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One of the greatest NRL wingers ever joins us to discuss his journey from Tingha to the big time, his unlikely debut, the racism he experienced at St George and that trademark backflip. From skipping Sunday school to play Rugby League to undefeated high school teams, it's a memorable story!

There's also plenty to chat about as Ajay Williams fills in for Lavender with the Finlayson story rearing it's head again, a surfing goat retires, another medical retirement in the AFL and Australia's bland Olympic ceremony outfits.

Corbin & Ben realise they are old as they had to catch up on the Skech trend taking over the internet. All of the topics of the week slot into hot news / not news. Brett Deledio joins the boys on his 37th birthday and reminsces about Damien Hardwick wrestling his players, Ben Cousins at the Tigers and previews the footy. 

Canberra Raiders legend and New South Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame member Bradley Clyde joined Zane Bojack and Sam Williams on Inzane Rugby League this week to talk about his amazing career and the impacts injury  and the Super League war had on his life. 

Ben delivers a spray for Corbin who forgot his media pass on the trip down to Geelong. Everything from the weekend is in flesh it out / throw it out. Marc Murphy joins for his regular segment Mad Mondays with Murph.

As part of ABC Sport's look back at the last full Kangaroos tour in 1994 Andrew Moore caught up with one of the great front rowers - Ian Roberts. They talk about his current work with the Qtopia Museum, dealing with his sexuality as a young gay player in the 1990s and the effect that English footballer Justin Fashanu had on him. They did get to the Kangaroos tour too and spoke about some of the talent in that squad, the battle that the British team gave them and how he could have been lining up against Australia!

Parramatta grabbed a much needed win over North Queensland after back-to-back losses. Without injured playmaker Mitch Moses many people feared for the Eels season but big forward Junior Paulo says its been important for the senior players to keep the squad upbeat. He told Andrew Moore and team that that they just needed to find a way to win against the Cowboys.