Radley to be available for selection from round 6 onwards. Good on you, Victor. Huge, huge in for the Roosters. I'm interested to see where Radley lines up for the Roosters now.

1:04Obviously Hugo Savala got his first game, first minutes on the weekend. I thought he went OK in the centre. I thought he went great in the centre, yeah. You feel at four o'clock, he will be named at left centre? I'm not sure from what I think Billy's out for a couple of weeks. So I know they've got Junior Ponga there who went back to Neswell's club, had a tremendous game for them on the weekend. He started in place of Rob Toyer in the opening round. Yeah. Whether Robo goes with Ponga in the centre and Savala back on bench, but I agree with you Flash. I thought he did a good job. He's becoming quite... This is the problem with players like that. He's becoming too valuable as a bench player. Yeah. Well, I can cover everything. I think now, you know, the six-minute bench has changed everything, right, with that type of stuff. It's almost like you lose one position, you just sub that position straight on. You know, if you lose a half, you sub on a half, and you're a six-minute bench, you lose the centre, you sub on the centre on your six-minute bench, and then some guy who was expected to get minutes doesn't... It will end up not getting minutes, right?

2:05Just on that. What are the rules there with if you don't get a run, or just say you play 25 minutes? Can you go back and play second grade? I think it's up to a certain amount of minutes. New South Wales Cup? Yeah. You're allowed to? I'm pretty sure. It's a minute number, but you can, from what I understand, go back and play a full game to get your fitness in, because obviously now, you know, we're seeing guys not get on, and guys go back, and the six-minute bench is making these guys, probably some of them play a little bit less football. Okay. So, big news, obviously, Brookvale, with the sacking of Cebes and Kiran Foreign jumping into the hot seat. Jamal Foggedy was interviewed, and this is him, a bit of audio on the Seabulled Sacking. You know, the whole pre-season, since I came here, we've brought in everything that Cebes was about. It's only three games, right? We still have 21 games to go to, to turn our season around, and I thought, you know, to be sacked after three is pretty harsh. Well, he's the one that gave me the contract to continue in the NRL with my age, so I've got to be grateful for that, and obviously he's not here anymore,

3:07so I've got to give a bit of sympathy there to Cebes as well, because it's pretty undersaving, I think. Yeah, Chad, you've experienced something similar. Yeah. Or Jamal Foggedy's gone through? Definitely. Yeah, for sure. So, well, it was more... When I was at the Sharkies, my... John Morris got sacked. 2021, he got shown the door, and then interim coach named Josh Hane came in, and, you know, it's a tough one, because I completely can relate to Jamal Foggedy's situation. He's been signed there, boy. Cebes, given a three-year deal, signed there, made a life change, because of that decision, he's going to get coached by that coach. Yeah. Three games in, he comes in, that coach is now out. And the thing is, it's like, as a club, like, or when your coach gets the sack, it's like, obviously, you show a little bit of, you know, emotion towards your coach. He's the one that gave you the chance, but now it's like, it kind of, you know, can probably tick the club off a little bit, the fact that they've made a decision, you're kind of speaking out against it. So, it's an admirable call by Foggedy to stay true to his beliefs,

4:11and the man who signed him there, and, yeah, especially when he said what he said with the people in the room. Yeah. That's, well, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's bullsies. It is, yeah. Well, it just shows, I mean, what the type of person Jamal is. Yeah. Let's do this. Hello. Harsh is penalty for Victor Fletch. What about Mitch? Yes. Well, it wasn't the club who imposed that. That was the NREL. That was the dog incident. Yeah. Oh, actually, this has come to, come across my desk. You were a bit of a, um, Nostradamus. This is a chatty town that is before round one. Have a listen to this, Peeps. But I've gone with the Seagulls at Woodensburg for 2026. I just can see them having a tough year. Look, if the Seagulls don't make the eight, you can't come at me, right? Hmm. Well, this is changed now with care and form taking over. You're still confident. I'm still sticking solid to my take. Pre-round one. I mean, now, you know, in the business, you give your opinions and takes.

5:12And, you know, I, you know, did my research and had a look at across the rosters. And I just thought to myself, merely lacked a little bit of depth in the middle, a little bit of punch in the go-forward. Obviously, the situation around some of the contracts and, you know, even Jake's future. And what happens there? And, you know, I just thought Seagull was under a bit of pressure, you know, with only making the finals once in his first couple of seasons. And, you know, if they didn't get off to a hot start, which they hadn't, all gone out on a three, you know, he was under a bit of pressure. And, yeah, so I tipped him to come last. And, I mean, just because they've sacked their coach doesn't guarantee that they're going to come last. You're still right. There's still so much to play out. As Fogarty said, you know, there's 21 games left in the season. But I feel like my, I'm sticking solid with my tip for this. Your prediction. Okay. Now, just before we go to a break, stick around, because on the other side, we'll have a look at Chad's GPT. This is from the holic. The holic says this. Maximum, 20 minutes in a game in first grade, to be able to go up or down to another grade. There you go. Oh, there you go.

