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This week we go through an all time win for the Force and ask wha the hell happened to the Bumbies over in New Zealand!  

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Join Happy, KARL and Sully as they discuss their highlights of the action in round 9. They take you through the ins and outs of all the teams in round 10. Sully picks KARL's brain about the knock on rule. And finally, they do their best impressions of old men in the “Shouting at Clouds” segment.

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We go through all your twitter questions and answer the burning questions on the tip of everyones tongues about all things Aus rugby. 

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This week Happyman, KARL, and Sully take you through the round nine teams, Sully has a rant about long advantages, while KARL bemoans the lack of skills shown by some players in "shouting at clouds".

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The boys are back in town! The boys being the Tahs and the town being good ol' Syd-da-ney.

Nick, Nathan and Josh are here to talk about the Tahs, Reds, Rebels and more.

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Tonight Happy is joined by Reds & Wallabies Fan and Hoss to preview all things rugby around Round 8 of SRP & Round 4 of SRW. Get all the team news, tips and tantrums from the team on this week's episode.

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The Dropped Kick Off, in partnership with Green & Gold Rugby, has been given an amazing opportunity to interview 3 global rugby superstars, thanks to HSBC!

This is the 3rd of the 3 interviews. Trusted Establishment Journalist Nathan Williamson sits down with Bryan Habana.

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Nolli Waterman - https://omny.fm/shows/green-and-gold-rugby/dko-x-gagr-danielle-nolli-waterman-hsbc-hong-kong 

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The Dropped Kick Off, in partnership with Green & Gold Rugby, has been given an amazing opportunity to interview 3 global rugby superstars, thanks to HSBC!

This is the 2nd of the 3 interviews. Trusted Establishment Journalist Nathan Williamson sits down with Nolli Waterman.

Listen to our other pods with Brian O'Driscoll and Bryan Habana below:
Brian O'Driscoll - https://omny.fm/shows/green-and-gold-rugby/dko-x-gagr-brian-odriscoll-hsbc-hong-sevens 
Bryan Habana - https://omny.fm/shows/green-and-gold-rugby/dko-x-gagr-bryan-habana-hsbc-hong-kong-sevens 

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The Dropped Kick Off, in partnership with Green & Gold Rugby, has been given an amazing opportunity to interview 3 global rugby superstars, thanks to HSBC!

This is the 1st of the 3 interviews. Trusted Establishment Journalist Nathan Williamson sits down with Brian O'Driscoll.

Listen to our other pods with Nolli Waterman and Bryan Habana below:
Nolli Waterman - https://omny.fm/shows/green-and-gold-rugby/dko-x-gagr-danielle-nolli-waterman-hsbc-hong-kong 
Bryan Habana - https://omny.fm/shows/green-and-gold-rugby/dko-x-gagr-bryan-habana-hsbc-hong-kong-sevens 

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Join Happy, Hoss, and Sully as they discuss their highlights of the action in round 6. Then they take you through the ins and outs of all the teams in round 7. And finally, they do their best impressions of old men in the "Shouting at Clouds" segment.

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Another disappointing Tahs performance, the Bumbies roll the Reds at home and the Wallabies coaching staff comes together.   

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Happy Easter folks!

Nick W and Natho come together to chat about this upcoming weekend of Super Rugby Women's, and who would win in a run-it-straight challenge.

WARNING: occasional swear word here and there. 

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The battle of the Creightons looms this weekend! 

Nick W and Natho are back on to chat about the upcoming weekend of Super Rugby Pacific, plus dive into the news of the re-signing of Max Jorgensen to Australian rugby and Hoops set to finally debut in Sevens rugby!

WARNING: Swear to god, if you pull us up for our language...

Episode Code: 5.8

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Karl and Yowie join Sully on this week's edition of GAGR's Talking Team's. We discuss this week's team changes for round six of Super Rugby and have a Shout at Clouds to finish off.

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This weeks ep we chat all things spicy! The Tahs fall just short (again), The Bumbies do a number of Pacifica and The Force get the win no Aussie fans wanted 

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Our (delayed) Super Rugby Women's podcast is here. Nick W and Nathan jump in to review round one, see where all teams are at, and give their predictions for this upcoming weekend! 

