The Back Row returns to Triple M in 2018 on Saturday mornings as Weekend Legends! In celebration, we're releasing the full interview with The Grade Cricketer from our Christmas Special. ---- Rose and Kris padded up against The Grade Cricketer (AKA Dave Edwards, Ian Higgins and Sam Perry) just before Christmas to celebrate their delivery (geddit?) of their second novel, “Tea And No Sympathy”. Learn what it means to be “alphaed”. Why is it now an insult to be called “champ”? Why is a “rig”...

It’s a Back Row Christmas Cracker Special! Crack open a bevvy, dismantle a prawn, whack on the Big Bash and dive on in. You’re welcome. Everyone loves a Big Bash; Last minute Christmas shopping – how buggered are you?; Caller Brenton’s worst Christmas gift; We chat to The Grade Cricketer; Producer Felix did not anticipate summer because he’s a d******d, and Rose got scarred for life by a sun-safe school instructor; Rabbitohs backrower Angus Crichton had surgery to CUT HIS OWN FINGER...

It’s our last show of the year and we know we will be missed. See you next year, probably! We valiantly climb the matter of The Everest, a super rich horse race that won’t even gift the proletariat of Sydney with a public holiday; A.H. went to see Blade Runner Petersham and could barely contain herself – are you a talker, a shoosher, a malteser-thrower or a shut the f—k-upper?;   We check in with a post-footy Maroon for some tips on surviving radio, and why he won’t miss a single member of...

It’s our second last show for year and finally, after an entire season, we got a REAL Back Rower in to join us! Kris saw Blade Runner Petersham and sat through all the anti-endurance walkouts; Caller Todd walked out of Shadow Lands a decade ago and it haunts him to this day; Wests Tigers and Kangaroos back rower – and honorary Back Rower - Chris Lawrence is in the house! We chat taking hits, mental fortitude, the right man to coach the Blues, the green whistle, sleep deprivation and, uh…...

In honour of the new defunct XFL, we come up with our own. Will fish be involved? Almost certainly. (AKA: yes.)

We may have a fairy tale grand final on our hands, so here’s a fairy tale of a show!  Rugby league is a religion and grand final rituals are set in stone. Rose yells, A.H. drinks, and Kris always goes to the ground – if there isn’t a dance music festival on the same night… Move over baby racing, and make room for goldfish racing! It’s so hot right now, and sure to create memories to keep forever; Could you bring yourself to cheer the Storm?; The Book of Mormon is opening up and we’re hearing...

We're coming to the pointy end of the season and we're keeping it sharp! Have yourself a merry little whinge fest; How does your team stack up on the penalty favourites list?; Snags v Pies: not an AFL game, just the biggest Aussie issue of all time; The callers call it: it's snags by a nose (or is that a snout? Depends on the brand); Coming around to President Smith and A.H.'s immediate excommunication; An apology to Warren Smith and Fred Lonergan; We did stuff this week, let us tell you...

Hold me closer, fakey dancers. We uncover the newest (alleged) scourge of the game.

THIS IS FINALS FOOTY! (And the Sharks won’t be involved.) If you enjoy the show, please consider making a donation to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation at OCRF.com.au, in memory of A.H.’s friend Alex who passed away on Sunday at the age of 27.   - It’s a Bunkerpalooza, and what should be done? Bunkered if we know. But the callers sure do; - Paul Green, Paul Green, Paul Green, Paul Greeeeen – Denis Carnahan from Rugby League The Musical offers some advice in song-form; - Our Bring...

Rose’s Bulldogs quashed A.H.’s dreams (oh, and the Dragons’ dreams as well). It’s the last show of the regular season and we’re pumped for the finals! Which will feature none of our teams! Yayyyyyy. An emotional debrief of Dragons v Bulldogs; It’s the first weekend of spring, which is nice; A Doggies tatt for A.H.? (Absolutely not.); Something Something Jarryd Hayne; Denis Carnahan with another pop hit; Triple M Sydney Music Director and Boss Lady Jacqui Kassulke shares her experience seeing...

A.H. declines a date but we're all pumped for the biggest date nights of the year - it's finals season, baby.

Only one week left until the finals – rugby league Christmas! - and can you tell we just can’t wait for Santa’s visit? The Eels are So Hot Right Now, who will win and who will lose in Round 26, and what will happen to every Dragons fan’s blood pressure if Manly and the Panthers draw?; Mayweather beat McGregor and A.H. certainly didn’t arrive to the show after multiple ciders at an Irish pub; A.H. went to Shark Park And All She Got Was These Great Memories And A Football To The Face / Paul...