6:1220 minutes. Nice holic. Yeah, well done, holic. And, yeah, commiserations about the midchie bonnet. We're getting to that too. Big Spencer, Lenu is also back for round six for the mighty chucks, as well. That's from Joshua. Teamless Tuesday coming up at the top of the next hour. And Fletcher Sharp. He was on kickoff with Brandy and Jimmy earlier in the week. The nights have been absolutely flying so far this season. This is what Fletcher Sharp had to say on kickoff. Yeah, I'll be all sweet to go. I'm just kind of managing at the moment, still hanging around a little bit, but we all good to send that. So, still so that niggling since Vegas Fletch. But the nights have caught off to an absolute flyer this year, haven't they? Yeah, well, it's pretty evident that the holic has changed the way they attack. I mean, you just look at them compared to last year. They were quite... They were hard to watch last year. Let's put it out there. Yeah, they're attacking. Stoic, is that the word I'm looking for? They just sort of wouldn't throw the ball around, but now they've... Justin Holbrook just said, well, look, I've got all these star players.

7:13I've got one of the fastest wingers. Six foot six on the right there. Let's get him the ball. Yeah. The signing of Sanders Smith has been quite astute now looking back on it. Yeah. You know, when he's first sign, everyone's going, always he going to play. He might be a 14, he might be a nine. Well, he has... He stood up last week. Yeah. I suppose defensively, he's still got a few issues around him, but in attack, he's really grown into that role. He's been outstanding so far for the Newcastle Knights. And the most impressive thing for the Knights has been... They've done this without two of their best and highest paid players. No Kalimponger, no Dylan Brown. That chunk of salary cap, like I'd love to see the percentage of cap out of the team with those two out. And Sanders Smith deserves all the credit that he's been getting. Fletcher Sharp, we know what a next factor he can be. Yeah. But this night, Sam, I think, if we're naming it, coach of the year right now, after four rounds. I mean, Ivan Cleary, Justin Holbrook.

8:13Yeah. The other two that come to mind, right? Yeah. Well, this might be... If you're a manly fan, you're probably hoping for a reaction similar to what the play... Because it's only... It's pretty much the same squad he had last year. It's head and Smith's jumped in. Yeah. But Dylan Brown as well. But he's been out. He's been out. Yeah. It's the freedom that this coach, Justin Holbrook, has given this side. Yeah. They could defend last year. They were very good. I adamant Brian had him humming, but in attack, they were... Yeah. They were really poor. What about Phoenix Crossland? Did you see the snows? Oh, how good was that? How good was that? How good was that? Right, dude. Look right up there. They got jammed in two bloters. Two, I've never seen one. Bloters, Sam. I've never seen that on the 45th. I've seen it. I've seen it. I've never seen it. I've never seen it. I was in Vegas and Dean Richie was up on stage. Oh. He looked like, yeah, they see the split screens of all the avatar. Yeah. Yeah. We compared him to Eric Stoltz in the mask. Was that with...

9:13Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So you mentioned the six foot or seven foot, six foot five wing in a Dom Young. He was outstanding on the weekend. Three trials, 269 meters. The other wrecking ball and the other wing. Greg Mars, you. Yeah. He's been in great form for the Newcastle Knights, 200 and one meters as well. When you're starting wingers, one's got 269. Yeah. One's got 201. Immediately, you know, you're coming out of the backfield. Well, and they did it without, uh, Tramuni as well. Yeah. They're starting front row, who you've been big on. I like him. Yeah. But this is the way it's going. You need those wingers to start your set off, don't you? Yeah. Yeah. When he's on, he's just as hard to tackle as the best. I'm Brian Tottles. Probably the number one. Yeah. Definitely. Getting the trouble and getting that ball rolling. Dragon. Zero and four at the bottom of the NRL ladder. Luke Kerry was on a gender setters and he thinks it's Shane Flanagan. It's imperative. His words not mine to make a change. I just think it's time for him to take a risk.

10:16And yes, Kade Reid may not be ready. He might not be ready, but he may be ready at the start of 27. And you don't want to go into that season not knowing. I think throw him in now. Let him have a go. Let him feel what first grade is about. And you may only play in five games, ten games. But he'll know exactly what he needs to do. Thoughts, Chetty. Thoughts on a half going up against this cowboy side this weekend. Yeah. I don't think it happens. No. I don't think Shane Flanagan will make that change at this stage. Obviously, he aren't fortunate to injury to Kyle. Meaning he's out for a couple of weeks. So there will be a change there. And whether it is Lycan King Tongya or it is Kade Reid. Or you've floated up another idea as well, which I'll ask you in a second. But I just don't see Flanagan. Flanagan is a coach that loves his, loves his senior players. He's older guys. He's very, you know, he'll probably be a bit reluctant to give Kade Reid a go so early on in the season. But who do you think should be playing for? I just thought because I love Sloan.

11:17I just think him at fullback. I just think he's one of these players. When if you can get him right, he's an X factor. I'd move Gathaw up to six and playing just because he's always around the ball. Having support, he can, he can play. Like, I know we can ball play. Broxie, anything just quickly, your thoughts. But defensively, he's pretty good. He's brave too. I like the Reid thing. I thought he was good in the preseason. Yeah. So the Titans, the Titans were the preseason two. We're going to have him to that. Two share.