WARNING: barely any swearing. Sorry guys

Episode Code: 5.7

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The Reds push on and keep looking great, the Tahs fall just short and the Brumbies break a Kiwi drought. 

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The two Nicks and Natho return for their thoughts on Super Rugby Pacific five weeks in, and give their grades to each Australian side. We also discuss:

WARNING: a few swears be had. Sticks and stones hurt, shits and fucks shouldn't in easy chats like this. 

Episode Code: 5.6

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Join Happy and Sully as they discuss their highlights of the action in round 4. Then they take you through the ins and outs of all this team in round 5. And finally, do their best impressions of old men in the "Shouting at Clouds" segment. 

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Happy, Hoss and Sully take you through their Super Rugby round 3 highlights. Then they talk team ins and outs, injuries and rotations for all six games of round 4. Finally, they talk about what's annoying them the most in "shouting at clouds".

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Another great round of Super Rugby that is turning into a genuinely enthralling comp. Electric rugby!   

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We're waiting until the last possible minute to drop our episode this week, and we're back to the OG crew from 2018!

The Two Nicks come together to chew the fat on hot topics, classic GAGR style. They include:

WARNING: A few coarse words are muttered. If you find s**ts and f**ks offensive, this is not the show for you obviously. 

Episode Code: 5.5

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Happy, Sully and Yowie talk through their round 2 highlights, then discuss the changes to the teams in the six round 3 games, then air their grievances in "Shouting at Clouds.

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Sully, Karl, and Happy Talk about their Highlights from last weekend's rugby, take you through all the team changes and their predictions for round two, and try out a new segment called "What's the best and or worst thing about rugby at the moment?"

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It's that time of the year where instead of celebrating what should be a fun signature weekend, all rugby podcasters come together to offer their alternatives to Super Round in Melbourne!

Nick W, Nick H and Natho sit down to dissect the first weekend of Super Rugby, and preview the much publicised Super Round. 

WARNING: words may be coarse in nature uponeth this audio podcast. Forgiveth us, for we uth do notuth haveth good grammareth!

Episode Code: 5.4

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We go through the first round of super rugby, the wallabies doco and cover the Rebels slow sinking ship 

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A Dropped Kick-Off favourite returns for his yearly appearance on the show, as Nick W and Natho chat with the Wests very own Graham Cooper on the state of all things with the whistle in 2024.

Among their chat includes:

WARNING: the language be coarsing sometimes. We're an after dark pod, it would be weird if we didn't swear. 

Episode Code: 5.3

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Super Rugby preseason is over! 

Nathan and Nick W come together to talk about the Wallabies documentary, and preview the games the best way we know how: using Super Rugby's dodgy tipping % predictions! 

WARNING: There is a bit of swearing. We're the self-appointed after-dark podcast of The Roar and Rugby.com.au. 

Episode Code: 5.2

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Someone gave Happy, Karl, and myself microphones and access to the internet... And we recorded it! Don't expect a superbly polished poddy like the TRRC or The Dropped Kick off, this is three old guys trying to figure out how things work and talking about round one of Super Rugby. 

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Dust off your dodgy internet and spicy hot takes, the Dropped Kick-Off is back for another year.

Nick W, Josh and Natho are joined by our Victorian rep Dylan Langes to chat the latest news, the Wallabies new coaching appointments, trials... and the whole situation unfolding at the Melbourne Rebels.

WARNING: couple of s&^%s and f@#%s cause stuff is depressing in Melbourne right now.

Key Topics:

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Also, we're launching a new segment for the show this year, if you are in clubland we want to hear from you. Enough talking about 'grassroots', what does the grassroots think themselves?

Josh and Nick W will be leading 'Clubhouse Chat', where we get the low down from clubs on the state of the game, and what they need. 

Email us at thedroppedkickoff@gmail.com. 

Episode Code: 5.1

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The Boys wrap up the World Cup that was. The Boks got the cookies but it's always entertaining to see the AB's lose. Player stand outs, highs and some all time lows for Wallabies fans. 