The Roosters want to redevelop Waverley Bowling Club – a new aged care facility? Are retirement homes the new frontier for the NRL?

The Bulldogs bring in a shocking win! An Uber brings in a shocking Rose! And we’re baby racing to the end of another week. The Doggies went well and Rose is happy and stuff; A.H. barely manages to string a coherent sentence together about the Raiders turning their backs on Raiders Lime Milk, such is her anger and disgust at the whole situation (including the original milk, but still); LET’S TALK ABOUT THE BABY RACE, BABY; Denis ‘Rugby League The Musical’ Carnahan has Raiders Lime Milk...

Mitchell Moses wins some meaty prizes and thus things are good in the Big Player house.

Cayley’s back (row) and who wouldn’t be pleased about that? We check in throughout the show on media-shy Sydneysider Duncan Bannister who was, at time of recording, still running the City2Surf (for all we know he’s still hasn’t hit the finish line); Catching Up Cayley: all the things she’s missed. (Besides the boys, of course.) Tigers fan Jet calls in from the car on the way home from Leichhardt, and spoiler alert: he’s a very happy feline boy; Something something Jarryd Hayne; A.H.’s baby...

We let Rose live a little, given that the Bulldogs have uncharacteristically clocked off early this season. He heads to Paddington Town Hall to run for mayor but, instead, is delighted to be swept into a live wrestling promotion. He sees Will Osprey wins the PWA Championship in the flesh. Whatever the hell that means.

It's 80s Retro Round and we head into battle minus A.H. who has been feeling poorly ever since the Dragons/Steelers redefined snatching defeat from the jaws of victory last Friday night at the one true SCG. Rose and Kris get decked out with mullets, shoulder pads and Mal Meninga eyebrows (no manscaping) and talk the good old days. The callers demand the return of leather footballs, linament, Vaseline, hypercolours and tube skirts. One listener, JR, demands the return of his hair. We learn...

We put a line through Australian Ninja Warrior where the winner is the fact that there is no winner. A. H. is off training for Series 2 in Fiji so Steve Mascord walks us through the link between Ninja Warrior and Shannon Noll. Best of the losers was "Right Said Fred" Dorrington. Rebecca Maddern. We salute you!

Now, A.H. is away and Steve Mascord (author of "Touchstones", available at all sorts of bookstores now) has walked in the revolving door to help out Rose & Kris. Steve takes on a thrill ride traversing DNA test kits as gifts, his relationship with one Andrew John Langley (a clue - it's him as well), what rugby league will look like in 100 years time, why the Brits often get our game better than the NRL and the emergence of the Toronto Wolfpack. The boys also tackle the big...

Rose's Uber driver got arrested! Unfortunately Rose did not! Denis Carnahan is here! Catch Denis at the Rugby League The Musical's mid-season wrap-up at The Bridge Hotel in Rozelle on July 28, this Friday. Get your tickets here: http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/rugby-league-the-musical/96158

Kris is away in Hawaii and Denis Carnahan steps up off the bench! Check out Denis at Rugby League The Musical's mid-season revue at The Bridge Hotel in Rozelle on July 28. THAT'S THIS FRIDAY, MY DUDE. Get your tickets here: http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/rugby-league-the-musical/96158 A big congratulations to the Women's NSW Blues, smashing Qld 22-6; The post-boy-Origin saga continues, with Gus suggesting a Panthers ban on Origin selection – mostly for the welfare of Nathan Cleary....

Homebush: the new 'it' spot? Probably not. Also once again on the podcast extra the team got fairly sidetracked and sorry, sorry – we're definitely working on it. (PS sorry about the swear word.)

Our three heroes try to at be least more interesting than that Cowboys v Souths game! Cowboys, Souths and the Sex Pistols at Barlow Park! Jamal Idris 4 Sophie Monk? Idris is doing an as yet unnamed reality TV show and we can't wait! Joey and Freddie 4 The State Of NSW? If only :( Your thoughts on our coaching options! Back Wrap, with music back; A look behind the curtain at the kind of media training the players get; Alby Talarico from Steele Sports and the Newtown Jets fills us in on the...

Roy & HG are back next week but for now, here's three gronks giving it a red hot go. Australian Ninja Warrior: needs some better hosts, and Roy & HG are the national favourites! (We're still waiting for our call-up); Origin was devastating for Benny Elias, the state of NSW, and anyone with a heart in their chest; Liam Flanagan from the Triple M AFL Call Team drops by, a lovely times ensues; Billy Slater and Cameron Munster went off script for their Origin post-game interviews – thanks...