Episode 15 of the Rugby League Hour is here! Brought to you by MicroBio Solutions. Every Monday during the 2024 NRL season on The Platform, Martin Devlin - host of It's Only Sport - is joined by one of the best rugby league analysts going around in Tony Kemp, the ex-Warriors coach and Kiwis representative.

This week's podcast focuses heavily on the Warriors' horrendous 66-6 defeat at the hands of the Titans on the Gold Coast on Saturday - the club's equal-worst defeat ever (alongside their 70-10 loss to the Melbourne Storm on Anzac Day in 2022). After three impressive wins in a row and holding a 14-0 lead 18 minutes into last weeks' loss to the Storm, life has taken a turn for the worst in a matter of days for the club and its fan base. The Warriors sit 13th on the ladder with a six-win, one-draw, eight-loss record with nine games to play. Is the top eight now an unlikely achievement for coach Andrew Webster and his players?

Podcast schedule...

-Weekend roundup - Marty and Kempy recap the action from round 16 of the NRL season, which featured only five games due to the second State of Origin match taking place this Wednesday. As it stands, the Melbourne Storm remain on top of the table, two points ahead of the Penrith Panthers and Cronulla Sharks who are second and third.
-Up The Wahs - a segment that Marty and Kempy dedicate solely to chatting about the Warriors. All eyes are on that 60-point defeat at the hands of the Titans for the Warriors. Who/What is to blame? Will selection changes by coach Webster make a difference or are there bigger issues at the club?
-He's A Ledge - Marty and Kempy are joined on the show by a Queensland rugby league legend in Brent Tate. The now 42-year-old is a NRL premiership winner with the Brisbane Broncos back in 2006, and also wore the Warriors and North Queensland Cowboys strips during his 13-year professional career.
-Head-to-head - Marty and Kempy debate a number of NRL topics, including how do the Warriors return to winning ways, and whether or not it's acceptable for teammates to argue on-field in front of cameras.
-Effluex clean-up award - Kempy nominates a player, coach or team who did their job better than anyone else on the weekend, someone who rolled up their sleeves and turned gunk into gold.
-TK's top five - Kempy lists his five best teams in the NRL right now.

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