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Jim, Richard & Blake preview yet another all Southern Hemisphere final between two heavy weights of World Rugby. Whats next for the Wallabies and is Eddie going to hang around or head up north to enjoy the ramen and sushi with his old buddies in Japan 

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Blake refuses to come on until slow Eddie does the honourable thing and jumps off the sinking ship. We review a proper shoot out of a match between and go deep into the micro moments that sunk France and Ireland go out in the quarters (agin)  

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On a special episode the boys catch up with South African Harry Jones all the way from from a motor way in France.  Harry is a coach, consultant and Rugby writer for the Roar. We deep dive into the Wallabies woes and where we might be able to find some quick fixes after a dismal World Cup Early exit. 

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It's question time! You asked, we will answer your burning questions submitted from twitter. How to fix the Wallabies? Can Ireland finally get past the quarter finals? Will France finally win one? And who is the next coach for the Wallabies? 

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When you've been knocked down and out, what do you do? You pick yourself up.

On Australian rugby's darkest day, Nick W and Natho come together to discuss the Wallabies loss to Wales and forthcoming departure from the World Cup. 

We are joined by GAGR legend and writer of the Chewsday Chew, Nutta, for an impassioned call to arms in this moment, right here. This one is for the long suffering Aussie rugby fan.

WARNING: we swear a bit. We've earnt it. 

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Jim's anthem for yet another lacklustre and shambolic Wallabies. 

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Another depressing episode of TRRC. The Wallabies finally get a win at the World Cup against rugby powerhouses Portugal. We've been to rock bottom a few times but this one the realest. Selection, tactics, and attitude all terrible. Blow it all up and start again as we search for silver linings. 

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What the hell was that?

Join Nick, Nick and Nathan as they unpack Eddie's Datsun (apparently it goes 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene) to figure out the why, how, what, huh and hmm of the Fiji game.

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The boys unpack a new low in Australian Rugby. We celebrate a fantastic Fiji and wonder how we got here and is there a pathway back into the World Cup past Wales for the Wallabies. We go through all the other pools game this week and preview some massive upcoming matches. 

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Welcome to the first World Cup addition of the Rugby Report Card. We unpack the Wallabies win and review the other pool matches. The first Wallaby win of the season and the first for Eddie Jones, a lot to like and some areas to improve on. 

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Jim, Richard and Blake preview a Rugby World Cup that is wide open and there for the taking. Will Ireland step up and be a true number 1? Will the Boks peak at the right time? What is Joe's influence over an inconsistent AB's side? And can France finally get it done at home? 

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We review a historic win for the might of Fiji over a lacklustre England at home. The Wallabies go down but we try and pull out some positives (it's had) We look like we know how to play rugby but we still can't score points and tackle. 

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Fancy one of the most idiosyncratic rugby coaches picking a random Rugby World Cup squad.

Nick and Natho pick apart the picks and discuss:

Tune in! Let us know what you think.

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We lost a game in New Zealand again but it's ok - it was a moral victory and it doesn't really count.

Who cares about New Zealand anyway? We're looking at France. Here we come babyyy and along for the ride are Nick, Nick, and Natho. Jump into this pod to hear us discuss:

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Jim and Black unpack a spirited Wallabies performance all be it another loss to an underpowered All Blacks. Stand outs, low lights and we love a 12.30pm kick off! The best performance from the Wallabies this year and a heartbreaking loss. 

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The Wallabies played one of the worst, most demotivating, lifesapping games on the weekend...but somehow almost won.

This week, come commiserate with us - and let us know what happy rugby memories you have.

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A sombre podcast, yet again it was boys v men in another heavy defeat to the All Blacks. Some twitter therapy and an outing to the pub. Jim is the Wallabies of podcasters and we get another rant from Blake. 

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It's almost finals time, which means we will talk about the teams that almost might get into the finals.

On this episode of the Dropped Kick-Off we discuss:

Tune in! This is a good one

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As the sun sets on one rugby scribe's career, the sun rises on another, more important rugby scribe's career - yes that's right, Nick Wasiliev has a Big Job at a Big Media Company covering little ol rugby.

Everything else in this podcast is extraneous, but if you'd like to know we discuss:

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The RFU has introduced new laws to the community game in England, lowering the tackle height to waist height effective from next season.

With long overdue expertise, in the form of Rugby AU National Community Match Officials Manager Graham Cooper, in this pod we discuss:

Give it a listen and let us know what you think.

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